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Rex Hammock’s RexBlog.com
The blog of Rex Hammock, founder/ceo of Hammock Inc., the content marketing, strategy and media company founded in 1991 in Nashville, Tenn. Rex is also founder/helper-in-chief of the wiki, SmallBusiness.com.
RexBlog.com was created in August, 2000.
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Tag Archives: humor
Okay, okay. This Steve Jobs presser parody video was too hard to pass up
The weird thing is, despite Steve Jobs being the butt of the joke below, most of my Apple-fan friends will see this as a “tribute piece.” I guess that’s why it’s called irony. As a reminder to those just catching … Continue reading
Google collects a 32% sales commission on ads it sells for non-Google websites
Today, “in the spirit of greater transparency with AdSense publishers,” Google posted a message on its AdSense Blog that 68% of the revenue that Google collects for ads appearing on AdSense partners websites (i.e., websites that are not owned by … Continue reading
Googling the meaning of open
The official Google Blog has a long, long Bill Clintonesque essay on the “meaning of open” that goes on and on with nuggets like this: “The topic of open seems to be coming up a lot lately at Google. I’ve … Continue reading
No, Virginia, the Apple Tablet is a big fat Fairy Tale
Dear Rex: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say that Apple will be coming out with a cool device that’s like an iPod Touch or iPhone, but only bigger — you know, like the rumor you … Continue reading
Video: How to use adjectives just like Steve
(via: waxy.org)
Panel proposals you missed on the SXSW Panel Picker
As there are 2,221 proposals on the “Panel Picker” for next March’s South by Southwest Interactive Festival, perhaps you’ve missed these: We Just Saw Robert Scoble: A panel of SXSW attendees who just saw Robert Scoble share their thoughts on … Continue reading
Jon Stewart meets T-Pain and the Chipmunks
As I’m fortunate enough to have an 18-year-old son, I actually know that Auto-Tune is what hip-hop artists (notably, T-Pain) use to get that distorted “electronic” voice and to change pitch without speeding a recording (think Chipmunks). (Or, if you … Continue reading
The 9 Steps of a Political Scandal
Les Jones wonders if Le’Affaire Sanford will follow my “10 Steps of Political Scandals” from April 28, 2007. If you don’t remember the steps (I didn’t), here they are (except there are only nine because I mis-counted). Just fill in … Continue reading
Not that kind of hammock
When your business name is Hammock and your web address is hammock.com, here is the kind of e-mail you sometimes receive: Good days .we can supply you hammock and hanging chair,our factory was located in China.we can give you good … Continue reading
Talketh, Blogeth and Tweeteth like Shakespeare Day
Have your heard that today is Talk Like Shakespeare Day? You know those goofy Internet memes, those inside jokes or a new slang word or anything-about-Susan-Boyle that spreads around the web so quickly that everyone has heard about it before … Continue reading
Required skimming: Internet-Age Writing Syllabus and Course Overview
There are lots of inside jokes and jabs in this hilarious McSweeney’s piece that’s a description of an “upper-level” course called, “Writing for Nonreaders in the Postprint Era.” Among the prerequisite courses: ENG: 232WR—Advanced Tweeting: The Elements of Droll LIT: … Continue reading
My first-ever post about a Portugese Water Dog
John’s daughter and Winston John Lavey, the president and coo of Hammock Inc., is a member of a family that includes a Portugese Water Dog. He has some hilarious Porty-family-to-Porty-family advice for the Obamas. “It’s a dog that will attach … Continue reading
The Library of Congress on YouTube proves all “new media” starts with crazy cat photos
Cat Boxing, 1894 The Library of Congress today announced the launch of a Library of Congress YouTube Channel. There are only about 70 videos now, but according to the blog post, the LOC is “not just going to upload a … Continue reading
It’s April Fools Day. Don’t forget to move your gullibility up an hour
There’s something about this day that shows how amazingly willing people are to believe something that sounds sorta strange but hey, it could happen. Mostly, pranks in the tech-blogosphere are harmless and tend to be focused on inside jokes that … Continue reading
