Study Details Problems With Next Generation April Fools Gags
from the too-many,-too-crappy dept
There are what appears to be an even higher than normal set of ridiculous April Fool's gags out there today. While we do our best to avoid them (while chuckling here or there), the folks over at MobilePipeline deserve extra credit for not just coming up with an original April Fool's gag, but mocking the whole concept... all in one! Yes, it's a study on the steep growth curve associated with next generation April Fool's gags, predicting an ongoing "increase at a compounded annual rate of 22 percent through 2009." However, at the same time, they're noting that, with this rapid growth there has been a marked decline in quality -- which the industry needs to watch out for: "Vendors must embrace the fact that market penetration occurs not because of the quantity of the gags but because of the quality." Meanwhile, as all of these analysts like to do, they try to dig deeper into the meaning behind such a trend: "The dramatic increase in April Fools gags indicates a vibrant technology sector that, perhaps, has too much time on its hands." Indeed.
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Thanks for avoiding them
Some tech sites were completely worthless on 4/1. Seems the convergence of April Fool's Day and Friday was far too much for many to resist.
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April Fool's Day
I really appreciated Techdirt actually continuing to provide a service. So many of the news providers on Friday were so full of "jokes" that the time required to tell jokes from news was too high.
I like a joke as much as the next person, but I want jokes to be marked (at least after noon on April 1st)
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