{"id":458,"date":"2005-12-01T13:49:13","date_gmt":"2005-12-01T18:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=458"},"modified":"2005-12-05T10:56:29","modified_gmt":"2005-12-05T15:56:29","slug":"yahoos-chrysler-brand-avatars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.rebang.com\/?p=458","title":{"rendered":"Yahoo’s Chrysler Brand Avatars"},"content":{"rendered":"

I noticed something odd a couple days ago when I logged into Yahoo Email: the addition of “Yahoo Avatars” to my profile {Note: I don’t have Yahoo Messenger, which has had avatars for some time}. Okay. So I figured I’d see what this was about and clicked on the mysteriously grey silhouette that prompted my curiousity (I’ll avoid joking about how I initially thought it might be Big Brother scanning my email). That led to a “create your avatar” page which doesn’t seem to work (since the “Save” isn’t working I’m wondering if I’m supposed to pay someone to let me change my default appearance; or maybe it’s Firefox…). But what really caught my attention was the branding. Heck, there’s even a separate tab all on its own called – what else? – “Branded<\/em>” stuck up there with “Appearance<\/em>“, “Apparel<\/em>” and “My Favorites<\/em>“. And what brand is being hyped right off the bat? None other than Chrysler Jeep. I guess they weren’t kidding<\/a>. Good for them.<\/p>\n

Now if they can just get the darn thing working. This clean-cut look irritates the hell out of me.<\/p>\n

{Update: Holy Crap. As I prepared to log out, I just noticed Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. gear! Just what I wanted! Keep your Shanghai Tang<\/a> pleated leather and give me a t-shirt with a faux ketchup stain<\/a>. That’s class. Just how I want to represent myself on the net.}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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