Entries from June 2006

You Learn Quickly, Grasshopper

June 30th, 2006 · 1 Comment

It’s summer, I should be dieting. When I get around to it, I will use one of these two online calorie-counters: Calorie Count | Fitday In case you want to see if an author you like is blogging or want writing tips from other authors, check out Authors’ Blogs. (Note: this is opt-in so it’s [...]

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Tags: Advertising · Italy · Work

How to Make a Grown (Italian) Man Cry

June 28th, 2006 · No Comments

Beta-tester: I am testing the Beta versions of Hotmail as well as Yahoo mail. I am partial to Yahoo’s as it uses tabs as well as drag and drop!! Both are using AJAX technology which in layman’s terms means the page won’t have to reload now every time you click on something. Also using MSN [...]

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Tags: Italy

Drinking the Green Kool-aid

June 23rd, 2006 · No Comments

Luckily I never did this in real life with mine, but now you can Crash Your Jetta into various things like a Rhino or a dinosaur (click on “Watch Safe Happen”) Know how to pour a Stella Artois beer correctly? This fun advergame/movie will tell you, and how. This week, a rather large bottle full [...]

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Tags: Italy · Work

The Bigger the Butt, the Better

June 21st, 2006 · No Comments

Not for the easily offended, but a great online Pinball advergame for Beer League (NSFW – need headphones) Snickers Satisfies – now daily! Every day they will have a different game, flash or something to keep you occupied. It’s an interesting idea with a lot of upkeep! Che culo hai!! What a butt you have! [...]

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Tags: Italy · Language

Watching the game in Piazza Duomo, Milan

June 19th, 2006 · 3 Comments

Create your own Picasso masterpiece online Put your Etch-a-Sketch skills to the test with the online version Can you feel the excitement at the beginning of the game? There were about 5,000 people there watching the game with us. I didn’t see any American flags but I did hear a few Americans who were in [...]

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Tags: Italy · Milan