Ads on tests add up for teacher - USATODAY.com

Tom Farber gives a lot of tests. He's a calculus teacher, after all.

So when administrators at Rancho Bernardo, his suburban San Diego high school, announced the district was cutting spending on supplies by nearly a third, Farber had a problem. At 3 cents a page, his tests would cost more than $500 a year. His copying budget: $316. But he wanted to give students enough practice for the big tests they'll face in the spring, such as the Advanced Placement exam.

"Tough times call for tough actions," he says. So he started selling ads on his test papers: $10 for a quiz, $20 for a chapter test, $30 for a semester final.

Ads on tests add up for teacher - USATODAY.com

I know times are tough, but this just seems a little ridiculous to me. From the comments after the article, it seems the students do not mind.

What is next? Whiteboards with banner ads?

You think my blog article helped?

'Divorce' billboard removed | Chicago Tribune: "The display drew criticism from some residents in the Rush Street neighborhood and from other lawyers, who say the ad sullies their profession.

The billboard was removed a week after it went up after Ald. Burton Natarus (42nd) determined it didn't have a proper permit."

Too bad that they cannot put some intelligence in the lawyer who put it up in the first place. This was one I blogged about earlier.

From the "Ads that are really stupid" department

FOXNews.com - 'Life's Short, Get a Divorce' Law Firm Ad Causes a Stir in Chicago Neighborhood - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News:

"The ad is sponsored by Fetman, Garland & Associates, Ltd., a law firm specializing in divorce. The billboard is complete with two scantily clad bodies — one male and one female — telling people that 'Life's short, get a Divorce.' It's located near the intersection of State and Bellevue streets.

'In terms of tasteful — well, no, it wouldn't be my first choice,' one man told WFLD.

'It's offensive because the message is sex, and if you don't have what you want, you dump it,' said another woman.

But the law firm calls the ad 'cutting edge' and is making no apologies for it. Lawyers there say the ad isn't for everyone, but instead targets couples looking for a way out of a bad marital situation."

Cutting edge??? You know what would be cutting edge. People staying together and working their problems out. As one who has run away from the problems and divorced I know. You take your baggage with you when you go. Instead of divorce, why not figure out what is wrong with you and work to change it. It will not guarentee anything, but the kids you leave behind will not be so hurt.

Air Force Tries Something Amazing with Mobile, Bluetooth · MarketingVOX

Air Force Tries Something Amazing with Mobile, Bluetooth · MarketingVOX:

"Cellphone-toting NASCAR fans at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend will get pinged with a mobile recruitment pitch from the United States Air Force, reports AdAge.

The mobile extension of the Air Force's 'Do Something Amazing' campaign is developed by GSD&M. Bluetooth transmitters setup around the racetrack will find suitably equipped mobile devices and send messages encouraging the recipient to stop by the Air Force presence at the racetrack."

This is not a good idea. Did they think that they might get people too old to join maybe. Or people who do not want to join. When did a phone stop being mine and being a way for them to send ads (and I do not mean just the Air Force on that)? At least it is Bluetooth and not SMS. The former cost nothing but can be annoying and a way to spread cell phone viruses (Yes the do exist). The latter cost money even if you do not want the messages.