SML

SML

SML

I thought of a funny idea for a t-shirt today that was simple, esoteric and capitalizes on the FML meme that has been creeping across the internet for the last year or so. I googled it, thinking that surely someone else had thought of it first — particularly in the wake of the feature film. To my surprise, it seems original. I doubt I’d be able convince Hanna-Barbera that a kitschy, risqué pun would be worth granting me permission to use their trademark, so I’m publishing it to the web for those who are ambitious enough to do it themselves.

Fun fact: The Smurfs are Les Schtroumpfs in French. 

Why Aren’t You Following Me on Pinterest?

Pin Me on Pinterest (You Have My Permission)
After noticing I only have a handful of followers on Pinterest, I recently updated my Facebook status with the question: why aren’t you following me on Pinterest? To which I received a rather snarky, but provocative reply from a friend: Because pinterest is for chicks dude.

And he’s 80% right, too. Pinterest’s user base is predominantly women. According to recent data from Google Ad Planner, as presented by Ignite Social Media, only 20% of their users are guys. Pinterest’s popularity among women in their late 20s and early 30s is illustrated (quite literally, ReadWriteWeb says) by the proliferation of images related to wedding planning and home decor.

But is Pinterest really for chicks, dude? Yes and no. Read more