According to The Wall Street Journal, a basic, 30-second ad for Super Bowl XLIX costs a whopping $4.5 million. What a world we live in when two different free-to-play mobile games are able to afford Super Bowl commercials. This comes on top of the regular advertising the apps have had during regular season NFL games. The two games advertising in these premium slots are Game of … [Read more...]
BMW recalls the Today show learning the @ symbol
In 1994, Bryant Gumbel and Katie Couric got to learn about the @ ('at') symbol. It was off the air but that doesn't mean the cameras are not rolling. Playing on that same cluelessness that seems common knowledge now, BMW promoted their i3 model car as a similar "newfangled idea". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1jwWwJ-Mxc … [Read more...]
Coca-Cola solves cyberbullying while making sysadmins cringe
Coke's #MakeItHappy Super Bowl commercial brings cyber bullying to light. Meanwhile, spilling the bottle of Coke inside the data center should make any sysadmin cringe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibgvkXm9Qkc … [Read more...]
How to stream Super Bowl 49 online for free
NBC will be streaming 11 hours of Super Bowl coverage this Sunday to lure fans to their TV Everywhere offering. For the Super Bowl coverage, no pay TV account will be required. The half time show will be broadcast as well after NBC was able to clear the digital music rights to the performances. Super Bowl Ads can be watched on Hulu and YouTube. As malware distributors take … [Read more...]
Trailer for ‘Deep Web’, a documentary about Silk Road
An Epix documentary titled Deep Web explores the Ross Ulbricht case, claiming he was responsible for the Silk Road. The documentary will premiere in Spring 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV6ePZ6SmL4 See the full press release below: Premium TV network EPIX announced today that its Original Documentary Deep Web, chronicling one of the most important and riveting digital … [Read more...]