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In the 50s and 70s, people trying to make ads effective didn't try to pass themselves off as technologists or innovators. Don't take @iamdevloper too seriously
by rrss 7y ago
In the 50s and 70s, people trying to make ads effective didn't try to pass themselves off as technologists or innovators.
Don't take @iamdevloper too seriously.
- notJim 7y agoAhh yes, that famously humble advertising industry from the mid-century.
- rrss 7y agoI didn't write anything about humility. That you refer to the 'advertising industry' instead of the 'technology industry' proves my point, no? technology of the 50s and 60s: transistor, television, satellites, computers, hard drives, solar cells, optical fiber, integrated circuits, arpanet, ... not technology of the 50s and 60s: "Light up for a Lucky! The best cigarette you've ever smoked!"
- daseiner1 7y agothey’re toasted
- beecat 7y agoCigarettes are technology. They are referred to as "nicotine delivery devices" in the tobacco industry. Magazines are technology. Billboards are technology. If google is part of the "technology industry" then you could say there is no real delineation between the two industries. It seems like we're either making technology for advertisements or we're using technology to advertise.