Rob McNair

Rob McNair

Rob McNair  //  This is my personal blog, where I share my thoughts on social media, marketing, advertising and PR. This blog contains my personal views. I'm founder and lead strategist for www.mycleveragency.com. I also head up eCommerce for a brilliant retail group in the UK. Here are my contact details if you'd like to get in touch...
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Oct 31 / 7:12pm

Windows 3.1 party

Video evidence of a Windows 3.1 Launch Party from October 1992. [confused about this launch party stuff now. Is this a real fake ad, or is Microsoft just being incredibly meta?]

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Oct 29 / 4:09am

(VIDEO) AT&T 1993 "You Will" Ads

This montage of AT&T ads came from a 1993 Newsweek CD-ROM, when Newsweek thought that one day, magazines would be sent to you in CD-ROM form, sponsored with ads. It's an interesting view of the future.

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Don't know what they were doing with the fax machine though.
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Oct 27 / 7:37am

1999 A.D. (Shopping from Home)

Clip from the 1967 film 1999 A.D. in which we see the family of the future shopping, paying bills and using electronic mail from home. Who would have thunk it!

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