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Tag Archive for: branding

The morning coffee and the ethical company

1 Comment/ in Morning Coffee / by Mr Topp
April 1, 2011

Our concept of which companies behave “ethically” is skewed. People generally seem to associate Microsoft with “the man”, hence they are evil. Apple is more carefree — not necessarily ethical, but certainly not anti-ethical. Google is good.

Reality, of course, is not so cut-and-dried. Of the three companies mentioned above, only Microsoft finds itself on the 2011 list of most ethical companies.

Here at the Big Bad Blog, we are not so surprised. Microsoft was founded (and, for years, run) by Bill Gates, who now spends his time trying to give away his ridiculously large fortune to charitable causes.

Remember kids, branding isn’t behaviour, and actions mean more than words.

Image by Mehmet Ozgur. Found at My Modern Metropolis.
Webcomic is Jesus and Mo, by whoever it is that makes that comic.

This weekend coffee features Avengers, Werewolves and animalistic hair

0 Comments/ in Weekend Coffee / by Mr Topp
September 18, 2010
Have you always wanted to be a werewolf?

If so, you’re in luck — somebody is selling werewolf transformation spells on eBay!

(Note: The Big Bad Blog does not endorse the use of Werewolf Transformation Magics. In fact, we do not believe such a spell would work.)

Some things are awesome.

The Erotic Monster Manual Contest is one of these things.

A quick tip to all the would-be bank robbers out there:

It is best not to interrupt your bank-robbery in progress to fill out a loan applications.

Girl Scouts: A feminist menace.
Sorry, Italian ice cream. But your advertising is too controversial for the Pope’s visit.

It’s a shame that the Pope doesn’t share the UK’s desire to keep his visit controversy free.

Now when your organs are removed they can also be branded!

Possibly against your will.

Check out how professional make-up artists take beautiful models and turn them into the freakish things you see on runways.
Dalek blueprints.

For making Daleks.

This morning coffee wears a mask

1 Comment/ in Morning Coffee / by Mr Topp
September 10, 2010

But not until we have told you what to eat.

Today we have lots of images presented without comment. Click them to find out where they came from.

Links, featuring monsters, manifestos and radar ears

1 Comment/ in Weekend Coffee / by Mr Topp
June 12, 2010
“I am not a brand.”

Maureen Johnson wrote a manifesto … well, she wrote a blog post, and titled it manifesto. If Manifestos have a minimum length, I don’t think it qualifies. But it’s still pretty awesome.

When was the last time someone was sued for singing a famous song in school? The last time something more than a takedown notice was the legal consequence of the music on a YouTube video? Sure, YouTube itself is being sued, and individuals are suing in response to the takedown notices, but the answer is actually never.

The penalty faced by those many people who quite publicly acted out the Thriller video? Nothing.

These are just a few of the ways in which this much reblogged article regarding Glee and copyright fails to have its facts straight. Still, it is interesting stuff and the hyperbole does not entirely invalidate the article’s conclusions.

My Roomba is broke, and I need to order a part to fix it. So sad. In the meantime I am forced to stare sadly at its beautiful algorithms.
Do not forget to password protect your Internet in Germany — you can be fined 100 Euros. In related news, German courts make it illegal for those who are not tech savvy to have wireless internet.
Apple and Flash, part one:

Take what Steve Jobs says about Flash, and do a copy & paste.

Apple and Flash, part two:

To demonstrate how HTML5 (as an open standard) is better than Flash, Apple created a little demo page to show you. Of course, if you are not using an Apple’s Safari browser, Apple tells you that you need Safari. Even though Firefox, Chrome, and most other current browsers would work just fine.

I’m sure you heard this, but the Big Bad Blog would be remiss not to repeat it:

Saudi clerics have issued a fatwa … advocating that women should share their breast milk with the men in their life.

I love Clients From Hell. I’m not sure that most of it is not made up, and I particularly enjoy the rare posted exchange in which the designer is the asshole.

This particular entry goes above and beyond the norm, to the root of most customer problems.

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