There is so much hype about Valentine's Day, but I know several people who really don't like to feel forced to celebrate. It feels too commercial or they feel it's too much pressure to be memorable. I was wondering if it really did communicate love at all anymore or if it was just a day couples felt they needed to celebrate or their partner/spouse would feel left out. Do you think Valentine's Day communicates love? Or do you feel it's too forced/commercial? Here's a little survey. Please share your thoughts. 1. Do you celebrate Valentine's Day? Why or Why not? 2. Is Valentine's Day meaningful to you? 3. What would make Valentine's Day meaningful to you?4. Do you think Valentine's Day...
Here's a little bit of a funny take on communication technology for you this fine Friday Funny Day. The following are tv commercials for Verizon and Motorolla's Droid Razr. Notice the stark contrast in how mother/daughter and father/son react to graduation and moving away. Here is the original Mother/Daughter commercial. Later on, Verizon got some complaints and changed the commercial so that it didn't need subtitles. I'm not sure what the complaint was or why the change, but in my humble opinion, the original was much funnier. Here is the Father/Son commercial, also with subtitles. Nobody complained there. What do you think of the commercials? Why do you think the original Mother's Day commercial was changed? Why do you think the...
Washington's birthday got me thinking about another president born in February.
President Lincoln is known for his honesty and Honest Abe would never tell a lie. Here, in this Geico commercial, he is faced with telling his wife the truth when she asks him a question wives have been asking for decades.
So what do you do when you cannot tell a lie?
Watch!
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"The American TV audience that tuned in to see the Brooklyn Dodgers take on the Philadelphia Phillies on July 1, 1941, likely didn't realize they were about to witness TV history. But when a 20-second scene of a Bulova clock face appeared on their screens, overdubbed with the phrase, "The world runs on Bulova time," the estimated 4,000 viewers witnessed a milestone: the first paid TV commercial." [source: TV Acres]. x "As anyone who watches modern TV knows, commercials are an integral part of television broadcasting. The advertisements have not only changed the way we shop, but they've also changed the way TV broadcasts are produced. TV dramas often break for commercials at high-tension moments, compelling viewers to sit through...
Instead of a Friday Funny this week, I bring you this amazing commercial. I can't remember how I found it now, but it's an incredible example of nonverbal communication. No words are uttered during this ad, but it most certainly gets the point across with pin point accuracy. It also elicits such a range of emotion, but leaves you with a warm fuzzy feeling. Enjoy and please leave a comment with your thoughts.
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