Monthly Archives: November 2010

ASUS Computers Gets a 404 Fail

From Randy Leslein (edited): This week’s mobile campaign was found in the lastest (Oct. ’10) edition of Wired magazine. I found the ad by scavenging the entire magazine in hopes of finding some sort of mobile campaign taking place. Oddly enough, … Continue reading

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Salvation Army Needs a Helping Hand With MS Tag

From Monique Priestley (edited): Okay, I feel guilty for picking on the Salvation Army, but geez… On the 74 Express bus from Downtown Seattle to Sand Point. There was a Salvation Army advertisement with a small Microsoft Tag. (Yes, that’s … Continue reading

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AT&T Has Its Own Barcode – Fail

If you’ve read many of the FAILs on this site you won’t be very surprised to see another one tied to the use of a QR (Quick Response) code. That is, unless it comes from one of the largest mobile … Continue reading

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Senator Patty Murray’s Re-election Campaign Toys with Mobile

From Jay Holcomb at Knovolo: Our Knovolo office happens to be across the street from the main campaign location of Washington State’s incumbent Senator Patty Murray. One day the way back from lunch, we noticed that her officewas promoting a short … Continue reading

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TIME Magazine Frames a FAIL

A recent post by ChinWonder had me trying yet another QR code. The code didn’t work for her so I thought it may be a FAIL worth talking about.  Well, the QR code worked for me but here’s what I … Continue reading

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