Ok, no search engine stuff today...

I have one fun littke Umbro to weedle you with: PT Distorter

Go to this page and don't even read the page at first. Just find the little form and enter in a URL to a site. I would start with a site like... yours, if you have one. Take a look at what this little time waster will do to it. I used it on my site and I almost laughed out loud at some of what it came up with...

Now, how about some commentary?

I watched the first half of the Superbowl and this is what I noticed:

1) Most of the first half was boring. Punt, punt, punt...

2) Most (not all) of the commercials were boring. Yawn, Yawn, huh?, yawn...

3) I missed the half time show, but aside from damaging a couple of careers and stiring up the FCC, was the show really so boring that it needed to be spiced up? Yawn.

4) Was I the only one that noticed all the CBS promos for their own shows during half #1? I haven't asked about half #2, but my feeling was that it confirmed how way over priced it has gotten and CBS lost the chance to make a lot more money, even if it was only a few thousand dollars a second... Why push your #1 show during the most expensive ad time of the year...? IT'S ALREADY #1...!!!???

5) What was five...? Oh yeah. Maybe y'all knew this, but I figured out this year that only loser companies run normal commercials during the Superbowel (sic). Why would you run an average commercial during a time when everone is expecting the best, or at least the unusual during the game?

If your ad is remembered, it will be becuase it was so lame next to the others. So, ok there is less contrast this year... but still.

I think there should be less cost for the air time, and they should have a contest to complete for the right to entertain and sell 1 billion people. I think we deserve the ad biz's best, don't you?

(hris