"I think I found history's first social media #fail. 1995, L'Eggs pantyhose," tweets @AdrianChen when posting this paragraph from a dissertation he was reading. "It is especially important to be clear about your vision if you are trying to attract aparticular audience. The makers of L'Eggs Pantyhose discovered the importance of this when they launched an ambitious and expensive website for the purposes of fostering brand loyalty and learning more about their market. To develop a closer relationship with their customers , they included a discussion area called the L'Eggs Community. Much to their surprise, the discussions quickly became dominated by men who enjoyed wearing pantyhose and who were thrilled to discover an anonymous setting where they could trade tips and not feel so alone ... ."
Canadians give 'Conrad' fond farewell
RIP Conrad
A dead raccoon had a memorial set up around him on a street in Toronto, Canada. The animal was first spotted on Thursday morning. But as the day wore on and no one came to pick up "Conrad" , the pavement memorial grew with a framed photo of a raccoon appearing and a condolence card. Then a red rose was put on his body and still he wasn't collected by the city's animal services. Locals were asked to keep their green bins open in honour of #DeadRaccoonTO by Toronto councillor Norm Kelly. As night fell, candles were lit and more flowers were left with a pen to allow people to write messages. He also trended on Twitter. Toronto residents left a collection box to raise money for Conrad's removal. Conrad's body was removed by animal services shortly before midnight. (Source: BBC.co.uk)
"Silly me not knowing what's made at Fonterra's Te Awamutu factory," writes TorqueIT, following up an earlier item on the journey of a flagon of milk. "It is hard to see though, all the product is put in refrigerated containers on trains ... Sorry it took me so long to correct my mistake, had to wait for my police clearance before the shopkeeper would let me in his cheese vault."
Say cheese
Picture this: The mother of Aussie model Miranda Kerr sounds like a lovely down-to-earth woman in this Telegraph feature, where she shares details of her amaaazing diet...
Local: New Zealand history gets a wry spin with John Clarke... "During the early 1980s however, the New Zealand economy was put in the hands of finance ministers due to a filing error, and authorities are still looking for the black box. A social democracy with only one previous owner was asset-stripped and replaced by a series of franchises. Even rugby sides stopped being called Canterbury, Wellington, Otago and Auckland and were instead given the names of animals, colours and weather conditions."
Video: A tres-creepy puppet fashion show at the Cypress Club in London, 1960.
