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FriendFeed Logo Pays Tribute to the Matrix

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I don’t know if this is an early April Fools’ Day easter egg, but the FriendFeed logo now pays tribute to the Matrix on mouseover. Click here to continue reading “FriendFeed Logo Pays Tribute to the Matrix”…

April 1, 2009 · 6 Comments (with 2 Conversations)

Microsoft: Be Funny, But Sell Something

Now that Microsoft is dropping their utterly pointless Seinfeld ads, perhaps they can learn to make a point while still being funny. Pointlessness may be the hallmark of Seinfeld’s humor, but advertising shouldn’t be pointless, and humor doesn’t have to be pointless. Take for instance the Mac switch ad parodies by TrueNuff. They make me glad I’m not a Mac fanboy.

That takes care of the consumer market. What about the enterprise market, where Microsoft has a huge stake? You can use pointed humor there, too. For years, IBM ads have made enterprise computing hilarious. Click here to continue reading “Microsoft: Be Funny, But Sell Something”…

September 18, 2008 · 2 Comments