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First Company Logo Visible From Space
Albert Sandberg writes, "KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) has created the first logo that is visible from space. The construction was made by 65,000 1x1-foot tiles and covers about 2 acres. The logo was built and assembled over about a month and is located in the Nevada desert near Area 51. The article also has a short video showing the construction in time-lapse. Now the aliens know where to get their slimy food :-)"
I hate corporate America.
Why bother.
How much was Slashdot paid to post this? Nothing? You got ripped off. More seriously, if I was running a news site, I might be inclined not to run any stories that were specificly related to the novelty of an ad campaign. I mean, I wouldn't shoot myself in the foot. For example, if the Chinese send somebody to the moon and the rocket just happens to have McWonton's logo on the side, I wouldn't refuse to run the story just for that. If, on the other hand, the payload includes a giant mylar LMart sign, why run a story on that without pay? I'd just say "in addition to exploring the moon, the rocket will also carry advertising".
If that become the journalistic standard, either news outlets will get paid to report this crap (probably unethical) or we can look forward to less obtrusive ads. I know. I'm a dreamer. See you at Jack Kent Cook Memorial Stadium... or Candlestick Park.
For all intensive purposes, "whom" is no longer a word. That begs the question, "who cares"?
Why is this a slashdot story??? It's a complete load of marketing bullocks... I can already see my car from space... google-earth anyone???
The editors must smoking crack again...
Does it go on forever?