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Marketplace and Memes

January 11, 2003August 13, 2005 Ashley BischoffLeave a comment

I was listening to NPR’s Marketplace on my way home from work on Friday (being that the economy has affected me, er, personally, I’ve found a new interest in business news) and I heard this accouncement in their usual dry sponsorship delivery as they closed the show:

Marketplace is brought to you by All Your Base Are Belong to Us. On the web at marketplace.org/allyourbase.

I just couldn’t believe my ears that I was hearing such a meme in that context, and on Marketplace of places! I won’t give away any spoilers as to what they have on that page.

Black People Love Us!

October 28, 2002August 13, 2005 Ashley Bischoff1 Comment

From the Web Word mailing list, Black People Love Us!:

We are well-liked by Black people so we’re psyched (since lots of Black people don’t like lots of White people)!! We thought it’d be cool to honor our exceptional status with a ROCKIN' domain name and a killer website!! […]

It’s too bad HTML doesn’t have a <satire /> tag ;).

KDE Switch Story

October 15, 2002August 13, 2005 Ashley Bischoff1 Comment

If you’ve been following the Microsoft Switch story, then you might just enjoy this Gnome-to-KDE Switch parody:

Yes, it’s true. I like the KDE® desktop enough to change my whole computing world around. Here’s the bottom line: KDE gives me more choices and flexibility, and better compatibility with the rest of the technology world. […]

(Link from EugeneK via Slashdot)

Onion May Add Pay Content

October 2, 2002August 13, 2005 Ashley Bischoff3 Comments

Via Media Bistro, The Onion may add pay content:

While The Onion won’t start charging for the site’s existing weekly content, the publication might begin adding additional content for a fee. […]

Hmm, I’d be willing to pay for that. And, that reminds me — I need to remember to subscribe to Salon Premium as well (I think $30/year is reasonable enough for the high quality writing they provide).

Headline News Flava

October 2, 2002August 13, 2005 Ashley BischoffLeave a comment

Reading like a story from The Onion, apparently CNN Headline News may start incorporating hip hop slang in an effort to attract younger viewers:

Get ready for slang phrases like “bling-bling,” “flava,” and “freak” mixed in with the day’s headlines as the AOL Time Warner-owned cable network turns to hip hop lingo to rope in younger viewers.

“In an effort to be sure we are as cutting-edge as possible with our on-screen persona, please refer to this slang dictionary when looking for just the right phrase,” reads an internal Headline News memo obtained by the Daily News. […]

This still seems almost too silly to be true ;). Link from MediaBistro.