Heidi Montag's plastic surgery

Heidi Montag has took it way too far with the plastic surgery crap! Recently she had 10 procedures done from her ears being pinned back to even bigger boobs then she already has. In an article I found, she says she was made fun of when she was younger and thats why she wanted to change her look. "I was made fun of when I was younger, and so I had insecurities, especially after I moved to L.A. People said I had a "Jay Leno chin"; they'd circle it on blogs and say nasty things. It bothered me. And when I watched myself on The Hills, my ears would be sticking out likle Dumbo! I just wanted to feel more confident and look in the mirror and be like, "Whoa! That's me!" I was an ugly duckling before." Says People's magazine.

Its ok to have a few things done, here and there, like she did the first time when she just changed her nose and her boobs. This is gone too far though, she doesnt even look like herself. I feel like its a disgrace to her parents. She looks so fake and horrible. She is also a bad role model for younger girls who are in love with "The Hills". They see her look this way and probably want to be like her and think there is nothing wrong with changing who you are. Damn, be happy with what your mama gave you! I was working and talking about this to a customer and she said her 7 year old soon saw what Heidi looked like and was like eww what is wrong with her.

This relates to advertising because people are going to see that since Heidi all over the internet, in magazines, on TV and its going to influence people's behaviors. Women may think well I was made fun of and I look a little fat, so I want to be perfect looking like a Barbie so Im going to go through plastic surgery. They are going to think that thier natural beauty isnt good enough. She doesnt look like a barbie to me, she looks like an alien or something! I cant wait to see her on the Hills tonight and see what people have to say!

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1637817/20100426/story.jhtml

Conan O'Brien Going to TBS

Conan O-Brien will move to the TBS network in the fall. People say that this will add a new sense of humor to the network and it will attract new viewers. TBS needed a new face to get its ratings up. TBS is known for its reruns and a lot of thier audience doesnt connect any shows to the network like MTV does with "The Real World" or ABC with "Lost". Bringing in Conan O'Brien will bring high hopes of changing this issue, they think by having such a well-known comedian with his popular show will have people connect the network to him. I think it will bring in more viwers to TBS and make the network more money. I dont like the fact that he is switching networks though, because Im use to him being on NBC. This might upset some people, because they dont like change and they want him to stay with the bigger network.

How does this tie into advertising? Well this television network is using O'Brien as a brand. Since TBS has been a great place to sells ads, the network thinks that with O'brien's show airing on the station, it will attract more viewers. Being a late night comedy show, alot of younger people will be watching it and advertisers like to target the younger audience because they have such a high disposible income.

At&T introduces the mini cell phone towers for the iphone

All of us iphone users know that sometimes the service goes in and out. This could be a real pain in the butt for people, especially in their homes. Well, At&T came up with this mini tower that looks like a WiFi found at certain locations. This mini tower is about the size of a coffee mug and can be used in homes to connect to the internet so your iphones will have full service at all times. This can be a plus for At&T and customers, because many customers do not like living near the huge cell phone towers because it is hazardous to their health and having mini cell phone towers in people's houses will save At&t a lot of money.

The downside to this device is that At&t iphone customers are complaining that they do not want to pay for these mini cell phone towers. They argue that they pay alot of money a month for the iphone service and that they shouldnt have to pay more money to get service because its not thier fault, its the companies problem, so the company should fix it.

These new mini cell phone towers are an advantage for the company. It may draw more people in to using At&T because they will know that they will be able to get service in their homes. By At&T advertsing their new product, they are making more money.

I think that At&T will gain more customer satisfaction if these mini towers were a free bonus for when people buy iphones. People will know that At&T is doing everything they can to better thier service and satisfying customer needs. They should reconsider their plan and have these cell towers be free, I mean come on, iphone users are already dishing out big bucks for thier service so why not do something nice for them and keep them using thier service.

Adam Lambert stirring up controversy

At the AMA's Adam Lambert shocked many people. He turned a lot of people agaisnt him due to his risque performance. Millions of people watch the AMA's and because its aired on ABC, its a family network so it attracts a young audience as well as an older one. He came of as "risque" due to him pretending to recieve oral sex from another male with mirrors all around so the audience can see everything. He also made out with the male keyboardest. He had woman all over him acting as sex slaves. There was alot of touching and caressing the legs during his performance and the lyrics were very sexual. First of all this stirs up controversy because younger people may see it on public television and think its ok to be promiscous. Parents were not happy when they saw this, they dont want thier young children to know about oral yet and even worse reenact it.

I think he did this on purpose. I think he wanted to get the negative attention because hey its negative but its still getting talked about. He is following in the footsteps of Elvis and Madonna being risque. People either loved them or hated them but either way they were still very well known and talked about.

I think Adam Lambert is a great artist but he could of cleaned up his act for a family television network. People wonder why kids younger and younger want to be sexy and promiscuous, its because they idolize these artists and think that if they are doing it then it is ok to copy them. I think he owes America an apology.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP4lnWqQ-oA

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/11/22/adam-lambert-shocks-american-music-awards-with-racy-for-your-entertainment/

Facebook "Like" Button for Brands

Companies and advertisements are comming up with new ways for fans on facebook to show thier interest in a brand. Instead of becoming a fan to a specefic brand, facebook ads are going to have the "Like" button. It is the same thing as the like button that you would click for a status or a wall post. Advertisers feel that this would be a more easy and natural way for fans to show thier love to brands such as Starbucks. Businesses use facebook to promote thier product and connect with thier customers. Its also a way for businesses to make money. Businesses also feel that if you like a company page then it will be in your minifeed on your homepage and all your friends can see it, so its a better way to get thier name out there.

They keep coming up with new ways to advertise on facebook. I think its a little crazy that they are going to make such a small change just to see if they get more attention and new customers. I think with facebook being the largest social network it is a smart idea to post advertisements on the site but many people get annoyed with them and simply tune them out. That is what I do at least. I mean, really how is "liking" a companies page going to benefit them? I could click like on a coca-cola page, but it doesnt mean I am going to run to the store and buy the drink! I really think this isnt going to make companies more money so it is a pretty stupid idea.

MOG New Music Network

Tired of Pandora and other online music networks make you wait around to listen to an artist you actually like? I know it bothers me when I am listening to a song on Pandora and I want to hear another one but I cant skip around to listen to that specefic artist so I end up waiting an hour to hear it. Its nonsense! Pandora is good in the way that it gives you a variety of artists that are similar to the one you chose, but what if there was an easier, less frustrating way to listen to the songs you want to hear! Also, you have to listen to ads on Pandora every once in a while and there is no way to fastforward them, this becomes a pain. To add to the frustration, some of the songs they play on Pandora are just samples so you can't enjoy the entire song.

MOG is a new music network that is like Itunes in the way that you have to pay for the service but it gives you much more of a variety then most music networks. MOG allows you to pick the song you want to hear. It will give you suggestions on what other artists you may like based off of the artists you listen to. This way you can find similar songs that may interest you. You can also listen to any artist whenever you want and can fast forward or skip to the next song. Your not stuck listening to an artist that you dont like. I like the sound of this music network better then the rest because it gives you more options. It allows you to also create playlists and share them with other users. Its just an easy way to keep the flow of music going, it allows people to get different tastes of music and expand their music collection.
With most technology, these days, there will be an app for MOG.

http://techland.com/2010/03/15/mog-confessions-of-an-online-music-hater/

Google Buzz the New Thing!

Google has introduced a thing called Google Buzz. Its like a combination of Facebook and Twitter, but it actually is better and easier to use then these sites. It has a social networking feature that can be used on smartphones. You can share links, videos, images and IM chat with friends.

What I liked about it is that instead of adding people to follow you like you would in a blog or Twitter, Google automatically selects your top contacts through your email to follow you. I also like that you can create a slide show of pictures on your page and make them as big or as small as you like. With facebook, you can not alter the size which can be really annoying. Also, you have to make a slide show and then upload it to your facebook page whereas Google Buzz does it for you. To me it just saves alot of time. You can also make your profile private or publice, so you can avoid those creepy stalkers!

I just think its cool because it is a combination of sites such as youtube, an email account, Twitter, and Facebook. You can set up a profle with pictures, network with people and share your favorite videos to your followers. It shows you when you have notifications. Its like a mind of its own, it will give you friend suggestions that share the same interests and so on. You can also chat with people, while search for anything on the main google page. Its easier because everything is right there in front of you.

To relate this to advertising, I think it could be an excellant source for people who have businesses to get thier name out. Or for people who invented a product and want to share it to the world, they can advertise it on Google Buzz and you never know, it can become popular and you can become famous!







http://techland.com/2010/02/09/google-buzz-facebooktwitterflickrimwave/