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It's been a good week for bad commercials. The first Jerry meets Bill Gates commercials has arrived. I saw it on TV without benefit forewarning. Fundamentally poor by anyone's measure, if this is the only response they can come up with to challenge Apple's ads, they've lost it more than even their strongest critics could have guessed. It's a pity, a good M$ commercial might have offered abused "I'm a PC" users some kind of bragging rights. Ain't gonna happen.
Next, the High Fructose Corn Syrup is good for you campaign.
These are actually quite clever commercials. They do a good job of making corn syrup nay sayers look like uninformed morons. "Visit our web site for the real story." This is the mistake. You see, when I ask the all knowing Google, I get this list:
The sponsored link is what they want me to find, but the real results don't look like they're on board with the PR party line.
I suppose it's possible "The Corn Refiners Association" are unaware of The Streisand Effect, but I believe they may figure it out. Even without the web, the PR campaign begs the question, "what wrong with HFCS? What are other people saying?" It would be nice if this vaguely offensive propaganda bites them in the ass.
Next, the High Fructose Corn Syrup is good for you campaign.
These are actually quite clever commercials. They do a good job of making corn syrup nay sayers look like uninformed morons. "Visit our web site for the real story." This is the mistake. You see, when I ask the all knowing Google, I get this list:
Results 1 - 10 of about 985,000 for high fructose corn syrup. (0.07 seconds)
Sponsored Link
1. High Fructose Corn Syrup: HFCSFacts.com
Search Results
1. High-fructose corn syrup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2. The Murky World of High-Fructose Corn Syrup
3. The Double Danger of High Fructose Corn Syrup
4. High-fructose corn syrup: Why is it so bad for me? - MayoClinic.com
5. High-Fructose Corn Syrup: Not So Sweet for the Planet ...
6. Consumers are raising cane over corn sweetener - Los Angeles Times
7. Sugar coated / We're drowning in high fructose corn syrup. Do the ...
8. How to Avoid High Fructose Corn Syrup - wikiHow
9. The Seattle Times: Health: High-fructose corn syrup fueling ...
10. High Fructose Corn Syrup | Sprol
The sponsored link is what they want me to find, but the real results don't look like they're on board with the PR party line.
I suppose it's possible "The Corn Refiners Association" are unaware of The Streisand Effect, but I believe they may figure it out. Even without the web, the PR campaign begs the question, "what wrong with HFCS? What are other people saying?" It would be nice if this vaguely offensive propaganda bites them in the ass.