Fireworks on the Windward side was pretty tame last night. Of course, lots of smoke, but I’ve seen worse. Had a few nice aerial shows, but I think that Police helicopter circling around put a stop them.
Tame fireworks
Smoke
Police helicopter
How was the fireworks in your area? I wonder if kazuo fought the commercialism of New Years as well?
Not quite a direct comparison, but oh well… Since we’re talking marketing, how about fan attendance for respective NBA teams, the Heat and the Lakers? Shaq vs Kobe, Round 3a.
Roughly a third of 81-game season has gone by with the Heat playing 31 games and the Lakers 29. Here are the attendance stats from ESPN.
If I were a fan, I’d rather see the Heat with their players (JWill, the Glove, Toine, Flash, Zo) rather than the Lakers (Odom, Smush Parker?!, Mihm, Brian Cook). So Round 3a, game attendance, goes to Shaquille. (Shaq 2, Kobe 1)
Round 1, Team Jersey Sales (Shaq)
Round 2, Kicks (Kobe)
If 2005 was a good year for you, good news! You can cherish it for a little while longer. The introduction of 2006 will be delayed by one second to compensate for changes in the Earth’s rotation. So the last minute of 2005 will have 61 seconds.
Rejoice! Okay, your extra second is up. Happy New Year!
Was flipping through Midweek the Weekend edition and came across the Menage column. According to Melisa Uchida, local radio dee jays, Hawaiian Ryan, Kid Leo, and Sam the Man, are leaving Hawaii to take the morning slot for WIRED 96.5FM in Philadelphia. And Kid Leo’s current radio partner, Paul Ogata, is moving to California to try his hand in the entertainment biz.
Dang, lots of funny talent leaving the islands. I enjoyed listening to Sam and Taka during the drive home and felt that only Leo and Paul could come close to the humor of the Wake Up Crew.
Good luck to all.
Will new Macs powered by Intel chips sport these new Intel Leap logos?
We’ll see in January!
Technorati Tags: Apple
Three suggestions to increase traffic to your website. Here’s the real short version:
I’ve been playing around with Technorati tags but not sure what to make of Feedburner. I don’t quite understand what it’s supposed to do above and beyond RSS feeds. I don’t use Trackbacks (not sure if Blogger supports this?)
If this works, I can maybe get like 20 hits in a day!
What happens when family members give Lotto scratch off game tickets as a Christmas gift? Watch our very own home video to find out.
So cruel, but not as bad as this guy (lots of profanity).
Continuing the marketing challenge of Shaq and Kobe, let’s look at my favorite, shoes, aka kicks. Shaq versus Kobe, Round 2. Sorry, but no contest in this one.
Shaq’s affordable $40 Dunkman shoe available only at Payless Shoes sends out a positive message. But it’s uuuuugggggllllyyyy. No matter how dominating Shaq is, shoeheads would shake their heads at the Dunkmans. I don’t even think a raving review from Professor K would help sell this shoe.
Nike is gearing up Kobe’s marketing campaign. With Kobe’s Colorado memories slowing ebbing away, Nike is beginning to push Kobe as one of its signature players. Previously, Kobe’s worn the Nike Air Huarache 2K4 and 2K5, now he has his own shoe, the Zoom Kobe I, coming out in Feb 2006. You may have seen a preview of the Kobe I during the Heat vs. Lakers Christmas Day match-up. Kinda funky but still better than the Dunkmans.
Round 2 goes to Kobe. (Nike wins out either way since they directly and indirectly endorse both shoes.)
Technorati Tags: Kicks
It seemed strange at the time, but I did experience Apple’s updated checkout system called EasyPay during the Holiday buying period. With a wireless device, a cashier scans your items, swipes your credit card, and you’re done. A receipt is sent to your email address.
It was easier than waiting in that long checkout line.
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Something you don’t see everyday… For quite a while, our street intersection didn’t have a street sign after a motorcycle accident took it out. Yesterday, a road crew came by and in about 10 minutes had a new sign up.
With the frosty breakup of former Lakers teammates, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal, many story lines about the two keep popping up. Sure, sure, there was the anticipated Heat vs Lakers game on Christmas Day that the Heat won, but how about other perspectives?
In NBA jersey sales, the Miami Heat jerseys were the best sellers of 2005. With a team of Dwyane Wade, Shaq, Jason Williams, Antoine Walker, Zo, and GP, the Heat jerseys supplanted the Lakers jerseys as best selling. The Lakers jerseys were the top sellers for the past three years (when did Shaq leave LA again?).
So Round 1 goes to the big man, Shaq.
