We here at Tech Loop would agree that it is more than acceptable to be a cool, hip, startup trying to appeal to a younger generation. But, sometimes, people just try just a little too hard. Take the psuedo-hip jokesters over at Cushy CMS, for example.
I was surfing around the Twitterrific iPhone app the other day as I normally do, trying to ignore all of the blatently placed and annoying ads found in the free version when this Cushy CMS ad caught my eye. The first thing I thought was that it was a joke, and that there was absolutely no way a company would ever make an advertisement dissing my mother, but quickly realized that this was, in fact, a real ad. Last time I checked, being provocative in adverstising was fine, but being downright offensive was NOT okay. I've screencapped the offending ad below, which you can see in the top right corner:
For the record, Cushy, my mom is NOT easy. Thanks.
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Blake Schnitkey
As a graduate in Visual Communications Technology from Bowling Green State University in Ohio, Blake was drawn into a love for technology via the biggest passion in his lif More
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well to be fair, your mom is known far and wide for being easy.
Lighten up.
The internet is serious business.
I'm gonna have to disagree with that last sentence.
I like that you called this out though, because advertising is getting looser everyday. I'm guessing they'll find out the hard way that being an over-cocky douche to your customer doesn't reflect positively on you or your product.
Well put.
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