Oldest Living Has Palin on SNL

In case you missed Saturday Night Live this weekend, Sarah Palin was on it with some hilarity. Not from her of course but from the cast and various guests. Mark Wahlberg even made an appearance to go toe-to-toe with Andy Samberg following Samberg's skit about Wahlberg talking to animals.

You can find all these SNL goodies at Jim Nichols blog right here.

Oldest Living's Walker Is Getting Use

2008 blogging phenom Jim Nichols is on the move as he has changed his highly touted blogs URL to www.oldestliving.com/.

To commemorate his move, Oldest Living has come screaming out of the gates with a post containing a list of 202 links to viral marketing videos, minisites, etc. You read it correctly, 202. You can see the post with all the videos here.

If you are new to his blog, you are going to one day thank me for introducing it to you becuase it is contains a wealth of knowledge. You will go from a zero to a hero just by reading. And if you are already a hero, you can tack a "super" in front of that now. Enjoy.

Tips From An Expert

My colleague and idol Jim Nichols had an article published on iMedia Connection today that I think everyone should read. It's a great piece where Jim outlines 13 steps for proper selling techniques that can be applied to everyone, not just "sales people". I'll give you a teaser of what you have to look forward to:

"8.) Show excitement for your idea. For others to believe in something you are selling, they need reassurance that YOU believe in it. I once heard an art director say, "Well, here's an idea we threw together that seems to do the job." Translation: No thought went into this, and we have no idea if it will deliver. You should be going to clients with ideas you believe in -- that you are excited about. And you should show them that excitement in the way you present."

You can find the article here. Enjoy.

iCarly? WTF!

So this morning I was on iTunes buying a song. An amazing song at that. I discovered it while reading my esteemed colleagues blog Oldest Living Digital Marketer* Tells All. The song is called "Praan" by Gary Schyman. I strongly recommend purchasing it.

Anyway, while on iTunes a looked to the left to find in the "Top TV Episodes"category a show called "iCarly". The show is put on Nickelodeon and follows Carly and her friends try to mange their oh so difficult lives in the 8th grade. Makes me wonder if the shows I watched on Nickelodeon growing up were this crappy. Eh, they probably were. But "Wild & Crazy Kids" was quality. I don't care what you say.

I did a post a while back about my strong dislike for these kinds of names and finding this show only further fuels the fire of disdain. EVERY EPISODE BEGINS WITH "i". For example: "iWanna Stay With Spencer". Unbelievable. Because of this latest finding I am going to start posting weekly findings of stupid iNames I come across. So stay tuned for that as my personal quest to rid the world of these atrocities of unoriginality strolls onward.