But the Kevin Bacon ads were awesome

Apple TV challenge from Google falls flat in 2010
[Via AppleInsider]

Logitech has reportedly halted shipments of its Revue Google TV boxes through January while waiting for Google to update its software on the poorly selling units.

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A nice demonstration of how a funny ad really can’t really do much for a poor product. I’ll miss Kevin.

Nice story behind NORAD’s tracking of Santa

by search-engine-land

Why NORAD tracks Santa
[Via Boing Boing]

Sears-Roebuck, an advertising typo, and the tale of why NORAD tracks Santa.

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Just think what would have happened if a normally uncreative manager had gotten ahold of this. Listen to the audio at the NORAD site where Colonel Shoup described what wen through his mind when the red phone rang, as only the Pentagon or a four star General should be on the other end. Instead, it was a small child.

His quick thinking, and caring attitude, started something that has been going on every Christmas since 1955.