web integration!
September 28th, 2009 § Leave a Comment
I made a Facebook page for the site —> .a sound mind. on Facebook!
I also made a Twitter for the site —> Twitter!
Fan me on Facebook.
Cody.
shockhound.com for the win.
August 27th, 2009 § Leave a Comment
So I’m in Scranton, Pa. right? And I go to Hot Topic because I figure “Maybe they’ll have a nice Death Cab for Cute shirt or a sweet Secret & Whisper jacket that the one in Virginia Beach doesn’t have.” Well, Hot Topic is different everywhere you go because they did, in fact, have a nice Death Cab shirt, but unfortunately…my fat self can’t fit in to a Large (surprise?).
So the sales guy sees that I’m bummed and offers a remedy to my failed clothing adventure. That remedy, ladies and gentlemen, is Shockhound. Shockhound is a digital media extravaganza brought to us by the fine folks at Hot Topic.
Released in 2008, Shockhound is sort of like if Amazon.com, Facebook, and Hot Topic had a baby. It has the simplest pieces of Facebook (you can have friends and comment things and have photos), the best parts of Amazon (like a search engine and the capability to buy things without leaving the security of your home), all topped off with the faux satanic wonder of Hot Topic.
So basically what you do is you create an account and you can begin buying things and making friends who like the same music as you do. (It’s almost like PureVolume but it isn’t supersaturated with people who thing their crappy band is better than legitimate bands).
Why Shockhound Matters To Me
I’ve been looking for months for a way to make some type of revenue from this website, and since I can’t figure out how to advertise on WordPress, this is the next best thing. I’m in the process of setting up a store through Shockhound where you fine folks can purchase music, band merchandise, etc. through my store.
So what I’m asking is that next time you buy music (if you buy music) or the next time you want a shirt from your favorite band (because everyone likes supporting their favorite band), consider buying it through me. If I don’t have the merchandise you’re looking for, email me and I’ll add it. I don’t make a lot of money off of commissions (like 5%, which off of a $20 purchase is $1) but every little bit helps.
My store will be up at the beginning of next week (hopefully).
Cody.
My next post…
I’m not actually sure. Is there a band you want me to talk about? A band I should know about? Music you’d like to see on the “iPod suggestions”? Email me your suggestions or leave a comment in the box below.
Facebook made me think today…
August 31st, 2008 § Leave a Comment
So I was dancing around Facebook today, looking at applications and friends and settings and something I had never noticed before, PRIVACY SETTINGS!! So I decided to cure my curiosity and check out what these settings might be. Much to my surprise, they allow you to change who can see your profile, what they can see, AND most importantly and most God-like, who you can block.
Blocking is quite possibly the coolest feature of anything, ever. So I looked around and thought of people I don’t like and no longer wished to speak to, I typed in their name, and then blocked them from contact through Facebook. It was kind of funny though because at the bottom of the screen there was fine print warning that blocking people from Facebook was only limited to just Facebook and that it did not cover the entire internet.
This act made me ponder life though. Why can’t we just block people from our actual lives. We can try to, by ignoring calls and text messages, emails and instant messages, but that never actually solves anything. We can then of course just come out and say that we no longer wish to be acquaintances and would like it if we could just go our seperate ways, but that’s hard to do because it seems rude, even though blatantly ignoring someone is pretty rude too.
It’s just, breaking things off is one of the hardest things to do, especially when they are someone who used to be really important in your life. But sometimes, these things have to be done. No one can stop it…because deep down, no one wants to.
But I wanted to. So I did it.
