Wal-Marting Across America, by Edelmen

A Wal-Mart blog called "Wal-Marting Across America," that was started by a pair of simple Americans writing about their cross-country travels in an RV and enjoying the free lodging in Wal-Mart parking lots, has been what shall it be termed as a paid parking. The main contributor was revealed to be Jim Thresher, a staff photographer for The Washington Post.
The blog, which was launched only on this Sept. 27, was also mentioned in this week's issue of BusinessWeek, and got exposed as a promotional tactic engineered by Working Families for Wal-Mart (WFWM), an organization launched by Wal-Mart's public relations firm Edelman. WFWM has paid for the RV and in effect reorganized and scheduled the entire trip and also put up a logo on the RV's side. Though a banner ad announced WFWM sponsored the site, it never came out with the fact that Wal-Mart paid for the couple's RV, gas, food and other expenses.
People are of the opinion that Thresher's activities are a violation of the paper's policy for freelancing for special interests. Everyone involved violated the basic rule: Be transparent. If you're found out, it comes back as a slap in the face."
So much so for the advertising campaign that big companies like this follow.
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WHAT IS LIFE

This question sounds strange to all of us. Do we ever stop and think about it. Of course not, we don’t. We are lost in our rat race and have no time to think about such a philosophical question. How many of us have ever been grateful to The creator of the universe for providing us with basic luxuries like air, water, oxygen, sunlight, fruits, vegetables and the list is un limited. Unfortunately most of us have taken these for granted. Forget about being thankful to the Creator, most of us don’t even bother to preserve and protect it. On the contrary we bring maximum destruction and damage to it by various activities. Its time now we all pause for a while and start a very serious revolution regarding preserving our universe and taking care of our natural resources. We must remember one point that to make it successful it should be started on the grass root level. The masses have to participate and work towards it to get the desired result. Do we ever think what is going to happen if our natural resources like petrol and various oils which are in short supply gets over. One should not only use it economically but also think of an alternative for it for example running vehicles on solar energy, using battery-operated vehicles. Apart from this such vehicles can be also created in which human resources are also used but in a modified technology so that mankind can do some exercise while driving. One does not have to bother to waste money and time in costly gymnasium. This way dual purpose will be solved. Apart from this pollution will come in control and one more problem will be solved. Instead of taking out all latest luxury car and bikes running on petrol they should be running on solar energy, chargeable batteries.

the Battlestar Galactica or Desperate Housewives or Friends ------- make your choice clear

There are so many new seasons of soaps like the Prison Break, Lost, Desperate Housewives, Smallville and of course friends and now the Battlestar Galactica.
BSG Season 3 is good and is nothing short of awesome. Frankly im not much in favour of watching television but I think this idiot box is very much the only sought after entertainment in all kinds
I keep telling my kids not to watch so much of it but then I do it myself and get so engrossed in it that I really don’t know how time flies and then I land up with a heavy head and go off to sleep
Come to think of it television has been one of the greatest finds of all times and has brought the images of one and all so close to us that we actually cannot complain
Its use is there in all spheres like medicine, entertainment and sports
So I think the best way to regulate television is to watch your favourite shows only till the time they are conveying something nice and interesting and not always. Do u get what I want to say ? ok what I actually mean is that even some of your favourite shows can become drab and boring over time and you should not be watching that particular episode then thus saving some of those headaches for yourself. If you do agree with what lil anecdote I have to tell you to save yourself those headaches do leave your own remedy to save me from this habit of late and long hours of watching my favourite shows on TV.
I’d really appreciate your concerns
Lol and don’t take me too seriously and go on and put on that TV
Everyone should watch BSG.

IT’S official now isn’t it--Google wants to buy YouTube for a good $1.6 billion

Well , its nearly an official news now that google is among the foremost buyers who are interested in the YouTube which has generated a lot of media hype recently with the lonelygirl video and many others . and believe you me, the site is good with a lot of fancy stuff to view of all kinds. Knowledge as well as not knowledge
But I think knowledge is power isn’t it . Yes it is today don’t u agree with me
So was msn and yahoo also in line
Well me may not know till the outcome gets finalized but I do hope good for the two young programmers from America who started this site YouTube and made it such a success today.
Don’t you wish that your site also gained so much popularity one day and some big company approached you also for your small company and offered a trillion dollars for it?
Well I do and im sure you must be dreaming too.
Well lets start a forum where we can all put in our comments on how we all can popularize our sites.
My first suggestion to my readers is that think of something original and out of the ordinary yet so simple that everyone thinks that why I didn’t think of this before.
Ok
So you guys also think and if you have some brilliant suggestions do leave a comment below
Thanks to you YouTube comments . LOL