Putting the 'happy' back into content
I’m officially getting old! This morning I spotted a wiry GREY HAIR sticking out of my scalp.
The thing is, I’ve been expecting to change colour for years, but it’s still a shock to see a big, silvery hair!
I can spot the signs of ageing in the bags under my eyes and my sagging body, but going grey is the biggest telltale.
Let’s just hope it makes me look more distinguished and doesn’t happen overnight.
At least I’m not going bald!
Techcrunch has today revealed the latest attempt by record companies to encourage us to line their pockets for no reason at all. It’s called a Ringle and it will be a CD single, incorporating a new track, some other music and, wait for it, a ringtone of the track!
Wow, all those iTunes devotees are suddenly going to switch off their iPods and rush out to buy one of them, aren’t they?
I mean, a CD single – they’re the future, aren’t they? And you get a ringtone with it – pheweee! We can see people trying to slot that CD into their mobile right now!
At the grand old age of 35, I officially feel like a pensioner in the world of the Internet after reading this story about a 17-year-old girl who has built a multi-million dollar web business.
Ashley Qualis’ Whateverlife site is bigger than sites such as Oprah Winfrey, American Idol and Britannica.com – makes you want to give up right now!