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A message from John Lennon (OLPC) (video)

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OLPC is an non-profit education project: http://laptop.org/Thanks to support from Yoko Ono, this is our latest PSA: a message created from footage of John L...

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gadgets.boingboing.net - 12/29/2008

John Lennon shills the OLPC

— gadgets.boingboing.net — Cadaverous hand stretched taut and skittering with beetles from the loam of the grave, John Lennon shills... the OLPC, with Yoko Ono's consent. It's terrible . And not just plain terrible: we're talking "cutting out the mouth on a standard ... (more) John Lennon shills the OLPC

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John Lennon shills the OLPC
Boing Boing Gadgets — Cadaverous hand stretched taut and skittering with beetles from the loam of the grave, John Lennon shills the OLPC, with Yoko Ono's consent. It's terrible. And not just plain terrible: we're talking "cutting out the mouth on a standard picture and then holding it in front of your face while you do a John Lennon impression" terrible here. That Lennon appears to be pervertedly smirking throughout doesn't help matters. Worse, it's nonsensical. "Imagine every child no matter where in the world they were could access a universe of knowledge. They would have a chance to learn, to dream, ...

John Lennon Digitally Reanimated for Unsettling OLPC Ad [Yoko Ono's Judgment]
Gizmodo — The OLPC Foundation's last advertising effort was close to perfect, with a strong message and affecting imagery. Their latest? A creepy, boomer-manipulating, possibly effective oddity. Lennon's soliloquy, a patchwork of Beatles allusions, catchphrases, old footage and digital additions, is distractingly strange to the point that it loses what little efficacy it could have had, at least for me. Thing is, I might not be a member of the target audience. When you consider who that audience might be, the ad makes quite a bit more sense. Here's the recipe: 1. A slightly esoteric and novel ...

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John Lennon promotes OLPC program
Gadgetell — Section: Computers, Mobile Computers, Laptops, Web, Online Music/Video The One Laptop Per Child program is trying to live up to its name.  OLPC has a deal with Yoko Ono to use John Lennon’s likeness in order to promote the purchase of these laptops for every child.  There is a new commercial that OLPC will run using a John Lennon sort-of-sound-alike together with some video footage from an interview that has been altered to match the video to the audio.  The message is simple—empower children everywhere with knowledge using laptops.  Personally, I think if Lennon ...