Tuesday, February 10, 2009
“The experiment the newspapers wish they’d never tried...”
Yeah, no kidding. A telling comment on YouTube if ever there was one. Back when the internet was not the internet as you know it, the newspapers started laying the groundwork for their future demise: “Imagine, if you will, sitting down to your morning coffee, turning on your home computer to read the day’s newspaper.” Oops. Guess I can. (Except for pesky pictures, ads and comics.)
For even more amazing pre-visioning, go back to 1969 and this clip on the internet of the future:
(KRON clip via.) ad broad also has this gem.
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Favorite quotes:
"We're not in it to make money."
"We're probably not going to lose a lot."
Christ, my sides. They're hurting.
I'm pretty sure that's Wink Martindale as the husband frowning over his wife's expenses.
Love it when the husband gets the bill for his wife's purchases. This was awesome. I have two clients left who don't want a web site. One is furniture store who has been closed every Wednesday for the last 62 years. They probably don't need one, anyway. God...save me.
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