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August 31, 2007
August 30, 2007
Music Collection Update
Some more details are available about the new 30th Anniversary Music Collection I mentioned in an earlier post.
So, it sounds a little bit interesting, but since it is OT-only, I think I'll pass.
August 28, 2007
30th Anniversary Music Collection
Amazon is listing a new item:
The Music of Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition
I do love me some Star Wars music, but 8 CDs and $90 seems like overkill. I'm interested to see what it has that is new/different from the currently available catalog. I have the soundtrack from each of the prequels and the wonderful Star Wars Trilogy: The Original Soundtrack Anthology which I think pretty much covers it.
August 24, 2007
starwars.com Blows It
I got an e-mail from starwars.com asking me to complete a survey. Usually, any solicitiation for survey input gets immediately junked, but I am sometimes willing to provide feedback if I feel invested in the subject, and I do so for starwars.com.
So I followed the link and started in. I dutifully answered the first several questions, especially pertaining to Hyperspace, because I was once a member and no longer am. I thought it would be a good opportunity to let them know why I quit. (It costs too much, and its only concrete benefit is to get discounts on stuff from shop.starwars.com, which is already overpriced anyway.)
Then I grew skeptical as they asked me questions about the ages of my kids and my household income, but I realize this is the cross-promotional demographic gold that marketers love to get their mitts on. (And let's face it, starwars.com is strictly a marketing vessel that I gleefully submit to.)
Then after filling out what video game platform I use, and telling them whether I've been to Facebook or YouTube or any number of other properties, I began to grow weary, and realized that I was barely a third of the way through the survey. At which time I promptly closed the browser window and went back to what I was doing.
Survey designers: Don't forget the lesson of Aesop's dog and his bone. You were able to convince a usually uninterested party to give you some precious feedback (and demographic information). But you threw it all away when you asked for way too much.
August 21, 2007
August 20, 2007
Star Wars Tops Another List
Star Wars duo voted top 'love duds'
Star Wars duo Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen have been voted the movie couple with the most unconvincing on-screen chemistry.
It's a pretty remarkable achievement, beating out Tom Cruise/Nicole Kidman and Ben Affleck/anyone.