We have another anniversary to celebrate today. Exactly one year ago today I published the first post on this blog. The title of that post . . . "the adventure begins." Remember that one?
Oh, and in the last couple of days I earned $10 because of this very blog and can now say I'm a professional writer thanks to Marjorie. For real! Here's how that happened:
A few days ago in a post about raincoats, I happened to mention a certain large national retailing chain. I'm not saying their name here for reasons that shall become clear momentarily.
Anyway, a very nice representative of that large national retailer spotted their name in our blog and offered to send me a $10 gift card for mentioning them in a positive light. How cool is that?
I guess they have some sort of "Super Google" that scours their name on the web. My geeky advertising professor wife is very excited about this and plans to use it as an example of social media in her upcoming classes.
I'm not saying the name again here because their "Super Google" will catch it again and we could end up in an endless shower of gift certificates. But the picture above should give you a clue as to who my new benefactor is. If they catch this post based on the picture, then they have some sort of "Super Duper Google Deluxe" and I'll be a little afraid of who is able to monitor what on the web.
I only wish Continental Airlines had that "Super Google" and had contacted me when they were screwing up our reservations and I was saying all that mean stuff about them several months ago. There have been subsequent and equally difficult dealings with the airline in the recent past, and I haven't bothered y'all with those details--but clearly our airline isn't investing in the "Super Google" program.
It's always a treat when a random someone stumbles onto our blog. I hear from them every so often, but I'm sure there are others who have been in and out of our lives without leaving a trace. That's kind of a cool thing--there's no way of knowing exactly who is lurking anonymously out there.
1 comment:
I am fully aware of the phenomenon of which you speak, and I expect everyone to have several specific brand items at the ready whenever it's time for a shoot. I plan to condense these moments into a 10 minute montage and place it on YouTube, notifying the relevant manufacturers of their exposure. I suggest, among others, Makers Mark bourbon, Cheezits and Maalox.
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