Total Commercialization Awareness

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Total Commercialization Awareness

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday January 2, 2003 @02:09AM from the it's-for-your-own-good,-consumer dept.

jjohnston writes "Salon just posted its technology and business predictions for 2003: Total Commercialization Awareness. Includes: Al-Qaida online, Slashdot sells out, and pets: the new white meat. Cute ..." That's so 1999.

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Wake up call! by saintan · 2003-01-02 02:14 · Score: 5, Funny

Is it me or is that picture of Jack Nicholson a bit disturbing for first thing in the morning?

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Come on Slashdot! by gpinzone · 2003-01-02 02:16 · Score: 5, Funny

Nice try putting this in the "It's Funny, Laugh" section! Salon uncovers your scheme and you guys try to play it off as a farce!
What a joke. by TheViffer · 2003-01-02 02:22 · Score: 5, Funny

The only reason slashdot was mentioned in the article was so it WOULD get posted here knowing full well that it would get dismissed as drivel.

Katharine Mieszkowski: "No one is going to read this crap."

Farhad Manjoo: "You know your right. But how can we get more publicity from it?"

Katharine Mieszkowski: "I know, lets metion slashdot!"

Farhad Manjoo: "Hey, and I know. Go grabs Salon's 2003 plan and replace all mentions of Salon with Slashdot."

Katharine Mieszkowski: "We are going to be famous!"

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Bah. by grub · 2003-01-02 02:30 · Score: 5, Funny

Where's my goddamn Flying Car that I was promised in 2000?

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Re:Snooze by melvin22 · 2003-01-02 02:36 · Score: 5, Funny

Just thought I'd put a link to Dave Barry's recap.

Here it is...