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Man Behind ‘1984’ (Macintosh) Ad Dies at Age 79

Guy Day, one of the most brilliant advertising minds of his time, passed away at the age of 79, several sources have confirmed. Day co-founded the acclaimed Chiat/Day advertising agency in Los Angeles with fellow advertising executive Jay Chiat in 1968. The man is credited with “turning the Super Bowl into an &...

26 January 2010
09:52 GMT

Mastermind Behind Apple’s Iconic Ads Steps Down

The Chairman of advertising agency TBWA and creator of Apple’s famous TV ads, Lee Clow, has confirmed his plans to continue working with the Mac maker, after being erroneously reported as relinquishing his role as the head of TBWA. 66-year-old Clow decided to step down as chief creative officer at the agency, ...

2 November 2009
04:19 GMT

Amazon Settles Lawsuit Concerning the '1984' Incident

The Amazon deleted books saga finally came to a close this week as the Internet giant has settled a lawsuit filed against it after the incident. Earlier this summer Amazon quietly and remotely deleted bought copies of George Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm after it found that the books had been sold without securi...

1 October 2009
06:21 GMT

1984 Ad Remix Features Steve Jobs as Big Brother

A while ago, a small company going by the name of doubleTwist developed a media-playing application that now connects and syncs with most popular devices in a no-hassle manner. The doubleTwist app integrates with OS X beautifully (although it does borrow Apple-specific elements), it is free to download and use, and a...

1 October 2009
05:54 GMT

Amazon Makes Amends for '1984' Incident

Amazon set the media, bloggers and many vocal users ablaze in July, when it remotely deleted copies of George Orwell's 1984, along with other e-books, which were illegally put on the company's store, from its Kindle devices. After the incident and the public outcry, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos himself apologized ...

4 September 2009
09:13 GMT

Macintosh Turns 25

This week, the Macintosh celebrated its 25th anniversary. The Macintosh was the first successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a graphical user interface, GUI.Following a personality conflict between Jef Raskin and Steve Jobs, the final Mac design was self-contained and had the complete QuickDraw picture l...

27 January 2009
08:41 GMT


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