SensoryMetrics » blog-action-day http://sensorymetrics.com re-inventing the User eXperience Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:46:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Blog Action Day: POVERTY http://sensorymetrics.com/2008/08/20/blog-action-day-poverty/ http://sensorymetrics.com/2008/08/20/blog-action-day-poverty/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:03:41 +0000 Mitch Brisebois http://sensorymetrics.com/?p=2305 Every year bloggers get together to write posts about an important global issue. Last year – the environment. This year, poverty. As always – SensoryMetrics is in. Blog Action Day. It’s becoming more relevant. Looking in my own backyard – in fact my mailbox comes evidence of abuse. An ad. An ad probably everyone has [...]]]> Every year bloggers get together to write posts about an important global issue. Last year – the environment. This year, poverty. As always – SensoryMetrics is in. Blog Action Day. It’s becoming more relevant.

Looking in my own backyard – in fact my mailbox comes evidence of abuse. An ad. An ad probably everyone has seen. “get great stuff for only $1. No Credit Check”.

Wow – a computer. A big screen TV. A leather sofa. Can I afford it?

The ad I got today features an Acer laptop – decent machine (1.5 years ago!)- for $32 a week. The fine print states that the contract is for 156 weeks. The laptop will cost $4,992 with this financing option. Buy it outright for $1800… in 2007…

These types of credit companies really take advantage of the poor! Get a sofa… a dining room set… bedroom set…

Because you have no money, we’ll charge you twice the amount other people pay. Sure.. it’s the risk… but it’s robbing the vulnerable!

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]]> http://sensorymetrics.com/2008/08/20/blog-action-day-poverty/feed/ 0 Blog Action Day Wrap-Up http://sensorymetrics.com/2007/10/17/blog-action-day-wrap-up/ http://sensorymetrics.com/2007/10/17/blog-action-day-wrap-up/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:22:24 +0000 Mitch Brisebois http://sensorymetrics.com/2007/10/17/blog-action-day-wrap-up/ actiondaygraph.JPGThe final tally for October 15th’s Blog Action Day for the environment was 20,603 participating blogs with 23,327 posts distributed through 14,631,038 RSS readers. The “net” effect is shown below. Tags: blog-action-day Plurk This Post Buzz This Post Facebook]]> The final tally for October 15th’s Blog Action Day for the environment was 20,603 participating blogs with 23,327 posts distributed through 14,631,038 RSS readers. The “net” effect is shown below.

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]]> http://sensorymetrics.com/2007/10/17/blog-action-day-wrap-up/feed/ 0 Blog Action Day: VCs see gold in green http://sensorymetrics.com/2007/10/15/blog-action-day-vcs-see-gold-in-green/ http://sensorymetrics.com/2007/10/15/blog-action-day-vcs-see-gold-in-green/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 05:27:22 +0000 Mitch Brisebois http://sensorymetrics.com/2007/10/15/blog-action-day-vcs-see-gold-in-green/ altenergylogo.jpgSo today is Blog Action Day for the environment. Over 10,000 blogs around the world have signed up to write about environmental issues. Coincidently, next week the Dow Jones hosts the Alternative Energy Innovations conference in San Francisco. It’s a showcase for emerging companies to show their wares to potential investors. The list of participating [...]]]> altenergylogo.jpgSo today is Blog Action Day for the environment. Over 10,000 blogs around the world have signed up to write about environmental issues. Coincidently, next week the Dow Jones hosts the Alternative Energy Innovations conference in San Francisco. It’s a showcase for emerging companies to show their wares to potential investors. The list of participating companies is interesting. Some of them make me question whether they’re green at all.

Case in point: UsedCardboardBoxes.com usedbox.jpgThey refurbish used boxes and resell them for your next move… On the surface it might make sense – but how green is this really? UCB has to get the boxes via shipping, then they ship them back out to customers. All that shipping can’t possibly make up the energy saved by using a box twice. Admittedly, they only take in boxes if you have a minimum of a 1000 same size ones. Why not pick up used boxes at your local grocery or liquor store?

I did enjoy the cool boxy UX of UsedCardboardBoxes though!

It’s inevitable that the Green business would get the attention of the Greed business – after all – it’s just one consonant away!

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]]> http://sensorymetrics.com/2007/10/15/blog-action-day-vcs-see-gold-in-green/feed/ 1 48 days to go: Blog Action Day for the environment http://sensorymetrics.com/2007/08/27/48-days-to-go-blog-action-day-for-the-environment/ http://sensorymetrics.com/2007/08/27/48-days-to-go-blog-action-day-for-the-environment/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:49:32 +0000 Mitch Brisebois http://sensorymetrics.com/2007/08/27/48-days-to-go-blog-action-day-for-the-environment/ action_468x60.jpgCreated by a few Australian bloggers, the action day – October 15, 2007 - is meant to unite bloggers in discussing environmental issues from the perspective of their particular expertise. So far there are 2,976 blogs signed up, including SensoryMetrics. Only a month and a half left to think of some posts… Tags: Blog-Action-Day Plurk [...]]]> action_468x60.jpg

Created by a few Australian bloggers, the action day – October 15, 2007 - is meant to unite bloggers in discussing environmental issues from the perspective of their particular expertise. So far there are 2,976 blogs signed up, including SensoryMetrics. Only a month and a half left to think of some posts…

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