Comments for Nick Bergus http://nbergus.com Thoughts on what media do, and can do better, and other things Wed, 16 May 2012 23:03:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on How I became Amazon’s pitchman for a 55-gallon drum of personal lubricant on Facebook by GM Stops Advertising On Facebook, Because It Doesn’t Work | E BLADE http://nbergus.com/2012/02/how-i-became-amazons-pitchman-for-a-55-gallon-drum-of-personal-lubricant-on-facebook/#comment-491 GM Stops Advertising On Facebook, Because It Doesn’t Work | E BLADE Wed, 16 May 2012 23:03:06 +0000 http://nbergus.com/?p=1106#comment-491 [...] everything about its users, it’s pretty awful at marketing to them. Just ask Nick Bergus, better known to the Internet as “Lube Guy” — he unwittingly became a pitchman for a 55-gallon drum of lube on Facebook. [...] [...] everything about its users, it’s pretty awful at marketing to them. Just ask Nick Bergus, better known to the Internet as “Lube Guy” — he unwittingly became a pitchman for a 55-gallon drum of lube on Facebook. [...]

]]> Comment on How I became Amazon’s pitchman for a 55-gallon drum of personal lubricant on Facebook by Har du læst Googles privatlivsbetingelser? http://nbergus.com/2012/02/how-i-became-amazons-pitchman-for-a-55-gallon-drum-of-personal-lubricant-on-facebook/#comment-480 Har du læst Googles privatlivsbetingelser? Tue, 01 May 2012 12:53:48 +0000 http://nbergus.com/?p=1106#comment-480 [...] er ikke altid, at det er lige flatterende. Eksempelvis blev bloggeren Nick Bergus associeret med en reklame for glidecreme, selvom Facebooks privatlivsbetingelser havde advaret ham i [...] [...] er ikke altid, at det er lige flatterende. Eksempelvis blev bloggeren Nick Bergus associeret med en reklame for glidecreme, selvom Facebooks privatlivsbetingelser havde advaret ham i [...]

]]> Comment on 1940′s Iowa City paperboy by Todd Adamson http://nbergus.com/2012/04/1940s-iowa-city-paperboy/#comment-477 Todd Adamson Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:00:40 +0000 http://nbergus.com/?p=1118#comment-477 Got any EXIF on that shot? ;) Got any EXIF on that shot? ;)

]]> Comment on How I became Amazon’s pitchman for a 55-gallon drum of personal lubricant on Facebook by Good sense http://nbergus.com/2012/02/how-i-became-amazons-pitchman-for-a-55-gallon-drum-of-personal-lubricant-on-facebook/#comment-471 Good sense Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:43:37 +0000 http://nbergus.com/?p=1106#comment-471 @MH "I would sue for damages " You can't you don't own you anymore. Zuckerbutt does "They violated your personal information" No they didn't yo gave them full rights to you "I assume I still own my photographs and information, and the rights to those" No you don't you signed away any rights when clicked "I Agree" @MH
“I would sue for damages ”
You can’t you don’t own you anymore. Zuckerbutt does

“They violated your personal information”
No they didn’t yo gave them full rights to you

“I assume I still own my photographs and information, and the rights to those”
No you don’t you signed away any rights when clicked “I Agree”

]]> Comment on How I became Amazon’s pitchman for a 55-gallon drum of personal lubricant on Facebook by Chen Mingi http://nbergus.com/2012/02/how-i-became-amazons-pitchman-for-a-55-gallon-drum-of-personal-lubricant-on-facebook/#comment-470 Chen Mingi Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:51:59 +0000 http://nbergus.com/?p=1106#comment-470 Nick, this is a funny story and also important to know. I wonder how many people will start backing off from Facebook (and other media) if they also end up accidentally being co-advertisers. Two things, though: You didn't write whether Amazon sent you a complimentary tub for all your great promo work, or tell us how well the stuff works. Nick, this is a funny story and also important to know. I wonder how many people will start backing off from Facebook (and other media) if they also end up accidentally being co-advertisers.
Two things, though: You didn’t write whether Amazon sent you a complimentary tub for all your great promo work, or tell us how well the stuff works.

]]> Comment on How I became Amazon’s pitchman for a 55-gallon drum of personal lubricant on Facebook by Who Owns You Online | http://nbergus.com/2012/02/how-i-became-amazons-pitchman-for-a-55-gallon-drum-of-personal-lubricant-on-facebook/#comment-420 Who Owns You Online | Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:59:44 +0000 http://nbergus.com/?p=1106#comment-420 [...] it, including for profit and without payment) agreement. It’s a policy that has led to people becoming pitchmen for things they’d rather not be associated with in Facebook [...] [...] it, including for profit and without payment) agreement. It’s a policy that has led to people becoming pitchmen for things they’d rather not be associated with in Facebook [...]

]]> Comment on How I became Amazon’s pitchman for a 55-gallon drum of personal lubricant on Facebook by When Targeted Ads Attack: Engagement Rings, Teen Pregnancy and 55 Gallons of Lube | Techland | TIME.com http://nbergus.com/2012/02/how-i-became-amazons-pitchman-for-a-55-gallon-drum-of-personal-lubricant-on-facebook/#comment-381 When Targeted Ads Attack: Engagement Rings, Teen Pregnancy and 55 Gallons of Lube | Techland | TIME.com Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:01:42 +0000 http://nbergus.com/?p=1106#comment-381 [...] could have been worse. She could have ended up like Nick Bergus, the unintentional lube salesman. Bergus spotted a hilarious deal on his Stellar feed: a 55-gallon drum of water-based lubricant for [...] [...] could have been worse. She could have ended up like Nick Bergus, the unintentional lube salesman. Bergus spotted a hilarious deal on his Stellar feed: a 55-gallon drum of water-based lubricant for [...]

]]> Comment on How I became Amazon’s pitchman for a 55-gallon drum of personal lubricant on Facebook by When to care about privacy | Information in Social Context http://nbergus.com/2012/02/how-i-became-amazons-pitchman-for-a-55-gallon-drum-of-personal-lubricant-on-facebook/#comment-298 When to care about privacy | Information in Social Context Fri, 09 Mar 2012 07:47:22 +0000 http://nbergus.com/?p=1106#comment-298 [...] Nick Bergus recently found that one of his humorous Facebook updates—in this case, sharing a link to an enormous container of personal lubricant— had been turned into a sponsored link by Facebook. [...] [...] Nick Bergus recently found that one of his humorous Facebook updates—in this case, sharing a link to an enormous container of personal lubricant— had been turned into a sponsored link by Facebook. [...]

]]> Comment on How I became Amazon’s pitchman for a 55-gallon drum of personal lubricant on Facebook by The Accidental Lube Salesman for Facebook | Blurban http://nbergus.com/2012/02/how-i-became-amazons-pitchman-for-a-55-gallon-drum-of-personal-lubricant-on-facebook/#comment-250 The Accidental Lube Salesman for Facebook | Blurban Sun, 04 Mar 2012 06:08:08 +0000 http://nbergus.com/?p=1106#comment-250 [...] was the life of Nick Bergus. This was his cute and witty comment. This was his sponsored [...] [...] was the life of Nick Bergus. This was his cute and witty comment. This was his sponsored [...]

]]> Comment on How I became Amazon’s pitchman for a 55-gallon drum of personal lubricant on Facebook by Out of Context | The Alter Egozi http://nbergus.com/2012/02/how-i-became-amazons-pitchman-for-a-55-gallon-drum-of-personal-lubricant-on-facebook/#comment-249 Out of Context | The Alter Egozi Sat, 03 Mar 2012 22:13:35 +0000 http://nbergus.com/?p=1106#comment-249 [...] why is it, then, that a simple amusing case of 55-gallon of lubricant made so many bad headlines for [...] [...] why is it, then, that a simple amusing case of 55-gallon of lubricant made so many bad headlines for [...]

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