Tag: bad ideas
In The Age Of Culling
Discussing the dumb thing CNET did in an effort to please the Google Gods: Don’t cull old news content to improve your SEO ranking. That’s your history!
Messy Convergence
When technology concepts awkwardly merge together, or why someone thought it might be a good idea to combine a mouse and a telephone.
Do Not Trust
The ethical issues with getting a tattoo that says “Do Not Resuscitate,” then having said tattoo put to the test. Yes, a hospital had to deal with one.
Shorthand For No
The incredibly frustrating tale of a college that tried to bar a Scottish student with cerebral palsy from getting a journalism certification—because rules.
A Business Card With Impact
How the CD-ROM influenced a particularly tacky variant on the business card around the turn of the 21st century.
Smells Like a Stupid Idea
From a machine to send smells over the internet to a cartridge full of terrible games, some of the most terrible product ideas ever put into the market.
What's Your Gimmick?
The numerous ways, throughout television history, that networks have tried to convince us to keep watching. Often, they're big failures.
Contractually Obligated to Suck
Actors, musicians, and companies sometimes make creative decisions for the worst possible reason: Because they legally have to. The result is usually awful.