For all categories in the world, there’s always a check-point to let you know you’re doing okay. You can almost retire from acting when you win an Oscar. Of course, that line can be quite subjective, success itself is subjective to what your goals and expectations are. However, being a bit of a sneaker queen, to me, nothing says “you’re awesome” until you’re put onto a pair of Nike’s.
The Next Web features an article that displays three Nike Dunk’s customized by David Reese.
First, we have, the Firefox.
http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2011/02/21/nike-sneakers-featuring-firefox-twitter-and-google/
Initially released in 2004, this web browser is now the second most used browser in the world. Firefox is reaching the middle-end of its late majority stage in the consumer adoption curve. Internet Explorer users that wanted to leave convert have already done so, and it’s a matter of whether Firefox can retain its users from leaving them for the up and rising Google Chrome.
Which brings me to the second “you’re awesome” winner of the night, Google.
http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2011/02/21/nike-sneakers-featuring-firefox-twitter-and-google/
Initially our favourite search engine, Google has invested in market development and have now also satisfied our needs for email, chat, browsers, photo editing, (and the list goes on). At this stage, we may be aware of Google additions, but it is still in the early majority stage as many of its products are relatively new and not as over-used just yet.
Which brings me to the last sneaker of the day. The “little birdie that told me”,
http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2011/02/21/nike-sneakers-featuring-firefox-twitter-and-google/
Twitter.
Although it has not reached the level of Facebook, tweeting has taken blogging, social media and networking to another level. Tweets, can only be 140 characters long, refraining users from having, as one of my former teachers used to say, “verbal diarrhea” for the lack of a better phrase. Companies have taken to twitter to keep their consumers constantly updated with news and “twitter contests” to their followers. It’s also a platform for a short update, or updatessssss (one too many) from friends without knowing too much or nowadays, too little about them (without having a face-to-face conversation, what are those anyways?) However, Twitter has just reached its early majority, many are still unaware of its powers. Not everyone has caught up to speaking in acronyms like LOL and GTL, so keeping up to date and uncomfortably close to our friends in just 140 characters is still a little ways away. TTYL !