Tricks and Treats
BOO!
With it being so close to Halloween I thought this would be an opportune time to provide my loyal readers (which I am sure is in the millions at this point, lookout Shoemoney) with not only some tricks but also some treats; some related to e-commerce and some not so much. Let’s start with something fun:
GooGhoul: This is a great website for Halloween and a great play on words. You type in your address and what comes up you ask? Why, Halloween events in your area of course. This is much better than relying on your friends since they are probably wrong most of the time anyway. Too bad it is only useful once a year.
Wave Guide Antenna: Got no dough for a commercial WiFi antenna? Looking for an inexpensive way to increase the range of your wireless network? A tin can waveguide antenna, or Cantenna, may be just the ticket. This design can be built for under $5 U.S. and reuses a food, juice, or other tin can. Very interesting and can be hidden from those pesky feds.
Roller Coaster Tycoon: If you have ever played this game you know it can get a little boring and sometimes you need to break up the monotony of running an efficient amusement park with a little carnage. So to all you Evil Geniuses and Ne’er-do-wells, enjoy!
Friend4Days: A great twist on the old pen pal routine. Essentially you sign up and you are given a friend, no picture, no info, just an email address. It is pretty neat that they make you get to know them first before you ever get to see a picture of this “friend”.
IceBrrg: Finally, and last in the fun stuff category, someone has created a website that allows you to make simple web forms for your website or blog. Just cut and paste the info and you can start collecting data for your spam list in no time. (Just don’t say you heard it here.)
Subliminal Spam: The argument of subliminal advertising has been hotly debated for years. Ever since that one day they flashed Drink Coke! in a movie theatre subliminal advertising has become legend and lore. The same effect has never been duplicated. Anyway, leave it to the spam “marketers” to try it again, and this time not even at subliminal speeds. It is so blatant and half-assed that it completely takes away from the lore of the elusive subliminal advertising. Anyway, it must be an abysmal failure and I hope they come up with something more creative than ripping off a fifty year old idea and then ruining it.
Also, keep your eyes out in the coming weeks for special blog posts, and very special one coming in December, more on that as the date nears. 
