Neowin News Feed for: Parody

Twitter will permanently ban impersonators, says CEO Elon Musk

Justin Luna — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 03:46:01 +0000

As Elon Musk's Twitter allows anyone to wear a blue tick for $8 a month, the company is aiming to prevent impersonations by permanently banning accounts that do not indicate that they are a parody. Read more...

Ridley Scott has mixed opinions about Fortnite's parody of Apple's 1984 commercial

Usama Jawad — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 07:26:01 +0000

Director Ridley Scott, who is responsible for Apple's 1984 ad has shared his views on Epic Games' parody of it. Scott is impressed with the animation but has mixed opinions about the message itself. Read more...

Police raid home over Twitter parody account

Andy Weir — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:15:07 +0000

Police raided a home as part of an investigation into a Twitter parody account that mocked the mayor of Peoria, Illinois, alleging that the account's creator had impersonated a public official. Read more...

NeoBytes :) "We're proud to introduce Google BlackMail"

Andy Weir — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 16:38:11 +0000

Behold: the parody video Microsoft probably wishes it could release as part of its 'Scroogled' campaign, introducing Google BlackMail: "Either sign up for Google+ or we release all your private info!" Read more...

NeoBytes :) Introducing the Windows 95 Phone from Nokia

Andy Weir — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 20:36:10 +0000

Still craving the return of the old-school Start menu? Then the Windows 95 Phone from Nokia could be what you're looking for, fusing the classic OS with Nokia hardware in one terrifying abomination. Read more...

Internal Microsoft Scroogled video leaked, takes a few stabs at Chrome

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:12:04 +0000

After Google released a new ad for their Chrome browser yesterday, a Microsoft-flavored parody appeared warning users that Google uses Chrome to track its users and server them ads. Read more...

90s IE ad spoof hits a bit close to home, the feelings

Brad Sams — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:32:40 +0000

A few weeks back, Microsoft released a clever commercial that showed how great the 90s were and talked about times have changed, including Internet Explorer, but now the spoofs have arrived. Read more...

IE9 TV commercial gets a parody: "It's Kinda Fast ... I Guess?"

John Callaham — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 04:56:32 +0000

A recent parody of Microsoft's TV commercial for Internet Explorer 9 tries to poke fun at some of the complaints people have raised about the company's web browser. Read more...

VMWare parody of “It's a Wonderful Life”

Christopher White — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:13:10 +0000

In a nod to the classic film, VMWare created a parody video showing what life in the office would be like without the IT support guy supporting various pieces of technology. Read more...

Microsoft parody VMware with "VMlimited Man"

Tim Schiesser — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:38:29 +0000

This is the third parody video that Microsoft have made, featuring a guy with an epic mustache called "VMlimited Man" that attempts to sell VMware-like "stuck in the past" virtualization solutions Read more...

Microsoft out second parody video featuring executives

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:55:35 +0000

Similar to the previous "Gmail Man" video parody, Microsoft have made another video parody showing the "normal" lives of four senior Microsoft executives as they carpool to work Read more...

Awkberg! Mark Zuckerberg, Jesse Eisenberg "poke" fun on 'SNL'

Michael Collado — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 15:43:00 +0000

Rumors circulating that Mark Zuckerberg may appear on Saturday Night Live proved true last night when the 26 year old made a cameo on the NBC staple comedy show, meeting Jesse Eisenberg for the first... Read more...

Facebook blocks Lamebook

Matthew Jones — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 01:29:04 +0000

Facebook has today escalated a stoush with parody site Lamebook, blocking all access to the site. A Facebook spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch that all outgoing links to Lamebook.com had been blocked and the site's fan page... Read more...

Hitler parody videos being removed from YouTube

Andrew Lyle — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:46:02 +0000

One of the famous meme’s around the Internet is the parody videos of Hitler in a bunker, during the last moments in WWII, featured in the film “Downfall” (Der Untergang). The comedy behind the... Read more...

Microsoft confirms iPod box parody video

Tom Warren — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:21:43 +0000

Thanks to rm20010 for the heads up in BPN...not sure how we missed this one. According to iPod Observer a video that has made the rounds on the internet... Read more...