Unforgivable Ads

I heard all the uproar over P. Diddy's ads for his latest fragrance Unforgivable and assumed the ads were going to be gross and extremely appalling. I believe the ads did deliver those emotions but it failed to really sell the fragrance. All the glamorization of sex and infidelity failed to highlight the fragrance. Though this is true I don't believe it will hinder consumers from going and purchasing the fragrance. The attention the ad received from the uproar and upset has not stopped some channels from playing the ads. I have seen the ads on several different stations recently. The oversexualization of this country is appalling, and I believe that creative minds are stifled if they believe the only avenue to sell a product to today's consumer is through sex. I will not buy the fragrance for a loved one, but I know many others would.

Is advertising overwhelming?

These days one cannot go through their daily lives with out being bombarded with millions of advertisements. From the moment we wake up our senses are literally overrun with advertisements. Think about it. If you are someone you watches he local news when you wake up in the morning, think about how many ads you see during that programming. Or if you’re someone that prefers to read the paper in the morning you are still seeing lots of ads. Then think about your commute to work or school. Think of all the billboards you see, and of course don’t forget about the ads on the radio. If you continue to think about your daily routine and all the ads you encounter you will probably realize that you are seeing thousands upon thousands of adds everyday just doing your regular activities. But is this such a bad thing? I mean maybe all this advertising does contribute do the average America’s huge debt problem, but can you picture a world without advertising? In today’s world the average amount of credit card debt is close to $10,000 per household. That’s a lot. And it seems very discouraging when day in and day out Americans are constantly over run with all theses cleaver adds urging them to spend more and tempting them with the never ending promise that if you had this one item life would be so much better. But then if you stop and think about what the world would be like without advertising it would not be a pretty picture. Let’s start back at the beginning of the day and suppose that there is no advertising. There would be no more watching the local news in the morning because the average America could not afford to watch television without advertising. The paper to would be out of the question. The commute to work would also change. Since all the billboards help fund roads, there might not be any without them. And of course radio to would also be far too expensive for the average American to afford. So with out advertising think of all the extra money we would be spending for entertainment such as radio or television. I think the average American would still have just as much credit card debt because they would be spending so much more for entertainment. Though advertising can sometimes seem excessive and overwhelming I would prefer to never have to experience a world without it.

Avataars

Overall I think the Avatar is a cute idea, but more for a younger crowd. It was fun to create the avatar, but I think the clothing selection needs improvement. I didn’t find very many appealing options with the cloths and the colors and styles of the cloths just seems like they would appeal to younger people more than my age group. Though it was fun to create the avatar, I don't think I would ever use it. I don’t really understand what it is for. I know that you use it when using yahoo messenger, but I don't use yahoo messenger. I did think it was a cute idea however that you can change the avatar’s mood and their facial expression changes. I think younger kids would really enjoy using the Avatar, but I feel that people my age wouldn’t really see its purpose.

The Avatar

I think the Yahoo! Avatars are really cute. I have had a Yahoo! account for a long time, but actually today was the first time I created an Avatar because I thought it was a little silly. Surprisingly it was fun for me. I think it would have a been a little better if there was a slighter larger range of skin colors as an ethnic person I did not find a shade that I felt reflected my complexion. When choosing the clothing I think it would be more entertaining if the clothing was placed in a retail setting that had the different garment pieces in sections. People could dress their Avatar in lots of different selections in a dressing room similar to what is seen on the H&M website. Your favorite selections could then be stored in your personal closet that one could refer to often when they chose and wanted to change the outfit of their Avatar. These changes would make the Avatar more hands on and make someone return often to come back often to change the look of their Avatar.