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Supplemental: Thoof shuts down, Dell ad agency hides Apple goods?
Two more items to share with you today, both lobbed our way by Austin blogger Jeff Beckham.
First off, this item is too delicious not to share: according to Mediabistro.com’s AgencySpy blog, employees at the Austin offices of Dell Inc.’s ad agency Enfatico (Gesundheit!) swapped all of their Apple equipment for PCs in anticipation of a visit from Michael Dell.
According to the item, which was said to be confirmed by inside sources, the switcheroo was quite expensive and was just one problem at the fledgling agency. If it’s true, you must admit it’s just a tiny bit hilarious.
It reminds me of when people dress up in ties and dress clothes when the CEO is visiting. Except this was thousands of dollars worth of hardware.
Come on, Michael Dell. Did you really think there’s a high-end ad agency that exclusively uses PCs? Really?
In more somber news, Austin startup Thoof.com, which was trying to combine community content like Digg.com with an artificial intelligence backbone that could be applied to other kinds of sites, has shut its doors. We wrote about them last year and I found their leader, Ian Clarke, to be kind of brilliant. We wish them the best in their new endeavors.
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By Jeff
August 6, 2008 5:26 PM | Link to this
Thanks for the shout-out, Omar! Enjoy your well-deserved vacation next week.