Monthly Archives: November 2010

ASUS Computers Gets a 404 Fail

Posted on November 29, 2010 by

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

Posted on November 24, 2010 by

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

Posted on November 12, 2010 by

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

Posted on November 11, 2010 by

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

Posted on November 9, 2010 by

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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Ski Utah Does a Faceplant

Posted on November 5, 2010 by

Ski Utah is the marketing firm owned and operated by the 13 statewide ski resorts that make up the Utah Ski and Snowboard Association. Their most recent campaign tagged, The Utah White Sale, promotes “..big savings on lodging, rentals, and … Continue reading →

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Reebok Fails with MMS

Posted on November 3, 2010 by

From Madeline Moy I have discovered that my LG enV Touch phone can’t read QR codes or Microsoft Tags. However, it does take great photos. So when I saw a Reebok EasyTone ad in “Shape” magazine that involved taking a … Continue reading →

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