And the reasons are simple...

Surprisingly there is still talk about Miley Cyrus deleting her Twitter account.  I remember hearing about it on the radio and then a song about it.  There is still talk on the radio about it. 

This song that Miley came up with however is not just one her usual songs.  This new song is a rap found on youtube. In the song, Miley gives her reasons for deleting her account.   She wanted her private life private and did not think it was important when people knew that she was doing her hair. 

After listening to the song and reading the lyrics, it makes me wonder why I even have a Twitter account.  With Twitter you do write what you are doing, "but who really cares?"  It is interesting to see what people are doing at the time but sometimes it seems pointless.  One of the only reasons why I enjoy having a Twitter account is because I get updates on my hometown and businesses that I enjoy shopping at. 

So does Miley's song have a good point?  Twitter seems like a big hit, but does anybody really care what you are doing? 

And while we are on the topic of videos and vlogging, I just so happened to stumble across this video.  Check it out, it is pretty hilarious.  It is a response to Miley's rap and it can also be found on youtube.  \

There have been a few examples of somebody posting a video and then somebody else posting their own video in response to the first one.  I thought this was interesting and a good example of how people also use videos.  People can use videos to respond to something. 

Does Target Need Some "Coaching?"

I was very intrigued by the fact that Target was knowingly selling and importing lead based paint covered toys.  I come to find out this week that Target is being sued for selling Coach purses. 

A complaint was filed last week by Coach because Target apparently copied two designs that Coach was using.  These two designs were the Ergo fold-over handbag and the Signature Patchwork line. 

The purses/bags that Target were selling were either very similar in design to what Coach or exactly like the design that Coach uses.  The store started selling the product this summer.  Out of this whole situation, Coach is looking for injunctive relief as well as attorney's fees.  In their list of complaints, Coach also mentioned that they want Target to stop selling the bags. 

Jana O'Leary, a Target spokeswoman said that they are looking into the situation and they always try to respect the legal rights of others' property. 

Leave it to Target, but this wasn't the only battle between the two.  Coach had once again sued Target for Target using another one of Coach's bags back in 2006.  Not only that, but Target has also seen some roundabouts for having complications with Lucky Brand Dungarees and Williams Sonoma. 

Wow, way to go Target! 

It was interesting to see the comments that were left on the site as well.  Somebody said how they make six figures and it is alright that Target sell a product similar to Coach because Coach is well liked and not everybody is able to afford Coach. 

When taking a look at the Coach website, these items are pretty pricey.  One of the new items alone cost around $800!  So maybe this lady saying that Target should be able to sell something of similar product is right?  Maybe Target should be able to sell a product that looks similar to another item, but not neccessarily exactly like another one.  What a crazy situation. 

Targeting Target

Thanks to the trustworthy Google, I am able to research anything I want to and learn new things every week. 

I learned today that even though I am not a big fan of Wal-Mart, it might just be the place where I get my items, or at least for the next couple of months. 

Target is being penalized and has now agreed to pay a $600,000 civil penalty.  Talk about a large number!  They should be able to afford it right? 

The corporation has been importing and selling toys with a large amount of lead paint.  If a younger child gets a hold of this lead paint, it can be toxic.  Some of the toys that Target has been selling contains more lead paint than what they had back in 1978 when there was a lead paint ban. 

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Target knowingly sold and imported the toys.  All of the toys were made in China between May 2006 and August 2007.  The article said that "Target recalled more than 500,000 Kool Toyz play sets, Anima Bamboo Collection games, and Happy Giddy gardening tools and Sunny Patch chairs for lead paint violations between November 2006 and September 2007."

The company didn't even take the time to go through the procedures and make sure that the toys didn't contain this lead paint. 

In 2007, Target has recalled about 190,000 toys with the lead paint and is now being penalized for something they knew they did wrong.