In case you were wondering, THE INTERNET DOES HAVE RULES.
Sure, some would say that the Internet should be like the wild west of old, with the whooping and the hollering, the rustling and the stampeding… but all that is so 1998.
Still, there are a few Internet rules that should be shared and noted. One in particular, as it was brought up by someone after looking at the Lightning McQueen autopsy from yesterday. Yes, that is Rule #34. We’ll get to that in a moment.
Today, I received my D23 Membership Packet. Let’s look inside, shall we?
Opening up the impressively sized cardboard container was easy – just rip open the cardboard zipper and fold the back over the top. In doing so, you release the flaps, protecting the precious D23 material.
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Jake Parker is an artist.
Jake Parker also has a vivid imagination.
Jake Parker has taken the star of Disney/Pixar’s Cars franchise, Lightning McQueen, and cut him open lengthwise to see what makes him tick. Basically, Jake Parker has done AN AUTOPSY ON LIGHTNING MCQUEEN.
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DISINFECT THE CORE is a quick little brain teaser/game that should keep you occupied for a few minutes over your lunch hour.
Your opponent is the red “virus” that has infected the computer’s core. You are the green “antivirus” trying to prevent the red virus from taking over the 300+ spaces on the game board.
Each turn, all you have to do is click on one of your arrows. The arrow will rotate clockwise 90 degrees, changing its connection from one dot to the next. You can only click on arrows of your own color (neutral or opponent arrows won’t move for you). Every connection you make has the potential of expanding your green influence across the game board – but remember, red is doing the same thing with its arrows.
If you run out of green arrows to click on, or if the gameboard turns completely red, then you have lost.
Strategy? Make sure you always have an arrow or two pointed 90 degrees away from the red infection. That way, you won’t waste a turn or two merely rotating an arrow into position.
Michael Jones at the terrific business-oriented ALL THINGS DISNEY blog posed this question as he asked about GIVING DISNEY’S D23 MEMBERSHIP CLUB A CHANCE: Can you name another company (besides Apple) that has a large a following as Disney and yet has no official outlet?
Disney has a large and rabid online fanbase. No doubt about it. Other companies do as well.
And in today’s world of TwitMyFace social marketing, any company that has a large and vocal fan base should be aware enough of their surroundings to monitor the online goings-on of their consumers. In 2000, Coca-Cola issues a cease-and-desist order to a fan who had created a fan website, vintagecocacola.com (the site is currently down). The claim was that the user was cybersquatting on Coca-Cola’s trademark, but ignores that there can exceptions if the trademarked name is not used for profit (as is the case with most fan-based sites). Coca-Cola’s stance was that they were merely protecting their trademark… though they recognize that in doing so they may upset their most loyal, well-meaning fans.
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This week I received my D23 membership card.
The mailer that came with the card said this:
Welcome to D23: The Official Community for Disney Fans!
We are thrilled you have joined us to celebrate the magic of Disney’s past, present, and future. Through D23, you will go backstage, behind closed doors and get the inside scoop from every part of Disney, while experiencing the nostalgia, adventure, and fantasy of Disney as never before.
Included here is your personalized membership card. Within 1-2 weeks you should receive your welcome letter, membership certificate, and first copy of Disney twenty-three. Your special gift from the Walt Disney Archives Collection will arrive separately.
Stay connected with D23 at Disney.com/D23. With breaking news, feature stories, insightful columns, vintage comics, and much more, D23’s web site will keep you plugged into Disney on a daily basis.
Once again, we are so happy you could “join the jamboree,” and we look forward to bringing you the best of Disney.
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Nine Inch Nails’ lead singer Trent Reznor has not been shy in the past about airing his opinion about other musicians or the music industry in general. More often than not, he’s been the one willing to talk about the elephant in the room that everyone else ignores.
So it should come as no surprise to anyone – let alone Nine Inch Nails fans – when TRENT POSTED A MESSAGE ON THE OFFICIAL NINE INCH NAILS MESSAGE BOARD explaining exactly what happens when NIN goes on tour with regards to what they do to minimize ticket scalping. As part of Trent’s post, he includes a number of links to ticket scalping-related news articles that offer additional insight to the problem.
It’s refreshing to hear a band’s opinion of the whole mess. Here’s what Trent has to say about how the whole thing works:
According to DumbLittleMan.com, getting A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP ONLY REQUIRES SIX STEPS. As always, click the link for the full details:
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