Bad marketing is one thing. Bald-faced lying is another. In case you’ve missed it, there was a flap over a fake “switch” webpage that Microsoft put up the other day. Gruber has the story in his site, Daring Fireball.
Archives for October 2002
Nick Denton
provides more examples of routine practice in journalism that goes contrary to the assertion that journalists don’t get freebies from companies they cover. Note that I’m not suggesting that it’s inherantely evil or corrupt or anything. There are fine lines here that are difficult to discern. I think the discussion itself is of great value.
I didn’t get a chance
to note it last night, but of course Zeldman has the story on the Wired redesign. And of course his overall positive assessment of the project is bang on, though I still wonder about the hot pink. Very “Cocktails and Dreams”.
Just a reminder
that for more updates on the (perhaps) seminal copyright extension case that was heard last week in the Supreme Court, you can take a look at the official Eldred v. Ashcroft website, which is a great resource.
By the way
, what’s with the new design at Wired News? There are some great touches like the text size selector and the fact that the fundamental layout didn’t change, but the new colours are so, well… so 1983. I expect to click a link and get a big “Frankie says SURF!” slogan or something. Not to mention the clash with the enclosing Lycos colours…
