Slick Web App Slaps Stereotypes by Remixing Toy Commercials
A handy web app called the Gendered Advertising Remixer mashes toy commercials together, tweaking the concept of “girls’ stuff” and “boys’ stuff” — with often-hilarious results.
View Article9 Chilling TV Ads From the First Dot-Com Bubble
Between 1995 and 2000, a slew of companies were either acquired or secured investment without turning a profit. That led to the big dot-com bust of 2001, and the subsequent auction of thousands of...
View ArticleFormer Apple Engineer Posts Unseen Mac TV Ad From 1983
Not every inside peek into early Apple innovations has to come out of unsealed Apple v. Samsung documents these days. Early Apple engineer and current Googler Andy Hertzfeld has shared a fun inside...
View ArticleThe Cultural Impact of Super Bowl Commercials: From ’1984′ to Mini Darth Vader
While the massive flood of corporate sponsorship and over-the-top Super Bowl commercials might seem like capitalism gone wild, it's also become an art unto itself.
View ArticleWhy the New Star Wars Volkswagen Super Bowl Ad Is a Travesty
I was excited as the next Star Wars fan to get a sneak peek this week of the new “The Dog Strikes Back” Volkswagen ad that’s set to debut at the Super Bowl. Like the big hit of last year, “The Force,”...
View ArticleSecond Screen Experience for the Super Bowl Commercials
As everyone in the entire world is aware, the Super Bowl is here! For about half of the viewers out there, that means it is time for the new commercials. I know the folks in my house do not take breaks...
View ArticleDork Tower Friday
Dork Tower is an online comic created, written and drawn by John Kovalic. It chronicles the lives of a group of geeks living in the fictional town of Mud Bay, Wisconsin. The post Dork Tower Friday...
View Article10 Things to Do This Super Bowl Sunday
We're sure there are plenty of geeks who love football, especially the fans of the respective teams taking part. However, geeks are also smart enough to take advantage of the fact that while the rest...
View ArticleYou Can Stream Super Bowl XLVIII…But Should You?
Image via Fox Sports Go The cord-cutters are rejoicing, because for the third year in a row the Super Bowl will be available as a live stream to those of you who’ve taken a stand against the cable (and...
View ArticleHere Are the Best (and Worst) Super Bowl 2016 Commercials
Meta jokes, sexy cars, Scott Baio. This year's crop of Super Bowl commercials was all over the place. Here are our picks for the best and worst Big Game spots. The post Here Are the Best (and Worst)...
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