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Sunday, December 18, 2011
Open Thread
Hosted by Madeleine Albright.
This week's Open Threads have been hosted by cool ladies with the initials M.A.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
SADIA: Very One Dimensional
Intern: Darn. Does that head look funny to you?
Designer: Nah, looks just fine to me.
Intern: I'm not so sure...
Designer: I've done far worse and nobody visits the site anyway.
Thanks Elson for the catch. You can see the original on the Sadia site. I don't really understand why or how they ever thought that this looked good enough to publish. If you can't see the PSD, you can check out our red image gallery.
Designer: Nah, looks just fine to me.
Intern: I'm not so sure...
Designer: I've done far worse and nobody visits the site anyway.
Thanks Elson for the catch. You can see the original on the Sadia site. I don't really understand why or how they ever thought that this looked good enough to publish. If you can't see the PSD, you can check out our red image gallery.
Friday, December 16, 2011
3D Street Art Illusions by Eduardo Relero
The 3D street artist Eduardo Relero from Argentina has created optical illusions around the globe. There's a certain life-like quality to the visuals he produces, because of their three-dimensional appearance, yet he maintains an illustrative aesthetic.
The unusual illusions are even more interesting as real people and animals interact with them, breathing life into the pieces. The balance between surreal imagery and realism that Rolero has attained is really noteworthy.
Source: mymodernmet
The unusual illusions are even more interesting as real people and animals interact with them, breathing life into the pieces. The balance between surreal imagery and realism that Rolero has attained is really noteworthy.
Source: mymodernmet
Disadvantages of Flash in Web site Design and style
Photo: f-source.com
Flash websites search impressive because of fairly and neat vector graphics, grandiose animations and awesome audio effects. But in conditions of advantages, constructing Flash-powered web sites are confused by the down sides. When it will come to storing content material and site navigation, Flash won't impress you that much.http://marvelous74.xanga.com, http://suochao98.blog.com, http://linjie96.busythumbs.com/
Limitations to People Who Do not have Flash Assist
For sites these kinds of as small accommodations or restaurants in a tourist area where people may possibly just happen to perhaps use their cellular phones to visit your web site, not utilizing Flash is very sensible and very suggested. I'm not saying to never use flash, but for specified web sites, specifically nearly anything involved in the multimedia sector, Flash is almost a necessity currently.
Longer Loading Time period
Flash files, particularly those using sound results, embedded videos or bitmap pictures are huge in measurement and can get a while to load. Hence, if it requires way too prolonged to open up your page, visitors will no more time wait around and transfer to the website who's loading more rapidly. Also, analog users will surely have a difficulty in loading of Flash webpages and will most likely drop curiosity and discontinue getting into the Flash web site. But for hello-speed DSL customers, Flash will have no loading dilemma.
So, for maximum marketability, designing a pure HTML created webpage (which is dial-up pleasant) fairly than a pure Flash web site (which is DSL helpful) is the best option, given that 80% of most web end users are nonetheless analog customers.
Flash Could Often Ignore Consumer Requirements
Even though it is the standard rule of advertising and marketing to reiterate on the users' requirements, Flash websites disregard them. For instance, the sound results can be inappropriate when you are searching the internet from a cubicle in a peaceful workplace or frustrating in the late hrs at home.
Back again Button is Disabled
"The Again Button is the 2nd most critical navigation aspect following hyperlinks" states Jacob Nielsen, the famous skilled of world wide web usability. In most instances, PPC advertising or advertising due to the fact Google AdWords would disapprove your pages.
Difficulties with Modification & Modifying
Some developers code their projects in these a way that only them can modify or edit your Flash web site. So you will have to retain them yet again everytime you will want to set some modifications to your website. The issue right here is that web developers can consider edge of their top secret code, cost you for further expense when in reality, is brought on only by their incompetence.
Search engine optimisation Google Unfriendly
Flash material does not rank as properly as HTML content. The principal difficulty research engines have with flash subject material is identifying how will its contents show up in a browser. With flash, it's much more hard for search engines to detect it because the subject material may be concealed for a good purpose, like being portion of the 2nd "page" of a one flash file, or it may just be spam.
Google will often prefer HTML sites because they know what you do with your HTML content and trust it much more than flash material. Google also acknowledges that people tend to link to HTML material since they can get a direct URL to the page they want, for that reason passing website link juice that Google loves. Most of the time, you can't get a direct website link to the subject material you are intrigued in with a flash internet site and do not website link to it.
Flash Videos Easily Grow to be Obsolete
Thomas Fuchs states, that no matter whether we like it or not, Flash is a engineering that had its employs but is really quickly grow to be obsolete." He noted that Flash video assist only appeared in 2002.
Daniel Eran Dilger posted a remark by Morgan Adams (a developer who knows a good deal about constructing apps in Flash), suggesting that the real dilemma with Flash is that it does not operate - and cannot easily be produced to operate - with the iPad (or for that matter the iPhone) simply because of the "hover and mouseover" problem
Although Flash may well not be the best alternative for your organization web site, it's nonetheless the very best tool we have for creating graphics-intensive dynamic apps like banners, on-line video games and video clips. The internet site can be a good piece of art, or it can be informational. Even though usually not the two at the same time, we need to recognize that HTML is for content material and Flash is for decoration and innovative enhancement
No matter whether to use or not to use Flash in your web site, my opinion is that you use not what you like most, but what is best for your company. For most companies, that would be to have a site created with no Flash, but if it is a necessity for your organization, then use it.
Limitations to People Who Do not have Flash Assist
For sites these kinds of as small accommodations or restaurants in a tourist area where people may possibly just happen to perhaps use their cellular phones to visit your web site, not utilizing Flash is very sensible and very suggested. I'm not saying to never use flash, but for specified web sites, specifically nearly anything involved in the multimedia sector, Flash is almost a necessity currently.
Longer Loading Time period
Flash files, particularly those using sound results, embedded videos or bitmap pictures are huge in measurement and can get a while to load. Hence, if it requires way too prolonged to open up your page, visitors will no more time wait around and transfer to the website who's loading more rapidly. Also, analog users will surely have a difficulty in loading of Flash webpages and will most likely drop curiosity and discontinue getting into the Flash web site. But for hello-speed DSL customers, Flash will have no loading dilemma.
So, for maximum marketability, designing a pure HTML created webpage (which is dial-up pleasant) fairly than a pure Flash web site (which is DSL helpful) is the best option, given that 80% of most web end users are nonetheless analog customers.
Flash Could Often Ignore Consumer Requirements
Even though it is the standard rule of advertising and marketing to reiterate on the users' requirements, Flash websites disregard them. For instance, the sound results can be inappropriate when you are searching the internet from a cubicle in a peaceful workplace or frustrating in the late hrs at home.
Back again Button is Disabled
"The Again Button is the 2nd most critical navigation aspect following hyperlinks" states Jacob Nielsen, the famous skilled of world wide web usability. In most instances, PPC advertising or advertising due to the fact Google AdWords would disapprove your pages.
Difficulties with Modification & Modifying
Some developers code their projects in these a way that only them can modify or edit your Flash web site. So you will have to retain them yet again everytime you will want to set some modifications to your website. The issue right here is that web developers can consider edge of their top secret code, cost you for further expense when in reality, is brought on only by their incompetence.
Search engine optimisation Google Unfriendly
Flash material does not rank as properly as HTML content. The principal difficulty research engines have with flash subject material is identifying how will its contents show up in a browser. With flash, it's much more hard for search engines to detect it because the subject material may be concealed for a good purpose, like being portion of the 2nd "page" of a one flash file, or it may just be spam.
Google will often prefer HTML sites because they know what you do with your HTML content and trust it much more than flash material. Google also acknowledges that people tend to link to HTML material since they can get a direct URL to the page they want, for that reason passing website link juice that Google loves. Most of the time, you can't get a direct website link to the subject material you are intrigued in with a flash internet site and do not website link to it.
Flash Videos Easily Grow to be Obsolete
Thomas Fuchs states, that no matter whether we like it or not, Flash is a engineering that had its employs but is really quickly grow to be obsolete." He noted that Flash video assist only appeared in 2002.
Daniel Eran Dilger posted a remark by Morgan Adams (a developer who knows a good deal about constructing apps in Flash), suggesting that the real dilemma with Flash is that it does not operate - and cannot easily be produced to operate - with the iPad (or for that matter the iPhone) simply because of the "hover and mouseover" problem
Although Flash may well not be the best alternative for your organization web site, it's nonetheless the very best tool we have for creating graphics-intensive dynamic apps like banners, on-line video games and video clips. The internet site can be a good piece of art, or it can be informational. Even though usually not the two at the same time, we need to recognize that HTML is for content material and Flash is for decoration and innovative enhancement
No matter whether to use or not to use Flash in your web site, my opinion is that you use not what you like most, but what is best for your company. For most companies, that would be to have a site created with no Flash, but if it is a necessity for your organization, then use it.
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Flash banners can be found in an extended variety. They can be divided into two groups web site banners and advertising banners. Advertising banners can be found on publishing internet sites in large numbers.
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The Virtual Pub Is Open
[Explanations: lol your fat. pathetic anger bread. hey your gay.]
TFIF, Shakers!
Belly up to the bar,
and name your poison!
And don't forget to tip your bartender!
Film Corner!
Below, the trailer for Jack the Giant Killer, which is not a movie about a dude named Jack of enormous proportions who kills people, but a dude named Jack who kills giants. Or a giant. Many giants? At least one giant.
Here is the movie's synopsis, which should help with this whole conundrum: "Jack the Giant Killer tells the story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack, into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend—and gets the chance to become a legend himself."
Hmm, that didn't really help at all, in terms of determining how many giants are actually murdered at the hand of this young farmboy. ("As you wish!") Well, whatever. What's important is that we definitely know this is based on a classic Western hemisphere fable (that was probably ripped off from some classic Eastern hemisphere fable), which means that it stars lots and lots of white men, which is the important thing, obviously.
Nicholas Hoult, who is definitely 22 now, I checked Wikipedia and everything, has turned into a very attractive man after being a very awkward little dude in About a Boy. In his short career, he has been in a lot of movies I like and/or like a lot—About a Boy, A Single Man, Clash of the Titans, X-Men: First Class—and I will probably like this movie, too, even though I'm totally going to make fun of this trailer.
Anyway! Nicholas Hoult is handsome and he is a farmhand named Jack. There is Ominous Music. He is given a handful of beans, which are, according to an urgently whispering fellow with monk-hair, "holy relics from a very special place far, far away." Ha ha sure they are. "They are born of dark magic." Holy AND magical, you say? Why, these ARE special beans. "They have the power to change the world as we know it." By revealing that god is a wizard? "Don't lose them." KEEP THEM SECRET! KEEP THEM SAFE! THEY ARE THE ONE BEANS! "Whatever you do, don't get them wet." Uh-oh! I already put them in the toilet!
Ominous Music gets ominouser. There's a rainstorm. A princess with boobs walks down a castle hall. Them beans is getting wet, yo. A cat meows. Someone says in voiceover, "Once darkness gets a taste for light, it will not stop." Stop what? Eating light? Do these giants eat lightbulbs? Is this an allegory about energy conservation? Hmm, maybe not, since a giant and evil green plant (I bet it's a beanstalk!) just crashed through the floor of Jack's garbage hovel. Maybe this is an allegory about how stupid nature is. It's like Al Gore and Ayn Rand are having a capoeira fight on top of a moving train in my head.
The king wants to know where the princess is, Jack. Jack looks up the beanstalk. I guess she's up there? What was the princess doing in his shitshack? Never mind that. SOMETHING GIANT IS COMING! What is it?! Oh, it's a giant. And the giant has grabbed the princess. Horses. Run! Unsheathe your swords and get ready to fight! Flaming trees over the castle wall. Damn, you really don't want to fight giants. This is why we told you not to get thosemagui beans wet, son!
Rain. Running. Grabby giant! Swarthy giant eyeball. Yiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiikes.
Jack the Giant Killer, coming to a theater near you in June 2012, just about the time we'll be looking for anything to lift our spirits and distract our minds from contemplating the possibility that Newt Gingrich could be our next president.
Here is the movie's synopsis, which should help with this whole conundrum: "Jack the Giant Killer tells the story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack, into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend—and gets the chance to become a legend himself."
Hmm, that didn't really help at all, in terms of determining how many giants are actually murdered at the hand of this young farmboy. ("As you wish!") Well, whatever. What's important is that we definitely know this is based on a classic Western hemisphere fable (that was probably ripped off from some classic Eastern hemisphere fable), which means that it stars lots and lots of white men, which is the important thing, obviously.
Nicholas Hoult, who is definitely 22 now, I checked Wikipedia and everything, has turned into a very attractive man after being a very awkward little dude in About a Boy. In his short career, he has been in a lot of movies I like and/or like a lot—About a Boy, A Single Man, Clash of the Titans, X-Men: First Class—and I will probably like this movie, too, even though I'm totally going to make fun of this trailer.
Anyway! Nicholas Hoult is handsome and he is a farmhand named Jack. There is Ominous Music. He is given a handful of beans, which are, according to an urgently whispering fellow with monk-hair, "holy relics from a very special place far, far away." Ha ha sure they are. "They are born of dark magic." Holy AND magical, you say? Why, these ARE special beans. "They have the power to change the world as we know it." By revealing that god is a wizard? "Don't lose them." KEEP THEM SECRET! KEEP THEM SAFE! THEY ARE THE ONE BEANS! "Whatever you do, don't get them wet." Uh-oh! I already put them in the toilet!
Ominous Music gets ominouser. There's a rainstorm. A princess with boobs walks down a castle hall. Them beans is getting wet, yo. A cat meows. Someone says in voiceover, "Once darkness gets a taste for light, it will not stop." Stop what? Eating light? Do these giants eat lightbulbs? Is this an allegory about energy conservation? Hmm, maybe not, since a giant and evil green plant (I bet it's a beanstalk!) just crashed through the floor of Jack's garbage hovel. Maybe this is an allegory about how stupid nature is. It's like Al Gore and Ayn Rand are having a capoeira fight on top of a moving train in my head.
The king wants to know where the princess is, Jack. Jack looks up the beanstalk. I guess she's up there? What was the princess doing in his shitshack? Never mind that. SOMETHING GIANT IS COMING! What is it?! Oh, it's a giant. And the giant has grabbed the princess. Horses. Run! Unsheathe your swords and get ready to fight! Flaming trees over the castle wall. Damn, you really don't want to fight giants. This is why we told you not to get those
Rain. Running. Grabby giant! Swarthy giant eyeball. Yiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiikes.
Jack the Giant Killer, coming to a theater near you in June 2012, just about the time we'll be looking for anything to lift our spirits and distract our minds from contemplating the possibility that Newt Gingrich could be our next president.
Friday Blogaround
This blogaround brought to you by thistles.
Recommended Reading:
Pam: [TW for homophobia] Romney Proposes Bullshit Three-Tier Marriage System
The Rejectionist: [TW for rape; abuse; misogyny] Eleven Thoughts about Lisbeth Salander
Resistance: [TW for racism; victim-blaming] In Need of a History Lesson
Arturo: [TW for racism] #MARKSWATCH: The Response and The Meme
Brian: [TW for fat hatred] There is a reason my picture is at the top of the page.
Andy: 'Someday' We'll Know if Tom Vilsack Supports Marriage Equality for All (I get the feeling there are a lot of cabinet members trying not to get a step ahead of the boss these days. Sigh.)
Stephanie: 2012 Golden Globe Nominations (With linked feminist reviews, where possible.)
Leave your links and recommendations in comments...
Recommended Reading:
Pam: [TW for homophobia] Romney Proposes Bullshit Three-Tier Marriage System
The Rejectionist: [TW for rape; abuse; misogyny] Eleven Thoughts about Lisbeth Salander
Resistance: [TW for racism; victim-blaming] In Need of a History Lesson
Arturo: [TW for racism] #MARKSWATCH: The Response and The Meme
Brian: [TW for fat hatred] There is a reason my picture is at the top of the page.
Andy: 'Someday' We'll Know if Tom Vilsack Supports Marriage Equality for All (I get the feeling there are a lot of cabinet members trying not to get a step ahead of the boss these days. Sigh.)
Stephanie: 2012 Golden Globe Nominations (With linked feminist reviews, where possible.)
Leave your links and recommendations in comments...
Paranoël Activity
I'm pretty damn pleased with our agency Christmas card this year. Written and Directed by Acart Copywriter/Videographer Christopher Redmond, it takes a different perspective on that supernatural old guy who breaks into your house once a year while you and your children are asleep:
Thanks to DOP Karl Roeder for helping out.
And some of you may recognize the scary little boy. He has certainly kept me up on many a night.
Whoooooooops Your Kyriarchal Assumptions
Actress Gabourey Sidibe arrives for the premiere of the film "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" in New York, December 15, 2011. [Reuters Pictures]Earlier today, I saw this picture of Gabby Sidibe on the red carpet last night, looking gorgeous as always, and I was reminded of a popular media meme about Sidibe when she was nominated for an Oscar for her breakthrough performance in Precious. It was said in a lot of different ways, by a lot of different reviewers, reporters, and assorted film industry experts, some of whom were more circumspect and some of whom were more blunt, but the gist was always that Sidibe would not—could not—have a sustainable career, because she is fat, because she is a fat woman, because she is a fat woman of color, because she is a fat woman of color with very dark skin, because she is a fat woman of color with very dark skin who played a survivor of sexual violence in her career-launching role.
Since then, Sidibe has starred in Victoria Mahoney's Yelling to the Sky, had a major supporting role in a cable series (Showtime's The Big C), done voice work on two different animated series, played a key supporting role in the recently-released Brett Ratner film Tower Heist, and is currently filming Martin McDonagh's Seven Psychopaths, which has an A-list cast.
Not too shabby. I imagine there are a lot of actors who would be thrilled to have such a non-career.
I would say that I'm looking forward to reading all the follow-up pieces in which the Very Important Knowledgeable Prognosticators of the Entertainment Industry admit that perhaps they were a little quick to judge, to mistake the prejudiced habits of the film industry with some immutable truth about its nature. I would say that except ha ha I'm not stupid and it will never happen.
I hope Gabby Sidibe keeps getting opportunities, and that her career is exactly as long as she wants it to be.
Daily Dose of Cute
[Please note that Dudley and Zelda bare their teeth at each other in this video. They're just playing, but if seeing dogs bare their teeth is triggering or otherwise problematic for you, you should skip this video.]
Dudley and Zelda lie on the floor facing each other, their paws crossed, squeaking a plush snake toy between them. They stop and look at me. "Get it," I tell them. "Get it, puppies!" They sniff at it, sniff each other, look back at me. "Where's the snake? Where is it?" I ask. They look at me. "Where's the snake?" They look at me. "Dudley, get it. Get it!" I whisper. "Zelly Belly, get that snake!" I reach down for it. "What is this?" I hold it up and they take it back for more squeaking. Zelly throws me a quick "Thanks, Two-Legs!" look. Squeak squeak squeak.
Suddenly Zelda hops backwards and sits up with her back against the settee. (This is her cue for: "It's time for the Bitey Game!") "Oh my goodness!" I exclaim to Dudley. "What was that?!" He looks at me. "Oh my goodness!" He squeaks the snake while Zelly waits patiently, then finally catches on. He stands up and sniffs the camera, then goes and offers his neck to Zelda. They snort and huff and play-bite each other. Zelda bats him with her paw. He play-bites her leg. She punches him. "You tell him, Zelly," I tell her. "You tell him."
Dudley sits down beside her, then lowers himself so now Zelly is the taller one. More biteyness. Zelly punches him with both front paws, then falls over. I laugh. Bitey bitey bitey. Iain makes a noise in the loft; the dogs stop and look up, a pair of ridiculous cuteness. Fin.
Dudley and Zelda lie on the floor facing each other, their paws crossed, squeaking a plush snake toy between them. They stop and look at me. "Get it," I tell them. "Get it, puppies!" They sniff at it, sniff each other, look back at me. "Where's the snake? Where is it?" I ask. They look at me. "Where's the snake?" They look at me. "Dudley, get it. Get it!" I whisper. "Zelly Belly, get that snake!" I reach down for it. "What is this?" I hold it up and they take it back for more squeaking. Zelly throws me a quick "Thanks, Two-Legs!" look. Squeak squeak squeak.
Suddenly Zelda hops backwards and sits up with her back against the settee. (This is her cue for: "It's time for the Bitey Game!") "Oh my goodness!" I exclaim to Dudley. "What was that?!" He looks at me. "Oh my goodness!" He squeaks the snake while Zelly waits patiently, then finally catches on. He stands up and sniffs the camera, then goes and offers his neck to Zelda. They snort and huff and play-bite each other. Zelda bats him with her paw. He play-bites her leg. She punches him. "You tell him, Zelly," I tell her. "You tell him."
Dudley sits down beside her, then lowers himself so now Zelly is the taller one. More biteyness. Zelly punches him with both front paws, then falls over. I laugh. Bitey bitey bitey. Iain makes a noise in the loft; the dogs stop and look up, a pair of ridiculous cuteness. Fin.
F'd Ad Fridays: Stalking the friendly skies with KLM
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| Image via Skyscanner |
Now, according to AdFreak, KLM is planning to launch a socially-enabled booking service service that will let solo travellers choose their seat mate by creeping that person in advance on Twitter or Facebook.
What could possibly go wrong?
F'd Ad Fridays: Effing Student Work
Redditor Jo3 posted some of his student work:
My advice to you, Jo3: There's enough commoditization of women's sexuality out there already, and it doesn't help to compare their vaginas to hot pockets. You are a clever creative with bold ideas. You can do much better than this.
My advice to you, Jo3: There's enough commoditization of women's sexuality out there already, and it doesn't help to compare their vaginas to hot pockets. You are a clever creative with bold ideas. You can do much better than this.
F'd Ad Fridays: Ham and WHAT sandwich?!?
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| Via Ads of The World |
The naughty little microbe in the Brazilain public health ad is sorta cute.
I'm more disturbed by my fear that some guy seems to have mistaken this innocent ham sandwich for a sex toy. If the food's that "good looking" you've probably spent too much time without female company.
Important End-of-Year Fundraiser
This is, for those who have requested it, your bi-monthly reminder* to donate to Shakesville and/or to make sure to renew subscriptions that have lapsed.
It is also an important fundraiser to keep Shakesville going.
I'm going to be really honest, here: Donations are way down. Part of the reality of running this space on donations rather than corporate advertising is that my ability to keep it going depends on your support.
You can donate once by clicking the "Make a Donation" button in the righthand sidebar, or set up a monthly subscription using the "Subscribe" button just below it, which has a dropdown menu of subscription options—or visit the Subscribe to Shakesville page, for even more options. 2012 Calendars are available for purchase here.
If you value the content and/or community in this space, can afford it, and want to see Shakesville continue to be managed** as a safe space, please consider setting up a subscription or making a one-time contribution.
If you have recently appreciated getting distilled news about the economy; being able to discuss pranks in a space interested in dismantling the rape culture; finding out where to direct your teaspoon in support of social justice or in opposition to inequality; getting election news about candidates who are discussed on the basis on their policies alone, I hope you will, if you are able, contribute to support this space and make sure it continues to flourish.
I hope you will also consider the value of whatever else you appreciate at Shakesville, whether it's the moderation, Film Corner, the community in Open Threads, video transcripts, the blogarounds, Butch Pornstache, the Daily Dose of Cute, your blogmistress' penchant for inventing new words, or anything else you enjoy.
Let me reiterate, once again, that I don't want anyone to feel obliged to contribute financially, especially if money is tight. Aside from valuing feminist work, the other goal of fundraising is so Iain and I don't have to struggle on behalf of the blog, and I don't want anyone else to struggle themselves in exchange. There is a big enough readership that neither should have to happen.
I also want say thank you, so very much, to each of you who donates or has donated, whether monthly or as a one-off. I am profoundly grateful—and I don't take a single cent for granted. I've not the words to express the depth of my appreciation, besides these: This community couldn't exist without that support, truly. Thank you.
My thanks as well to everyone who contributes to the space in other ways, whether as a regular contributor, a moderator, a guest contributor, a transcriber, and/or as someone who takes the time to send me the occasional note of support and encouragement. This community couldn't exist without you, either.
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* I know there are people who resent these reminders, but there are also people who appreciate them, so I've now taken to doing them every other month, in the hopes that will make a good compromise.
** Managing Shakesville as a safe space requires, in addition to the time of our volunteer mods, my full-time commitment, and my salary is drawn exclusively from donations. I do not raise funds by corporate or content-generated advertising, as past attempts have resulted in ads served that violated the safe space, and I do not raise funds by required subscription, i.e. locking content behind a pay wall, as I want Shakesville to be accessible as possible irrespective of one's financial situation.
I cannot afford to do this full-time for free, but, even if I could, fundraising is also one of the most feminist acts I do here. I ask to be paid for my work because progressive feminist advocacy has value.
[Please Note: I am not seeking suggestions on how to raise revenue; I am asking for donations in exchange for the work of providing valued content in as safe and accessible a space as possible.]
It is also an important fundraiser to keep Shakesville going.
I'm going to be really honest, here: Donations are way down. Part of the reality of running this space on donations rather than corporate advertising is that my ability to keep it going depends on your support.
You can donate once by clicking the "Make a Donation" button in the righthand sidebar, or set up a monthly subscription using the "Subscribe" button just below it, which has a dropdown menu of subscription options—or visit the Subscribe to Shakesville page, for even more options. 2012 Calendars are available for purchase here.
If you value the content and/or community in this space, can afford it, and want to see Shakesville continue to be managed** as a safe space, please consider setting up a subscription or making a one-time contribution.
If you have recently appreciated getting distilled news about the economy; being able to discuss pranks in a space interested in dismantling the rape culture; finding out where to direct your teaspoon in support of social justice or in opposition to inequality; getting election news about candidates who are discussed on the basis on their policies alone, I hope you will, if you are able, contribute to support this space and make sure it continues to flourish.
I hope you will also consider the value of whatever else you appreciate at Shakesville, whether it's the moderation, Film Corner, the community in Open Threads, video transcripts, the blogarounds, Butch Pornstache, the Daily Dose of Cute, your blogmistress' penchant for inventing new words, or anything else you enjoy.
Let me reiterate, once again, that I don't want anyone to feel obliged to contribute financially, especially if money is tight. Aside from valuing feminist work, the other goal of fundraising is so Iain and I don't have to struggle on behalf of the blog, and I don't want anyone else to struggle themselves in exchange. There is a big enough readership that neither should have to happen.
I also want say thank you, so very much, to each of you who donates or has donated, whether monthly or as a one-off. I am profoundly grateful—and I don't take a single cent for granted. I've not the words to express the depth of my appreciation, besides these: This community couldn't exist without that support, truly. Thank you.
My thanks as well to everyone who contributes to the space in other ways, whether as a regular contributor, a moderator, a guest contributor, a transcriber, and/or as someone who takes the time to send me the occasional note of support and encouragement. This community couldn't exist without you, either.
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* I know there are people who resent these reminders, but there are also people who appreciate them, so I've now taken to doing them every other month, in the hopes that will make a good compromise.
** Managing Shakesville as a safe space requires, in addition to the time of our volunteer mods, my full-time commitment, and my salary is drawn exclusively from donations. I do not raise funds by corporate or content-generated advertising, as past attempts have resulted in ads served that violated the safe space, and I do not raise funds by required subscription, i.e. locking content behind a pay wall, as I want Shakesville to be accessible as possible irrespective of one's financial situation.
I cannot afford to do this full-time for free, but, even if I could, fundraising is also one of the most feminist acts I do here. I ask to be paid for my work because progressive feminist advocacy has value.
[Please Note: I am not seeking suggestions on how to raise revenue; I am asking for donations in exchange for the work of providing valued content in as safe and accessible a space as possible.]
F'd Ad Fridays: The real story of Elf on the Shelf
The Elf on the Shelf phenomenon is disturbing enough for some people, but the good folks at Taiwan's Next Media Animation take it to the next level:
Can't sleep. Elf will eat me.
F'd Ad Fridays: Norte Photoblocker keeps you safe from being busted on Facebook
A recent study determined that British Facebook users are visibly intoxicated in 76% of the photos they get tagged in on the social network.
This campaign, from Argentina's Norte beer, promotes an individual beer cooler that senses when a smartphone picture is being taken of you and sends a counterflash to destroy the shot with glare.
It's a photo jamming tactic that has been popular with people who want to evade photo radar speed traps. So it is theoretically possible, even if this "innovation" is a gag.
Here's another ad:
Via Ads of The World
This campaign, from Argentina's Norte beer, promotes an individual beer cooler that senses when a smartphone picture is being taken of you and sends a counterflash to destroy the shot with glare.
It's a photo jamming tactic that has been popular with people who want to evade photo radar speed traps. So it is theoretically possible, even if this "innovation" is a gag.
Here's another ad:
Via Ads of The World
F'd Ad Fridays: Bottle-feeding in Vietnam
Okay, it's not an ad. But it is effed:
Jeez, dudes, breast is best!
Don't even ask how I found this. YouTube can be a scary place.
Jeez, dudes, breast is best!
Don't even ask how I found this. YouTube can be a scary place.
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