It all wll be mine… In due time
Okay so I’m late to the party for this one. This is an awesome Korean urban legend. Nice format for a WebComic. It’s best viewed on a non-mobile device.
Bongcheon-Dong Ghost by HORANG: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2bHto8/
Well well well… I see what you did there Google.
So, Google Plus opened its gates on Tuesday, June 28. People flocked to join the not Facebook:
Now, I’m a young Techie/Search Engine Optimizist/Social Media Marketer so I was very interested when Google Plus came along. I signed up Tuesday, like a good little Google fan boy should, and then carried on with my day. That night, I checked for my invite and it hadn’t come. I didn’t think it was a big deal, so I signed up again before I went to bed. I awoke up to a wonderful message that would be burned into my eyes for the next week: “We are over capacity and could not keep up because of the demand. Sign up here to stay posted.” I bottled up my nerd rage and signed up to yet another list. The site asked me for my first name and email again.
Now, first off, why didn’t they just send me to a Google questionnaire asking for my first name and email? Why didn’t I get an email confirmation about not being allowed in to Google Plus? How far am I on the waiting list?
Despite all of the complications for a multitude of excited, potential users, Google Plus was the talk of the July 4th weekend when anything technology oriented came up. Everyone was saying that this new service would replace Facebook, and that Mark Zuckerberg better watch out. (On a random note Zuckerberg is the most followed person on Google Plus. #irony) During this no invite time, a lot of websites were talking about Google Plus. There were rumored “tricks” to get Google Plus invites, posts about “Why Google Plus is Awesome” or “Why Google Plus Is Equivalent To A Pile of Narwhal Feces“. This was just fueling my need to join Google Plus. I wanted to see the reasons for all of the fervor for myself, but they wouldn’t let me in…
After a week of refreshing the main page, I got in on one of Google’s 12PM random 15 min. invite sprees. I started inviting my pals, but they couldn’t get in. Today, I logged on Google Plus to play with my new, exclusive social network. I tried to invite my friends again. Guess what? IT WORKED!!! I went on a massive inviting spree. I spammed Facebook, and Twitter to invite others. I invited strangers and everyone I could think of in my excitement. It was glorious! And then it dawned on me:
Coming from a Marketing standpoint, Google’s strategy was genius. How can Google generate enough buzz to compete with Facebook?
This is the city restaurant strategy. Make it so people want it and can’t get it by limiting the supply and incurring the media to create the facsimile of demand. In other words, making douche bag moves. The Oatmeal explains it well here: http://theoatmeal.com/blog/restaurant_popular
This is how you get the crazies (like me) hooked. You make them check many times a day to see if it’s open until it consumes their soul.
This is how you make the people that have been dying to get an invite to join and invite all of their friends. They will become your best promotional tool and ensure that everyone starts joining.
In conclusion, Google you win today. You didn’t let me in your club and once you did, you tricked me into tattooing your logo on my face.
Can I at least get a dollar for my time? I guess not. Oh well. I’ll go bitch about it on Google Plus…
Add me on Google Plus:
http://www.gplus.to/Deehsar
Think big, think positive. Never show any sign of weakness. Always go for the throat. Fear… that’s the other guys problem.
Thumbnails are common fare on the Internet nowadays. A lot of the time you are allowed to click and see a larger image. The image at that point may not be the best. But this one however might be the worst ‘click for a bigger image’ on the internet:
http://www.asics.co.uk/running/products/running-backpack-mini/
via Reddit.com