When Advertisers Get Lazy
Internet advertising is a strange beast. Some of the most popular ads play directly off our insecurities – that we’re fat, that we’re lonely, or that our penis is far too small. The immediate emotional response to what basically amounts to a controlled insult online can gall you into the all important “click” of the ad.
A Note on Shipping
This is a personal pet peeve of mine. In an age where free trade between Canada and the United States is taken for granted, I find it absolutely ludicrous that tariffs have moved from the domain of government to that of private corporations.
Oil Strikes and Gasoline Boycotts
Can an oil strike work? Will boycotting a certain gas company reduce the price of gas?
A cap on the price of gasoline is a bad idea…
And the Nintendo Wii can tell us why. First, let’s back up a bit and describe how the market for gasoline works. Gasoline is a commodity (gasoline from Shell is effectively the same as gasoline from Exxon), and everyone knows the price (due to those giant signs on the side of the road). This means [...]
