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Top 10 Most Memorable Tech Super Bowl Ads

Posted by Zonk on from the hee-she-throws-a-hammer dept.

theodp writes "From 1977's lovable Xeroxing Monk to 2007's smug-and-rich SalesGenie pitch man, Valleywag has rounded up videos for its Top 10 most memorable tech-oriented Super Bowl commercials. The commercials are: Apple (1984), Monster (1999), CareerBuilder (2005), GoDaddy (2005), Xerox (1977), E*Trade (1999), Pets.com (2000), Computer.com (2000), SalesGenie.com (2007) and OurBeginning (2000). This year's ads are coming soon." I've always been a fan of the Outpost.com gerbil cannon spot.

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  1. errr..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I preferred the ponies.

  2. Idle by icegreentea · · Score: 4, Funny

    Apparently Slashdot now has a section specifically for nonsensible and pointless articles. And they even made it look like digg!

  3. Re:This new look... by jmv · · Score: 5, Funny

    If I'm interested enough, I'll click the freaking link...

    I'm sorry, this is against the Slashdot terms of conduct.

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  4. oh my god by hav0x · · Score: 5, Funny

    the goggles! they do nothing!

  5. Poor article got the shaft by CharAznable · · Score: 2, Funny

    I predict there will be close to zero posts about the article itself.

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  6. Budwiser should fire their add agency by tkrotchko · · Score: 2, Funny

    The fire breathing beer commercial was so dumb that the CEO should probably fire their agency and marketing department.

    And they paid first commercial money for that. Ouch.

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  7. Re:digg? by PrvtBurrito · · Score: 2, Funny

    You'll get over it.

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  8. Really? The go daddy ad? by SynapseLapse · · Score: 2, Funny

    A woman with large breasts is all it takes to be memorable? Didn't realize /. had been purchased by fark.com.

    1. Re:Really? The go daddy ad? by TimHunter · · Score: 2, Funny

      A woman with large breasts is all it takes to be memorable?
      You're gay, aren't you?
  9. My personal favorite by wkitchen · · Score: 3, Funny

    The EDS cat herding commercial: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Pk7yqlTMvp8

  10. Arrrgh... top 10 lists by owlnation · · Score: 3, Funny

    layout change... disconcerted...confused... make. it. stop. ...

    ok... trying to focus...

    Top 10 lists. Is it just me? Or does everyone when they see any kind of "top 10" list they immediately think:

    1. Lazy worthless journalists.
    2. Product placement / viral marketing / ad by stealth

    I need to work 10 list of things I'd like to do to journalists. But it'll have to wait until after I have recovered from the brain damage that is this new layout...

  11. apple ad, prophecy? by hitmark · · Score: 3, Funny

    the more i read about locked iphones, itunes and whatsnot it strikes me as kinda ironic that apple ran a ad about 1984...

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  12. Super Bowl?!! by CyberLife · · Score: 2, Funny

    What's the Super Bowl? Is that anything like Puppy Bowl? :P