{"id":573888735,"date":"2015-11-03T23:27:04","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T05:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/?p=573888735"},"modified":"2016-07-01T23:34:09","modified_gmt":"2016-07-02T04:34:09","slug":"walking-around-the-big-box-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/blog\/2015\/11\/03\/walking-around-the-big-box-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking around the big box store"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m still playing with the Boomerang app. It seems like it would strike a cord with a very “in your face” message. There’s no real nuance to it. And if this is where we go because the six seconds of Vine is just too tedious … well marketers should just get off the ride now. <\/p>\n

But sometimes you can make something that looks cool:<\/p>\n

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This is the Space Laser light-up blaster from Imperial Toy.<\/a><\/p>\n

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When in doubt, go to the toy section, I always say. <\/p>\n

Speaking of toys … <\/p>\n

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Did we need these? Does anyone like them? More importantly, are these really for young Star Wars fans or older Star Wars fans? The merchandise rollout has been at times impressive and regrettable. But mostly impressive. And we’re still six weeks from the movie. <\/p>\n

One more Boomerang:<\/p>\n

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Iron Man hands are pretty awesome.<\/a><\/p>\n

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