Archive for July, 2005
Beaches and lions
Posted on 28. Jul, 2005 by Cassandra.
Cherryflava recently headed out to a couple of tranquil beach settings, Yzerfontein and Langebaan, along the West Coast….and ended up having a close encounter with lions. It was really dangerous stuff…but we managed to land the shots.
Check out the new series of Cherryflava pics here.
Best of the web
Posted on 27. Jul, 2005 by Cassandra.
The big business mag Forbes have just released their annual "Best of the Web" list.
We were really excited about it…but then we didn’t crack a mention….so now we’re feeling a bit bleak and unloved.
Anyhow, we’ll get over it…and you can check out their bias list here.
New terror threat.
Posted on 27. Jul, 2005 by Cassandra.
That sneaky Osama Bin Laden has come up with a brilliant plan to terrorise party folk in the US.
According to Gawker….One year after 9/11, Bin Laden offered tens of millions of dollars to a
Colombian drug cartel to purchase tons of cocaine. He planned to spike
the drugs with poison and then resell the supply in the United States,
thus killing thousands of otherwise innocent hipsters.
Whoa….evil. But fear not. Lucky for you…Colombian druglords are better marketers than terrorists. They did the maths and realised that the market for selling prime un-poisoned coke is more profitable than selling tons for the stuff to Osama in a one off deal.
Clever druglords. Miami can breathe easy again.
New Coke M5
Posted on 26. Jul, 2005 by Cassandra.
Even though Coke is still the world’s biggest brand – valued at about $67.5bn (US) – they’re getting very nervous about sales.
Seems like the world is turning healthy, and brandy and coke just isn’t at the top of the everyones daily drinking list anymore.
In an inspired change of pace from their constant re-tinkering of
flavors and additives, Coca-Cola has instead chosen to focus on an
evolution of their design. The soft drink giant recently comissioned
five talented young design groups from five continents to rethink their
packaging with an eye towards hip urban flair. The Designers Republic (U.K.), Lobo (Brazil), MK12 (U.S.A.), Rex & Tennant McKay
(South Africa) and Caviar (Japan) have each offered their unique vision
for new aluminum Coke bottles that, in the company’s words, will be
found only at "the world’s most exclusive clubs and lounges."
The new product will be called M5….expect a new website with more details when they launch. Cool that there are a couple of SA designers in there.
Lance wins seven….
Posted on 25. Jul, 2005 by Cassandra.
…and could oneday be running for the president of the USA.
US Lance Armstrong waves a paper reading ‘7′ (for seven victories)
before the 21st stage of the 92nd Tour de France cycling race between
Corbeil-Essonnes and the Champs-Elysees in Paris. American Lance
Armstrong waved goodbye to what has been a remarkable cycling career
after securing his seventh consecutive yellow jersey following the 21st
and final stage of the Tour de France.(AFP/Joel Saget)
Now that you’ll never see the guy on a bicycle ever again…find out more about this legend here.
So what kind of US president will Armstrong make? For one…he’ll probably be the first one to know how to speak French, Spanish and Italian.
This isn’t the last you’ll hear from Lance Armstrong.
Cherryflava’s top ten business tips
Posted on 22. Jul, 2005 by Cassandra.
Doing business successfully is a bit like playing test rugby. Do the basics well…and victory will follow.
Unfortunately, just like professional rugby players, many brands – big and small – forget this very simple fact, and instead think that they can solve their growth problems by shovelling heaps of advertising money into a big whole in the ground. Eventually, they all fail.
Inspired by D’ave of Joblog’s great story….here are our top ten business basics, which (if followed) will make any business a success:
Cape taxi industry hits NYC
Posted on 22. Jul, 2005 by Cassandra.
Obviously after reading a copy of the Cape Times whilst on holiday here in the Mutha city….these guys got a great idea for a business.
StreetWars:Killer is an assasination tournament which is held over an extended period of time in real life. You basically sign up to live in fear.
You can hunt your target down any way you see fit; you can pose as a delivery
person and jack them when they open the door, disguise yourself and take them
out on the street, etc.
At the end of it all, the last man person standing wins a new taxi route some cash.
See…some people actually go out of their way and pay good money to feel the kind of heat that we just take for granted.
Visit them here.
Druk die knoppie
Posted on 21. Jul, 2005 by Cassandra.
So we’ve all heard that stupid frog ringtone that apparently went to number one on all civilized world music charts.
Well now there’s a South African ringtone that’s sure to hit the front of the ‘best hits and memories’ charts soon.
For those readers who don’t understand Afrikaans…you may have a problem understanding this SA version.
Check out the download: (Right click – Save file As [400KB])
Look out for the phone loadable version somewhere.
Sit jou klank lekker hard.
GTA San Andreas to get pulled…
Posted on 21. Jul, 2005 by Cassandra.
…a year after it was initially released.
Ok…not pulled, but in the US at least, the video game industry on Wednesday changed to adults-only the rating
of "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," a best-selling game in which
explicit sexual content can be unlocked with an Internet download.
If you don’t know Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is an ultra-violent, gang infested, shoot everybody PlayStation 2 game. Your player basically trawls the streets of San Andreas, steals cars, sells drugs, hijacks cars, assaults woman and causes massive mayhem.
Clearly this decision has happened a bit after the train has already passed over the foot. Every kid who ever wanted GTA already has a copy…so what’s the point of re-rating the thing now?
Cherryflava’s guess is that this is yet another crafty plot to get sales of the game going again. Think about it…as soon as authorities ban or restrict something…everybody wants a piece.
Damn it…we’re going over to Take 2 right now to snag a copy.
More here.
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