Comments on: Virgin volunteers to be Big Brother http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/31/virgin-volunteers-to-be-big-brother/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:46:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Mark Dykeman http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/31/virgin-volunteers-to-be-big-brother/comment-page-1/#comment-374262 Mark Dykeman Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:46:54 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2304#comment-374262 B-I-G B-R-O T-H-E-R-E (I needed an extra letter to make the rhyme work) B-I-G B-R-O T-H-E-R-E (I needed an extra letter to make the rhyme work)

]]> By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/31/virgin-volunteers-to-be-big-brother/comment-page-1/#comment-374261 mathewi Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:24:03 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2304#comment-374261 Thanks, Mark -- now I have this image of the scene from 1984 with the<br>big screen, but with Branson's grinning mug there instead of Big<br>Brother. I always thought Orwell blew it by being so dark -- Big<br>Brother should have looked like Branson, or a cuddly mascot like<br>Mickey Mouse. Make people invite him to run their lives, not force<br>them. Thanks, Mark — now I have this image of the scene from 1984 with the
big screen, but with Branson's grinning mug there instead of Big
Brother. I always thought Orwell blew it by being so dark — Big
Brother should have looked like Branson, or a cuddly mascot like
Mickey Mouse. Make people invite him to run their lives, not force
them.

]]> By: Mark Dykeman http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/31/virgin-volunteers-to-be-big-brother/comment-page-1/#comment-374260 Mark Dykeman Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:18:50 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2304#comment-374260 Maybe he sees this as a stepping stone to expanding his brand further. Perhaps in a few years he'll convince enough people to rebrand the Web as Virgin Web or Virgin Internet. Instead of the familiar IE or Firefox icons in the corner of your browser, it'll have Virgin there instead. Or Branson's face.<br><br>That's too horrible. Stopping now.<br><br>P.S. Nothing against Branson, but I wouldn't want to see his face on a daily basis. Maybe he sees this as a stepping stone to expanding his brand further. Perhaps in a few years he'll convince enough people to rebrand the Web as Virgin Web or Virgin Internet. Instead of the familiar IE or Firefox icons in the corner of your browser, it'll have Virgin there instead. Or Branson's face.

That's too horrible. Stopping now.

P.S. Nothing against Branson, but I wouldn't want to see his face on a daily basis.

]]> By: Mark Dykeman http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/31/virgin-volunteers-to-be-big-brother/comment-page-1/#comment-342717 Mark Dykeman Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:46:54 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2304#comment-342717 B-I-G B-R-O T-H-E-R-E (I needed an extra letter to make the rhyme work) B-I-G B-R-O T-H-E-R-E (I needed an extra letter to make the rhyme work)

]]> By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/03/31/virgin-volunteers-to-be-big-brother/comment-page-1/#comment-342716 mathewi Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:24:03 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2304#comment-342716 Thanks, Mark -- now I have this image of the scene from 1984 with the<br>big screen, but with Branson's grinning mug there instead of Big<br>Brother. I always thought Orwell blew it by being so dark -- Big<br>Brother should have looked like Branson, or a cuddly mascot like<br>Mickey Mouse. Make people invite him to run their lives, not force<br>them. Thanks, Mark — now I have this image of the scene from 1984 with the
big screen, but with Branson's grinning mug there instead of Big
Brother. I always thought Orwell blew it by being so dark — Big
Brother should have looked like Branson, or a cuddly mascot like
Mickey Mouse. Make people invite him to run their lives, not force
them.

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