For the special occasion of September 9, 2009 aka 9/9/09, online shirt purveyor Threadless is selling their custom designed shirts for $9. It’s a great time to load up on some fun tees.
I placed my very first order with Threadless after seeing a few catchy designs like this pulpy one.
FYI, shipping to Hawaii for three shirts was ~$8. Also, supposedly the American Apparel-made shirts shrink less than the Threadless branded shirts.
I couldn’t believe it and had to watch for a bit as our new postal carrier went off roading to deliver mail in the neighborhood. Instead of stopping his mail truck and getting out to make his deliveries, he would drive on curbs, squeeze by brushes, and do anything so he didn’t have to get out. What a trip!
The word “organic” is all over the place, supplanting the word “natural.” Naturally, there’s organic food and organic fertilizer, and organic chemistry has been around forever. But organic growth? Organic search results based upon Search Engine Optimization? Organic computing? Organic law? Do you work in an organic organization? The remastered Beatles music coming out today is described as “stunningly clear, spacious and organic.”
With all this organic talk, I want to harken back and remember things naturally.
SLAM’s annual Kicks issue is out. Derrick Rose is rocking his Adidas on the cover, but for me, the return of the And1 Tai Chi is way cooler. Get your kicks fix now.
The Star Bulletin preview of this year’s UH football team has this great spoof of the Macworld magazine. Yep, it’s Mackworld with Head Coach Greg McMackin on the cover. Got to love the computer themed titles.
And lest you forget, Mack 2.0 is more sensitive and understanding.
The day before the premiere of Glee, the series has released additional songs to purchase on iTunes.
Get Lea Michele’s cover of Take a Bow. 
Or check out the entire crew doing the classic Push It.
If you can wait, the Glee musical collection will release on November 3.
Quick, what are your guesses of the top three social media sites used by corporations for marketing purposes? Is is MySpace? How about Facebook? Is YouTube used?
My limited, unofficial research brought me across these sites:
Here’s the gallery of screen shots from these sites:
From these various sites, the most popular that are surfacing are Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. This trio is becoming the big three of social media marketing used by companies to engage and interact with their customers.
But is there room for one more? The inclusion of iTunes (and the App Store) in the above samples is very interesting and could hint at Apple’s next move. No, I’m not suggesting that Apple enter the social media space to challenge the current contenders. That’s not Apple’s way. Historically, Apple only enters the fray when the company feels it can dominate the space or effectively change the game.
This is where Apple could make a definite impact, providing users with the preeminent means of engaging with social media. No, Apple should not make their own version of Facebook (sorry MobileMe), but instead get people connected to Facebook. As in mobile or desktop access to Facebook using an iPhone, iPod, or a Mac, as in publishing pictures to Facebook using iPhoto, as in sharing musical tastes with Facebook using iTunes, as in sharing movies on Facebook using iMovie, as in feeding other content to Facebook via integration with an iPhone app. Same with YouTube, iMovie ’08 included exporting to YouTube, the recent iPhone 3GS supports mobile movie uploads to YouTube, and now Snow Leopard’s QuickTime X can export to YouTube straight from the OS. You see a trend here?
By approaching the social media space not as a service, but as a connector to these services, Apple can change the game and really ingrain itself in the social media landscape. That is Apple’s way.
Bacon is the ultimate flavor right? It’s even good enough to make into a cookie! And serve them for dinner as Pulp reader Jessica did this past weekend.
Described as “pretty good! Sweet and savory. And they’re gluten-free.” Seems like something you have to try at least once.
Some toys from childhood that I dug up.
Star Destroyer from Star Wars. Die cast metal, don’t make’em like that anymore.
Twiki from Buck Rogers. He even has Dr. Theopolis with him.
To get your iPhone in the Halloween spirit, why not deck it out in an appropriate case? Check out this demon iPhone case in a variety of colors and glows in the dark!
Been a long time, but according to my Sitemeter stats, Pulpconnection should be passing the 200,000 visit mark sometime today.
Sorry, no contest or giveaway (not yet anyways) to celebrate this milestone, just sincere thanks for reading and sticking around these past 4 years.
A stop at Price Busters brings these gems. Yes, the Kailua location reopened across the street from its original location.
Snickers Fudge (that tastes about the same as regular Snickers)
Jumbo remote control. This was seriously large.
Pill box that was just as large as the remote control. Fits in your pocket?! I don’t think so.
Coconut M&Ms are still available.
