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NBC finally getting ready to launch Didja, their response to YouTube

NBC finally getting ready to launch Didja, their response to YouTubeIt's a fact that NBC doesn't think much of YouTube and is out to build a competing company, will they succeed? Who knows, but one thing for sure is that they are extremely late to the game.

Didja.com, the giant cable company weapon will basically begin hosting commercials early next year. Simple fact of it all, NBC is expecting to make tons of cash showing advertisements for large brands that upload commercials and product offers to branded pages. People like to watch YouTube videos, and that includes the numerous ads and trailers that are submitted. Will viewers really flock to a social networking advertainment website that plays online commercials 24-7.

Are we not bombarded with ads enough in our daily lives? Do we actually need a location where we are hit with them from all angles?

[via TechCrunch]

Filed under: Business, Design, Fun, Internet, Adobe, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Social Software

Web 2.0 logo redesign experiment

web 2.0 logo redesign on yahooray

Web 2.0 has its very own special look and feel to its design, and especially its logo designs. A smooth glassy look, with brighter colors are often the easiest ways at identifying these W2 companies.

The design forum Yayhorray, has a smooth thread on right now, with members tag teaming logo redesigns of famous brands, conforming to the standard Web 2.0 style. They have done everything from Adobe and Apple, to Harley Davidson, Microsoft, Google and Adidas.

This is a nice look at how we get caught up in fads and make everything look exactly the same. Nonetheless, I think this is a great little design experiment from everyone participating over at Yayhooray.

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