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More bad automated recommendations
I read the above-pictured article on the Independent website about the Austrian family in which the father imprisoned his daughter in a secret cellar and fathered seven children by her, three of whom...
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Is that a candy lighthouse in your pocket?
Via Consumerist, a very bad idea for candy:There are some great comments on various blogs, such as:Accordian Guy: Don’t eat too many, you’ll have to get your stomach pumped. Oh man that’s a riot! So if...
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Apple users buy "I Am Rich" iPhone application for $999
From the Los Angeles Times: When the iPhone first hit the market in June 2007, those who paid the $499 entry price -- and signed the two-year AT&T contract -- owned a status symbol. A year later,...
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URGENT REQUESTDEAR AMERICAN:I NEED TO ASK YOU SUPPORT AN URGENT SECRET BUSSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH TRANSFER OF FUNDS OF GREAT MAGNITUDE.I AM MINISTRY OF TREASURY OF THE REPUBLIC OF AMERICA. MY COUNTRY...
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A sign of our times
My sister-in-law sent me a copy of this ad, which she saw in the Ventura County Star, asking: "Is our economy really THIS bad that people have to buy 99-cent items on layaway?" Lest you think this is...
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Another bad Google ad
I found the above screenshot via Mashable. See my prior example of bad ad targeting.Topic: BeyondSatireSubject: computer sciencemarketingtechnology
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JumpSnap: the ropeless jump rope
Why exercise with a jump rope when the $39.95 JumpSnap ropeless jump rope system"is just as effective as a jump rope"? It even has an on-board computer that "makes a snap sound just like a rope". For...
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Plaintiff Thought Crunchberries Were Real Berries
From Lowering the Bar, via Consumerist: On May 21, a judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California dismissed a complaint filed by a woman who said she had purchased "Cap'n...
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Truth in advertising?
I came across the above Google ads on Snopes today. If you don't understand why I was amused, just read the ad headlines.It reminds me of a Frank and Ernest cartoon I like to include on electronics...
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Customers invited to fight diabetes while getting diabetesFroot loops, mayonnaise, cocoa puffs now good for youGoogle's twenty funniest suggestionsTopic: BeyondSatireSubject: marketinghealthgoogle
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