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Monday, November 26, 2012

BuzzFeed FWD: Best Buy's Villainous Black Friday Ad Stunt And More!


Best Buy's Villainous Black Friday Ad Stunt

Dark-side marketing.

This Keyboard Makes Sense

Please do not ask questions re: cleaning and/or grossness. This is a gift from heaven.

3 Reasons Samsung Makes The Best Phones In The World

The world's largest smartphone manufacturer has something Apple doesn't.

Someone Invented A $400 Million Google Deal — And May Have Made Money From It

For a couple hours, Google's ICOA purchase seemed real. Now the "acquired" company is saying it was a hoax that "originated from Aruba" — but stock charts suggest someone made a killing.

How To Achieve Your Cyber Monday Destiny

Today is not just any Monday. It's Cyber Monday. Put your virtual reality–gloved hand in mine and let's go.

Digg Is Back

Digg died. It was reborn. Now it's growing again for the first time in a long time.

28 People Making Terrible Jokes About Cyber Sex Monday

Nobody has used the term "cyber sex" in at least 12 years. That didn't stop these people from making awful jokes about it.

Intrade Shuts Doors To Americans

The online futures site, popular during the presidential campaign, shuts its doors in response to a federal lawsuit.

Hot Chip's New Music Video Takes Place Entirely Inside A Video Game

Stick around for fantastic twist about halfway through. EA Sports: Get on this, please.

Black Friday Isn't Dying, It's Spreading

Oh boy: "Sales on the day after Thanksgiving fell from those a year earlier, according to one major tracker, the first decline since the recession of 2008, as stores started their 'doorbuster' promotions early in the week and opened for business on Thursday evening."

Fixing The Release Window System

It's borderline conventional wisdom that the release window system for movies and TV shows is archaic, but this is a nice little summary of how to fix it: "If a movie performs so well that people keep flocking to theaters, DVDs should wait. On the contrary, if the movie bombs, it should be given a chance to resurrect online, quickly, sustained by a cheaper but better targeted marketing campaign mostly powered by social networks."

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