In response to Jordan

I think they might, Japan is a far more health conscious country then we are clearly. But when all of the sudden these people are exposed to the same kind of crap we eat problems start to rise. In today's culture everyones looking to save money, and once they save that money they want whatever they payed for that instant. It's no longer about quality and craftsmanship it's about how fast can we as a company shove stuff down peoples throat. How can Japan ever hope to have a chance if McDonalds a company known for being unhealthy is suddenly spending millions to try and figure out how to make them eat? I think if not careful then maybe Japan could have obesity issues like we have in the states. Do you think Japan is doomed or do you think they have a chance to not become the next obese country?

Bi-Winning

Some people might think it's more important to have people see them as a shining example of good. Charlie Sheen however is quite content with people seeing him for the way he is a recovering addict. I chose this to blog about because it's a great example of the social networking phenomenon and because it's relevant i think to marketing ones self. Most companies go out of there way to ensure they have a shiny sparkly image that no one could slander. However Sheen is here telling the world that "he bumps seven gram rocks". You would think that this would ruin his career but it's doing the opposite. Sheen has become more popular after this interviewed aired then I think anyone thought he could or would. He recently set the world record for fastest time to reach one million followers on twitter when he did it in 25 hours and 17 minutes. He plans to pitch products on Twitter now because of this which i'm sure he'll get paid for. This approach obviously couldn't work for everyone but it has for him and he's making the best of it. What do you think after seeing this interview are you more of a Sheen fan or less? Just incase you haven't had a chance to see the interview I've included a link below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5aSa4tmVNM