BzzAgent

BzzAgent.com is a word-of-mouth marketing website that allows its users to try free and of discounted products. I’ve been a member, of a Bzz Agent, for a couple of years now and I love it. So you might be thinking “how does it work?” Well first you go to their site and signup for an account. Be forewarned that there is a bit of a long initial survey. They will ask for your name, address, and other things as well as your interests. Say you’re an avid wine drinker or you have multiple pets. This is information that BzzAgent will use to assign you a campaign. Campaigns are the goal. You want to be selected to participate in campaigns so you can get free stuff! Not only do you get free things but you also get to sound off about them. Sometimes you really want to praise an item or completely tear it to shreds but have no outlet to do it. BzzAgent gives you that outlet. The most important thing about campaigns is participation. Go out and try the product or service. Tell people about it. And always, ALWAYS report back your likes, or dislikes, of the product. That report will usually consist of a product review and a Bzz report. The Bzz report is just a summary of what you mentioned to people about the product. It doesn’t take a ton of time to write a review and report. This will also help get you invited to more campaigns so you can try more things. The main idea is this: Try; Share; Repeat. You all should try it.

I got time for Sweet Brown

I was extremely late finding out about the Sweet Brown interview. A friend posted the YouTube link on Facebook and I took a look. I was a bit upset with the video at first because I could just imagine all of the stereotypical remarks people could/would have; some of which were in the comments. Somehow I got beyond the interview and then the music came in. My initial reaction was an audible “WTF?” followed by laughter. It was like Bed Intruder 2.0. I could not stop watching. I literally had it on repeat for a good twenty minutes. I of course shared it but everyone else had already watched it, laughed hysterically, watched some more, and moved on to the next popular internet meme by then. I’m always late to the party with these things. Now whenever I’m feeling down and need a pick-me-up I watch it. It never fails to make me feel better. My soul literally weeps in elation whenever I watch this auto tune masterpiece. OK, I can’t really prove that that’s what happens but it’s what I like to think happens. Either way I always got time for Sweet Brown.

2013 WNBA Draft tonight

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The 2013 WNBA draft is tonight (coverage begins at 8pm EST on ESPN2 and WatchESPN) and I am excited! Some of you may know that I am a fan of the WNBA as evidenced by my post here. Tonight’s draft should be exciting AFTER the three top prospects get picked. We all know that Griner, Delle Donne, and Diggins will most likely go in that order but the succeeding picks on the draft board aren’t so set in stone. There seems to be a major drop-off after those three ladies. My biggest hope is that the New York Liberty makes MUCH better picks this season. They have the 5^th and 7^th overall picks in the draft. Last year’s draft was a bust. The Kelly Cain debacle really made me wonder what was going on in the Liberty’s front office. The mock drafts I’ve seen have the Liberty drafting a couple solid players that I think will fit into Trade Bill’s system but I highly doubt one or both picks will be with the team for long. I fully expect Bill Laimbeer to try to make a few draft night trades to pick up some veteran players; rookies don’t seem to flourish under his regime. All-in-all I’m excited to see what players are drafted and where. The New York Liberty will make better picks than last year because last year was about as horrible a draft as they’ve had.

Sharing is (not) caring

I’ve wanted to make my blog much more than just an annoying class assignment (sorry professor) but I struggle with exactly how much I want to share with the stalkers readers of my blog. Sharing online is a very dangerous thing. You never know who is out there reading what you have written and there is a heightened chance that the information you share could be used against you. I often want to use this space as a forum for all of my ideas, rants, frustrations and anything else that affects me but there is a big red stop sign that pops up in my mind when I put fingers to keyboard. I am a lot like this offline as well. Sharing with others somehow gives them something to hold over you. Nothing sucks more than someone reminding you of a stupid or embarrassing thing you happened to have told them in confidence or otherwise. This is why I have such a hard time coming up with things to post here.

AA's embarrasing moment

Nervousness and high anxiety in public and social spaces has always plagued me. This week the pair reared their ugly heads once again whilst I was in the middle of presenting a group project. Speeches and/or presentations have always been huge fears of mine. The beady-eyes of your “peers” can make you want to run to the corner and cower. That is the exact feeling that rushed over me this week. I’ve been nervous in front of people but this was different feeling. This was almost a paralyzing feeling. It was a feeling of “I can’t.” I can’t do this or stand here. 

At one point I heard the papers I was holding rattle and realized they were rattling because I was shaking. That’s never happened to me before. The realization of this physical occurrence just made me feel more nervousness and fear. I immediately thought “this is the worst thing ever” but then realized that I had team members counting on me and I somehow made it through. Once I scampered back to the side with my team I immediately felt regret. I know I can do better but my team doesn’t. These are people who I’d never met, before this class, and perhaps will never meet again and their lasting impression of me is my nervous shaking.