almost forgot to blog this gem

last night there was some odd awards ceremony for different content projects. it's actually a boring show, but hosted by this funny british guy so it makes it all ok. but none of those details matter. what was funny, was the head of Ogilvy in the UK was on stage just hours after MySpace and Bebo roundly kissed up to advertisers and the mainstream content world, saying unlike Facebook and LinkedIn, they were real media companies.

so the funny british guy asks the Ogilvy guy if he used MySpace or Facebook. Ogilvy says, "Facebook" without hesitating, adding he's "too old" for MySpace. the host-- who clearly thought Facebook was still a college site- was confused and said, "wait, i thought MySpace was for grownups?' to which Ogilvy says, "No, MySpace is for pedophiles." and the packed auditorium laughed.

Ouch.

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