Fat Haters

http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/cliff-kuang/design-innovation/burger-king-eagerly-courts-douchebag-demographic

I am appalled by Burger King after reading this article. Yes Jessica Simpson has gained weight, but so what? It is ridiculous how weight obsessed our society is. She is a beautiful woman at any size and should not be scrutinized for not starving herself. Burger King is just trying to revamp its image and be up with the times I guess. But that does not mean that the company should create this new image by jumping on the band wagon of celebrity bashing. Needless to say, I have lost respect in Burger King corporate. Thankfully I don't eat there.

http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/139/subliminalism.html#

Graffiti art has always been an interest of mine. I love the idea of creating art that is available for everyone to see. Unfortunately this art form is often thought of as trashy, but Paul Curtis has come up with a way to make graffiti that can be "green" and aesthetically pleasing. His idea of cleaning built up layers of soot and dirt in order to make art is unique. This is the first time I have ever heard of this form of graffiti and it is a refreshing to know that there can be this art without the use of aerosol cans.

Green power jobs...

http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/ariel-schwartz/sustainability/obvious-confirmed-switch-green-economy-produces-jobs

The idea that the green movement can bring millions of new jobs into the U.S. and the world gives me hope for the future. I am a supporter of the green movement and hearing another benefit of the movement for our world feels promising. After reading this article, I realize the reason why PR practitioners publish information like this. It helps the public be more positive about the world around them.

30 second snippets royalties...seriously?

http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/kit-eaton/technomix/mp3s-drive-music-biz-multiple-personality-spin

This article on fast company.com just shows how ridiculous the entertainment world is getting when it comes to money. Some artists have issues with the fact that they are not getting royalty checks for the 30 second snippets that Itunes and other music sites have for their users to get a preview of a song before they buy it. Personally, this just gives me another reason to despise the over paid artists out there that are more worried about a pay check than producing good music for the masses. These musicians are claiming that they are not getting enough money to support themslves but do they really need that jumbo jet or indoor swiming pool. I know I am generalizing but it reminds me a of a South Park episode where famous musicians were boycotting the new trend of music piracy. They were crying over that fact that they did not have enough money to buy that jumbo jet and they had to settle for the smaller one. How ridiculous.

Big Brother Amazon

Today, I was pleasantly surprised to see an article on Fast Company about one of my favorite books of all-time, 1984. The article explained how Amazon digitally deleted illegal copies of the book of f of their users’ individual Kindles. This caused an onslaught of negative blog posts towards the online company. Amazon is currently in the process of trying to correct the situation by offering a $30 credit for Amazon products. The irony of the situation makes me laugh.

It is understandable why the company did what it did, but if it wasn’t for the fact that it was 1984, the fiasco would not have been as great. Amazon did the right thing to try to mend the company image.

http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/clay-dillow/culture-buffet/amazon-apologizes-destroying-1984-copies-new-1984-copies-or-30