Comments on: Advertising Self-Defense: Know When You’re Being Marketed At and Fight Back http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/advertising-self-defense-know-when-youre-being-marketed-at-and-fight-back/ Augmented Humanity, Second Selves, and Cybernetic Yoga Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:03:11 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Advertising self-defense: Know when you’re being marketed at and fight back | Far Beyond The Stars http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/advertising-self-defense-know-when-youre-being-marketed-at-and-fight-back/comment-page-1/#comment-4698 Advertising self-defense: Know when you’re being marketed at and fight back | Far Beyond The Stars Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:51:57 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=386#comment-4698 [...] continue reading… [...] [...] continue reading… [...]

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By: Simple Living News Update: Week of Nov 9 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/advertising-self-defense-know-when-youre-being-marketed-at-and-fight-back/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Simple Living News Update: Week of Nov 9 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:03:28 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=386#comment-107 [...] Advertising Self-Defense: Know When You’re Being Marketed At and Fight Back [...] [...] Advertising Self-Defense: Know When You’re Being Marketed At and Fight Back [...]

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By: Everett Bogue http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/advertising-self-defense-know-when-youre-being-marketed-at-and-fight-back/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Everett Bogue Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:48:42 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=386#comment-81 That sounds like a book that I'd enjoy. Thanks for the recommendation, and for stopping by Chloe! That sounds like a book that I’d enjoy. Thanks for the recommendation, and for stopping by Chloe!

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By: Chloe http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/advertising-self-defense-know-when-youre-being-marketed-at-and-fight-back/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Chloe Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:03:29 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=386#comment-80 Hi Everett, Nice post! I've been laughing about the idea of apple and jogging advertisements. There was a book I read a while back - Culture Jam - that at the time [I was in highschool] blew my mind! It was all about deconstructing cultural memes and advertising, fighting against ads, and becoming aware of their negative effect on us. Stuff like 5 year olds running around soccer fields with logos branded onto their jerseys; our children are walking billboards! It talked about stamping out ads, but also using ads to fight against negative ads. [One of the big examples it uses is the grassroots beginnings of the anti-smoking campaigns.] Anyways, if you or anyone is interested in it, Culture Jam is a great book if you have the time for it! ] chloe [ Hi Everett,

Nice post! I’ve been laughing about the idea of apple and jogging advertisements.

There was a book I read a while back – Culture Jam – that at the time [I was in highschool] blew my mind! It was all about deconstructing cultural memes and advertising, fighting against ads, and becoming aware of their negative effect on us. Stuff like 5 year olds running around soccer fields with logos branded onto their jerseys; our children are walking billboards! It talked about stamping out ads, but also using ads to fight against negative ads. [One of the big examples it uses is the grassroots beginnings of the anti-smoking campaigns.]

Anyways, if you or anyone is interested in it, Culture Jam is a great book if you have the time for it!
] chloe [

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By: marci @ onlinecolleges http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/advertising-self-defense-know-when-youre-being-marketed-at-and-fight-back/comment-page-1/#comment-74 marci @ onlinecolleges Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:53:53 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=386#comment-74 So true! Marketing and ads are all around us. Even on the sites we think are safe. I believe it's a marketing world now though. If you don't market your products or blog or yourself (whatever you want to market) then there will be no traffic or no purchases. We are flooded all the time with 'stuff' that we don't necessarily need. I also think we are becoming more lazy with the new tech gadgets coming out, etc. So true! Marketing and ads are all around us. Even on the sites we think are safe. I believe it’s a marketing world now though. If you don’t market your products or blog or yourself (whatever you want to market) then there will be no traffic or no purchases. We are flooded all the time with ‘stuff’ that we don’t necessarily need. I also think we are becoming more lazy with the new tech gadgets coming out, etc.

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By: Everett Bogue http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/advertising-self-defense-know-when-youre-being-marketed-at-and-fight-back/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Everett Bogue Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:37:28 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=386#comment-69 I'm going to write a blog post next week detailing how my lifestyle is function and the problems I've had. I understand how intriguing/confusing the way I'm living my life at the moment might be. I’m going to write a blog post next week detailing how my lifestyle is function and the problems I’ve had. I understand how intriguing/confusing the way I’m living my life at the moment might be.

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By: Everett Bogue http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/advertising-self-defense-know-when-youre-being-marketed-at-and-fight-back/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Everett Bogue Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:27:55 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=386#comment-68 Hi Phil! Thanks for noticing the marketing on my site. It is impossible to avoid, and you wouldn't be reading this if I wasn't marketing the site. I'm okay with that because I'm hopefully providing a service that is benefiting my readers. Also, it costs you all nothing but a little time. As for your questions, they're all excellent ones, and I'll do my best to answer them. I've only been doing this since August, so I may run into problems that I haven't anticipated, but for now things are working out. 1, how does my friends, family know where I am. I call th regularly, we email, they read my blog and twitter. I'm actually going to Chicago in two weeks because my family lives there and I haven't been home for the holidays in a long time. 2, all my mail is electronic. My life doesn't cost much so I get by doing small jobs over the Internet, and photo jobs when I find them in whichever city I'm in. I also do web design work, which is bringing in most of my money at the moment. I did a lot of planning before this trip, I had a lot of money saved, and also had interne work lined up before I left my job. Stable non-geographical work is a must for this kind of thing, it doesn't have to pay a lot, just enough. I get paid direct deposit and via paypal. For anything weird that comes up I have friends who can act as my secretaries in NY. I hope that answers some of your questions. I'll do my best to answer more questions in a blog post. Good lick in Portland! Hi Phil!
Thanks for noticing the marketing on my site. It is impossible to avoid, and you wouldn’t be reading this if I wasn’t marketing the site. I’m okay with that because I’m hopefully providing a service that is benefiting my readers. Also, it costs you all nothing but a little time.

As for your questions, they’re all excellent ones, and I’ll do my best to answer them. I’ve only been doing this since August, so I may run into problems that I haven’t anticipated, but for now things are working out.

1, how does my friends, family know where I am.
I call th regularly, we email, they read my blog and twitter. I’m actually going to Chicago in two weeks because my family lives there and I haven’t been home for the holidays in a long time.

2, all my mail is electronic. My life doesn’t cost much so I get by doing small jobs over the Internet, and photo jobs when I find them in whichever city I’m in. I also do web design work, which is bringing in most of my money at the moment.

I did a lot of planning before this trip, I had a lot of money saved, and also had interne work lined up before I left my job. Stable non-geographical work is a must for this kind of thing, it doesn’t have to pay a lot, just enough.

I get paid direct deposit and via paypal. For anything weird that comes up I have friends who can act as my secretaries in NY.

I hope that answers some of your questions. I’ll do my best to answer more questions in a blog post. Good lick in Portland!

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By: Phil http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/advertising-self-defense-know-when-youre-being-marketed-at-and-fight-back/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Phil Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:37:48 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=386#comment-66 Well Everett, I find no less than four marketing 'ads' on this one page alone... 1. Photography by Everett, so you're marketing yourself. 2. Two Tweets, so Twitter is being marketed through here. 3. Powered by WordPress at the bottom, so WordPress is being marketed through your blog as well as your blog title showing redundantly. 4. All the BlogRolls on the right side are promoting other like-minded blogs. You're right, it's very hard to escape! :) Like I have room to talk. Mine is covered in such similarities! I suppose its the way we are heard shouting out about ourselves through the din of so many others shouting out! Only, you and I aren't really trying to sell anything, except maybe ourselves? On another topic: One question that does intrigue me, as I have dreamed of following this Really Minimalist lifestyle for quite some time. With having so little, and moving around a lot, how do your friends and family know where you are? I suppose having a minimal of monthly bills means you do it all online, but how do you get mail, or do you? How will anyone rent to you without solid long term histories? has your credit been affected? I guess along those lines, does it matter? Without a Base of Operations, how do your customers get billed? Ok, these are way more than one question. If you've answered these types of questions before, please point me to your blog entry on that. Thanks! Phil (moving to Portland very soon, but with too much stuff!) Well Everett, I find no less than four marketing ‘ads’ on this one page alone… 1. Photography by Everett, so you’re marketing yourself. 2. Two Tweets, so Twitter is being marketed through here. 3. Powered by WordPress at the bottom, so WordPress is being marketed through your blog as well as your blog title showing redundantly. 4. All the BlogRolls on the right side are promoting other like-minded blogs. You’re right, it’s very hard to escape! :)

Like I have room to talk. Mine is covered in such similarities! I suppose its the way we are heard shouting out about ourselves through the din of so many others shouting out! Only, you and I aren’t really trying to sell anything, except maybe ourselves?

On another topic:
One question that does intrigue me, as I have dreamed of following this Really Minimalist lifestyle for quite some time. With having so little, and moving around a lot, how do your friends and family know where you are? I suppose having a minimal of monthly bills means you do it all online, but how do you get mail, or do you? How will anyone rent to you without solid long term histories? has your credit been affected? I guess along those lines, does it matter? Without a Base of Operations, how do your customers get billed? Ok, these are way more than one question. If you’ve answered these types of questions before, please point me to your blog entry on that.

Thanks!
Phil (moving to Portland very soon, but with too much stuff!)

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