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  Andrew 10:09 PM on May 15, 2006 Permalink
  Tags: Apple ( 30 ), BBC, TV ( 29 ), YouTube   

  YouRube: The BBC Cock-up 

  

  It’s bad enough that YouTube is fast becoming the VCR for the MySpace set; now people are uploading crap without first getting their facts straight…

  My weekend newsfeeds were all abuzz with the story of how the BBC mistakenly interviewed a London cabbie about a legal decision in the case between The Beatles’ Apple Corps and Apple Computer.

  While the Cock-up did indeed take place, the gentlemen in front of the cameras was not a cab driver but instead an IT professional applying for a job at the Beeb. Watch the video for yourself and you’ll hopefully agree that all things considered the poor guy ended up doing an okay job!

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    Clariefly 9:38 AM on May 16, 2006 Permalink | Reply

    Why does one need to get their facts straight in order to upload the clip?

    And for whom is the existence of YouTube “bad enough”? Unfunny comedians?

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    Andrew Currie 11:13 AM on May 16, 2006 Permalink | Reply

    Why does one need to get their facts straight in order to upload the clip?

    Because lies make baby Jesus cry…

    And for whom is the existence of YouTube “bad enough”? Unfunny comedians?

    Ouch! If you actually had the guts to post a real email address and be accountable for your words I might actually be offended by that…

    But to clarify, I don’t find the victimization of innocent people particularly funny. Nor do I take kindly to flame bait.

    Consider yourself banned. Have a great day!
    
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  Andrew 9:07 PM on May 8, 2006 Permalink
  Tags: Apple ( 30 ), iLaugh.com ( 4 ), YouTube   

  The Apple Store Guy 

  

  It took literally all day for me to add a logo and render out the best quality video I possibly could, yet YouTube still makes it look like crap. There are other, much better video sharing sites out there, but none has the mindshare of YouTube. So the mob has spoken—here is the internet’s next superstar, courtesy of (blech) YouTube and (hooray) iLaugh.com…

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    Macaholic 1:20 AM on May 9, 2006 Permalink | Reply

    lol! Yes, we ARE a buncha dweebs. Aren’t we? Things is… I’ll bet you are too, tucked away in yer closet.

    And i will go on record stating that I have yet to attend an Apple Store grand opening. So, dare I say you’re WORSE THAN ME! With the planned opening of yet another Apple Store at my neighborhood Sherway Mall in the fall, however, I’ll probably give in for that one.

    BTW, I used to love you as the Devil’s Advocates on Speaker’s Corner!

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    Ed Miller 5:09 PM on May 10, 2006 Permalink | Reply

    AC:

    An instant classic! I love the end when security goes after Mr. Howell.

    Just what exactly were the t-shirts he was handing out?

    Ed

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    Andrew Currie 5:32 PM on May 10, 2006 Permalink | Reply

    Since the first 1000 people through the doors get free Apple T-shirts, the original idea was for Al to try and trade some crapped-up tourist tees for the Apple ones.

    What happened instead was of course much, much better!