The Linkage for October 12th
Here’s a quick look at what I was reading online from October 2nd to 12th:
Pink isn’t for everyone
This month, like every October, a sea of pink ribbons washes over products from sneakers to snacks. While the effort raises research dollars, it leaves some breast cancer survivors feeling that companies are profiting from their pain.
Tags: society health business advertising
Looking to alienate your female customers? Pepsi has an app for that.
Sometimes trendy advertising goes just a wee bit too far. Like when your company creates an iPhone app that allows you to brag about sleeping with women via Facebook and Twitter.
Tags: business advertising stupid technology mobile facebook twitter apple iphone
The cost of having a baby in 1949
A nice short piece that looks at how much it cost to have a baby sixty years ago.
Tags: history medicine society
But what are the cultured people wearing?
There’s only about 50 NBA fans in Europe, but apparently they all buy jerseys. Here’s a list of 15 top-selling NBA jerseys in the Old World.
Tags: eu basketball nba fashion business
Giving new meaning to the term ‘hat head’
This is disturbing on so many levels. You must click on the link for the video. That fact that’s all in Japanese makes it even more surreal.
Tags: japan fashion weird funny video
‘Smart’ speed bumps being developed in Mexico
I had no ideas that speed bumps were so prevalent in Mexico.
Tags: mexico automobile technology
Flags from around the world… made out of food
To promote a food festival in Sydney, an ad agency came up with the idea of making various flags of the world in food. Here’s the results.
Tags: australia advertising food
Demolition of Yankee Stadium
I’ve you ever wondered how they demolish a ballpark (without imploding it), take a look at this. A near-daily recap of what’s going on at the old Yankee Stadium.
Tags: baseball mlb yankees stadiums ballparks
There’s always a few seats available at Fenway
Even though the Red Sox have sold out every home game since May 2003, you can get still buy a ticket at the box office on a game day – if you know how to go about it. Another example of why the Red Sox are one of the best organizations in baseball, both on and off the field.
Tags: baseball mlb red_sox
Roman ‘disaster’ shaped Europe
Three days of blood-soaked butchery in the unfamiliar forests of Germany culminated in one of the Roman Empire’s darkest moments, and may have helped shape the Europe of today.
Tags: history rome germany eu
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