We got Future Shock. Then Culture Shock. Now Tazer Shock.
The maker of police shock gun improves its battery capacity which enables it to “zap” three times without recharge.
Stocks went up. Tazer wasn’t the only happy camper yesterday. Virgin Mobile got acquired by Sprint as well.
The MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) used to re-brand Sprint service, is now absorbed by Sprint itself.
It’s a testimony to a marketing job well done. Sprint has been burdened with a long legacy (US Sprint to Pin drop to
“push-and-talk” /Ten four- over-and-out).
Now comes Virgin Mobile, the sexy and savvy brand. (I am surprised it’s not acquired by Victoria Secret = V2V)
Anyhow, brace for more shocks to the system. “Too big to fail” syndrome? What happens to the good old Protestant work ethic? There is a new growing employment field: prison consultant. Sort of sub-cultural specialist i.e. to help
the like of Madoff to get over prison “culture shock” (and if all else failed, a Tazer shock).
I know the jobs are out there. I don’t mind going on police beat, just to recharge their Tazer guns, 3 zaps at a time.
Used to do similar things for Electronic News Gathering teams, and “brick” phone Motorola separate chargers.
Nothing is shocking to me, when it comes to “shock”.
Thang Nguyen 555 