Thursday, October 30, 2008

Fake Jobs Facebook Confuses Employees


There's a new fake Steve Jobs facebook account out! Or, we think it's fake. Everything's right, except he uses an exclamation point in the "about me" section, which is so not Jobs-y. Plus he's not friends with his wife or daughter, or even part of the apple network. Suspicious.

The obvious fakeness hasn't stopped seventy-five employees from friending him, presumably in the hopes that it's real. Looks like they aren't friends with the the real Steve Jobs on facebook. Sad!

Steve Jobs: The Rumors Continue.


The silicon valley paparazzi took this picture of Steve Jobs' car, parked directly next to, but not in, the handicapped spot. He is allowed to park handicapped if he wants, so why the regular spot?

The rumor is that Mr. Jobs is no longer allowed to park handicapped by his PR staff, because it's a sign of weakness, which could mess up Apples stocks again. (Apple news or Daily Axioms followers will remember that a false internet rumor about Jobs in the hospital caused apple stocks to plummet.)

Our theories? 1. Someone else was driving his car 2. It's not his car 3. He didn't care since it's probably a 2-foot difference between handicapped and regular.

Follow the link for a caption contest! (Valleywag)

Less Is More

Hulu figured something out: it's better to have a few ads than to have a ton. Having a small number of ads makes people more likely to notice them, and less likely to find them annoying. Advertisers, in turn, will pay more for this lack of competition.

Maybe TV will learn a lesson from Hulu? With a crashing market economy, the economic gap will only widen. The successful corporations will have less competition and more money to do with as they choose, such as sponsoring a TV show. You know how sometimes a network will show a movie commercial-free "brought to you by"? It almost inspires a sense of gratitude that the company is saving you from an onslaught of advertising. If this is the future, I look forward to it.