Stussy Amsterdam: Like to see less, and share to undress.

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Stussy Amsterdam's Facebook page had a racy campaign involving a model stripping for 'Like's and 'Shares'. Some say it was a terrible idea, but some say it was pure genius.

The saucy campaign seemed to have raised a sizeable awareness, but will it backfire in time to come? We know sex sells, but some people get it right, and other don't.

See the full album on Stussy Amsterdam's Facebook Page.

Inspired by this article on The Week.

Snapdish collaborates with Renren following Facebook's acquisition of Instagram

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A Japanese-based food photo app will now allow users to share food photos directly to the Chinese social network Renren.com. Many people already use Instagram for their food photos, but it seems Snapdish has additional functions that may give it an edge.

"What’s different here is that users can add meta data like the type of food, the approximate location, the price, and even a rating. There are also filters that you can use to make your food look better. For example, if it’s undercooked, you can apply the ‘well-done’ option to cook it a little more" ~TECHINASIA

Well don't take my word for it, check it out for yourself http://www.snapdi.sh/

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The Singapore Workplace

Do you find that there is a problem with the working environment in Singapore? Do certain industries face this problem more than others?

 

"Singaporeans are hardworking, loyal and well-educated. Everyone speaks good English but "ask them to jump from A to G and forget about it." The nation abides by a system of strictly-adhered rules and processes. And let's face it, business doesn't come packaged in a box with instructions. Even if it means getting it wrong; the average Singaporean professional would rather do the wrong thing, the right way - than the right thing the wrong way.

Why? Because there's no accountability in mistakes from executing them the 'right' way', and too much risk involved deviating from procedure - even if it means success. It's ingrained in the culture; to follow step-by-step instructions religiously, without question. The penalty for doing things any different than set out is humiliation and guaranteed failure. Even if the alternate plan could have worked, anyone caught operating outside the guidelines is immediately pulled back in by a nervous manager before the plan even had a chance to succeed."

Excerpt from The Trouble With the Singapore Workplace.

Read the full article at Economy Watch.

Does New Media Ignore Age?

 

It's interesting that youtube has produced so many talented artists. What's also interesting is how young a lot of them are. In fact, the younger the easier it is to gain traction it seems.

That being said, Megan Nicole is 17 in the video, but she's getting the Emma Watson treatment - cute kid to sex symbol.

Even younger and even more current is the acoustic cover of Superbass (Nicki Minaj) by uuuuuuuuukewithme. Although this one brinks on being an artist but I guess the focus is the same.

No one bothers about how old the creator of content as much, but they seem to view content much more when the age vs expected content disparity is greater.

I wonder how firms are using this in their youtube promotions. Kids doing adult things and adults doing kiddy-ish things? Sounds like the kid geniuses/talents and the adults trying to get themselves killed should be generating huge view counts by this argument.

I won't be surprised if they really are. I can already think of some examples.

Reminder to Self: Work on Ideas

 

Some ideas go to waste because they were not organized in a way for us to come back to.

I'm doing just that with this post - reminding myself of an idea I had a while back, only that I haven't fully planned its execution yet.

Time to catch up with @MgGuGu for some serious stuff. Time to rent us some gowns.

 

If it isn't a social experiment, it's a big disgrace.

Ridiculous

 

This reminds me of one course I took in SMU called Analytical Skills. This person seems to have flouted all the rules of argument form. I decided to take this for a walk.

 

The first para makes 2 sweeping statements which do not explain cause and effect.

The second para starts off with a slippery slope - A causes B causes C or D

A: Arts and Culture

B: Looser censorship

C: Immoral behavior like premarital ***** and teenage pregnancies

D: Homosexuality - which apparently is WORSE than C

 

Then, the "concerned parent" decides to throw us a red herring probably realising by now that her argument is as weak as a limp penis - an array of insults hurled at the artiste known as Kumar which probably only serve to express her own bitterness from her own children embracing homosexuality. It's either that, or Kumar might have hit on her husband or something. Don't take my word for it though.

Without much else to say, I guess the only way she could think of closing off her argument was with a HAIL HITLER sort of cheer.

Food is not an activity. It is a noun. Even the verb "Fooding" might be closer to an activity, except that it isn't an English word.

Saying yes to family values does not have anything to do with saying no to arts and culture - they are not mutually exhaustive (this happens to be, no surprise here, just another flaw in argument)

 

I didn't do that well at Analytical Skills. But it amuses me to see that this person would probably have done much worse - in life as much as in my class.

EU, why you no give Greece another 15 billion euros?

 

"Two years after pledging to pull Greece back from the brink, European leaders are torn between pouring more aid into the struggling economy or risking an unprecedented national bankruptcy that might force the country out of the euro and prompt renewed market tumult" ~ according to Bloomberg Businessweek.

Even with the 130 billion euros aid package and 100 billion euros of debt relief from private bond holders, Greece still needs help to make a 14.5 billion bond payment on March 20.

I'm just wondering if some countries (especially the 4 which still have a AAA rating) are refusing to come up with the additional aid because they would rather Greece get kicked out of the EU. I won't blame them if they do. Looking at the EUR/USD these days, I'm not sure which side to be more thankful for not being part of.

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