Sometimes ... you don't want to advertise

Posted in 2008

Summary

Obnoxio The Clown posted a link to a Microsoft PDC 2008 promotional video, calling it terrible. Fernando Nunes thought it was fairly good viral marketing, since it made him aware of the event. Captain Pedantic made a joke about the video's content. Off-topic banter with no Informix content and no technical outcome.

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Obnoxio The Clown — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:30:35 +0100 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

If *Microsoft* can get it this wrong ... <shudder> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv2M4aIMc-8 -- Cheers, Obnoxio the Clown http://obotheclown.blogspot.com

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Fernando Nunes — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:59:04 +0100 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Obnoxio The Clown wrote: > If *Microsoft* can get it this wrong ... <shudder> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv2M4aIMc-8 > Not exactly... It's actually pretty "good". The fact that you posted it in c.d.i. really confirms the "viral" part of it. I don't even know what PDC 2008 is or will be, but after this I know it exists. As for the dancing... yeah... I think Brian didn't get it... But that's not the point. On a lighter side... I mean... If this is still mainly a man's world, why the hell can't we get girls bands in these videos?! Hmmmm... maybe because in that case I still wouldn't know that PBC 2008 exists... But it would make wonders for the "viral" component! ;) Regards. -- Fernando Nunes Portugal http://informix-technology.blogspot.com My email works... but I don't check it frequently...

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Obnoxio The Clown — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:02:09 +0100 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Fernando Nunes wrote: > Obnoxio The Clown wrote: > >> If *Microsoft* can get it this wrong ... <shudder> >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv2M4aIMc-8 >> >> > > Not exactly... It's actually pretty "good". The fact that you posted it in > c.d.i. really confirms the "viral" part of it. I don't even know what PDC 2008 > is or will be, but after this I know it exists. > > As for the dancing... yeah... I think Brian didn't get it... But that's not the > point. On a lighter side... I mean... If this is still mainly a man's world, > why the hell can't we get girls bands in these videos?! Hmmmm... maybe because > in that case I still wouldn't know that PBC 2008 exists... But it would make > wonders for the "viral" component! ;) > You actually watched it? I got about 30 seconds into it and decided that it was too horrible to finish. -- Cheers, Obnoxio the Clown http://obotheclown.blogspot.com

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Captain Pedantic — Wed, 8 Oct 2008 23:25:38 +0100 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

"Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@serendipita.com> wrote in message news:mailman.82.1223503372.874.informix-list@iiug.org... > Fernando Nunes wrote: >> Obnoxio The Clown wrote: >> >>> If *Microsoft* can get it this wrong ... <shudder> >>> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv2M4aIMc-8 >>> >>> >> >> Not exactly... It's actually pretty "good". The fact that you posted it >> in c.d.i. really confirms the "viral" part of it. I don't even know what >> PDC 2008 is or will be, but after this I know it exists. >> >> As for the dancing... yeah... I think Brian didn't get it... But that's >> not the point. On a lighter side... I mean... If this is still mainly a >> man's world, why the hell can't we get girls bands in these videos?! >> Hmmmm... maybe because in that case I still wouldn't know that PBC 2008 >> exists... But it would make wonders for the "viral" component! ;) >> > > You actually watched it? I got about 30 seconds into it and decided that > it was too horrible to finish. You missed the topless birds then ...?