Monetizing Blogs

First off, first post of 2008! Eat it, Keiko!
Some friends and I have recently been talking about blogging. Professionally. In order to do this, we’ve got to become hip to the ways people use their blogs to get that cheddar. Here’s a sampling of links I’m finding:
http://www.problogger.net/
http://www.bloggersforhire.com/ 

10 Worst Toys

Go Diego Go Animal Rescue boat, by Fisher Price. Contains lead paint.
Sticky Stones, GeoCentral. Magnetized stones that, if swallowed, could “stick together across the intestines, causing serious infections and death.”
Jack Sparrow’s Spinning Dagger, Zizzle. Viewed as eye hazard.
Dora The Explorer Lamp, Funhouse. Potential for electric shocks and burns.
Lil “Giddy Up” Horse _ Sassy Pet Saks, [...]

Brand New

Brand New is a blog that analyzes corporate identities. Usually it does a before/after comparison following a logo redesign. What it says about the company’s brand and image is usually very interesting.
Here’s one of my favorites. 

2008 GOP Convention Logo

This is the new logo for the 2008 GOP Convention:

Bloggers are universally panning it. Among the comments:
It’s blue, first off, which seems like a weird fit considering that’s the Democrats’ color. Furthermore, it is Republicans themselves who push the idea of red vs. blue polarization.
The elephant looks like it is trippin’ balls on drugs. The [...]

Food Journal, Day One

In an effort to be more healthy, I’m going to start recording what I eat. Maybe this will lead to some accountability with what I put into my body.
Sunday, Sept. 30:
1 Nature Valley Bar
2 cups of coffee
Multi-grain Tostitos with Old El Paso Picante Sauce
1 packet of Thai Kitchen Bangkok Curry Noodles
2 protein supplement shakes
3 Ground [...]

Too bad you didn’t think of this

A South Carolina inmate notorious for filing frivolous and fanciful lawsuits against public figures has used his latest complaint to accuse Apple chief executive Steve Jobs of employing O.J. Simpson as a “hitman” for the past two decades, in addition to a litany of other outlandish offenses.
 Continued…

$4.55 can of Coke

Government can be pretty ridiculous. Case in point:
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Hungry attendees at Justice Department conferences have been enjoying millions of dollars in meatballs and other goodies courtesy of U.S. taxpayers, according to an inspector general’s report released Friday.

The Justice Department paid more than $13,000 for cookies at conferences, says a report released Friday.

The [...]

This really pisses me off….

Screw you, Southwest.
How does the way I dress affect you, steward(ess) or pilot, from doing your job? And, since when was flying next to the fat fuck next to me or the noisy, crying baby going to give me a job?? Southwest needs to provide a disclaimer when you purchase your tickets because this is [...]

Why I Shop at Lowe’s

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2007/08/lying-to-your-c.html
It turns out (at this Home Depot, anyway), that whenever they don’t feel like using the saw, they pretend it’s broken. (Yes, technically, they didn’t say ‘broken,’ they said ‘not working,’ which is sort of true. Except it was the saw operator who wasn’t working.)

I used to think Dick Cheney didn’t understand Iraq

‘Til I saw this: