Cyber Monday

It strikes me that the holiday shopping that takes place on Cyber Monday is a very early example of workspace media. Why wait until Monday when you are back to work to start shopping? Because of faster computers and secure lines?

Muppets using Workspace Media

Latest viral video shows Muppets using workspace media. Pay attention to the end.

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Mobile Workspace Media with the Windows Phone

As windows attempts to enter the 3G mobile market they have been advertising during sporting events for the Windows Phone. A major selling point of the advertisement is the idea that this phone will allow users to have the complete versions of programs that work on their computers. The desire to have these programs is expressed in this commercial. A man bored in a meeting invites a Facebook application into the boardroom via his phone. When the staff suspiciously looks at him he calls up an Excel document. Interesting in this advertisement is the target audience for this phone; a board middle aged man. The idea of duplicity or la perroque that the phone allows; you can actually hide your distraction under the table. Also the idea that this phone is necessary for work and play.

Break.com's Man in the Box

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This entire site, Break.com, focuses on humor and male popular culture in its presentation of web content. This web series, Man in the Box, is about cubicle life.