Making It Up On Shipping Charges >>
<< Can Sir Howard Save The Music Biz?
 tdicon 
Scandinavian Airlines Takes The Internet To... >>
<< WiFi At KFC In Czech Republic
 | 

Overhype

by Mike Masnick

Wed, Jul 2nd 2003 9:45am





A $1 Wager That Warchalking Does Not Exist

Last week we had an article saying that warchalking had died and giving various reasons why we didn't think it was ever really meant to catch on. Now, found over at Politech is the news that someone is saying warchalking was entirely a media phenomenon. To prove his point, he is making a $1 bet that no one uses warchalking. I'd agree that it was probably mostly a media frenzy. I don't think it was ever really even meant to be useful, but was created mostly on a whim for fun. Of course, the media didn't quite get that part.

1 Comments | Leave a Comment

If you liked this post, you may also be interested in...

Reader Comments (rss)

(Flattened / Threaded)

  1.  
    identicon
    Julian Bond, Jul 2nd, 2003 @ 9:45am

    a geek joke

    I thought everyone who actually knew what warchalking was, accepted that it was just a geek joke cooked up over one too many garlic shots in a Soho bar by Matt Jones. A brilliant idea with absolutely no real world use... But it did serve to pump up the hype and gave a whole load of journalists an easy story to write.

     

    [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]


Add Your Comment

Have a Techdirt Account? Sign in now. Want one? Register here
Get Techdirt’s Daily Email
Save me a cookie
  • Note: A CRLF will be replaced by a break tag (<br>), all other allowable HTML will remain intact
  • Allowed HTML Tags: <b> <i> <a> <em> <br> <strong> <blockquote> <hr> <tt>
Making It Up On Shipping Charges >>
<< Can Sir Howard Save The Music Biz?
 tdicon 
Scandinavian Airlines Takes The Internet To... >>
<< WiFi At KFC In Czech Republic
 | 
Follow Techdirt
Flattr rss rss
A word from our Sponsors...
Sponsored Resource
Essential Reading
Techdirt Reading List
Techdirt Insider Chat

A word from our Sponsors...
Recent Stories

Thursday

12:52pm: AT&T Continues To Mock The Concept Of Net Neutrality; This Time With Google Hangouts Block (31)

Tuesday

9:46am: Why ESPN's Offer To Pay To Have Its Content Bypass Data Cap Meters Plays Right Into The Hands Of Wireless Providers (27)

Monday

11:52am: Police Follow Up Beating A 'Possibly Intoxicated' Man To Death By Seizing Witnesses' Cell Phones (131)

Friday

5:11am: Blackberry CEO Predicts Tablets Will Be Obsolete In Five Years (54)

Tuesday

8:28am: ICE Starts Raiding Mobile Phone Repair Shops To Stop Repairs With Aftermarket Parts (101)

Wednesday

5:00pm: DailyDirt: Smaller, Better, Faster Wireless (4)

Tuesday

9:07am: Judge Finds Himself In Contempt Of Court When His New Smartphone Interrupts Closing Arguments (49)

Monday

2:14pm: Boston Officials Allegedly Shut Down Mobile Service In Boston To Prevent Remote Detonation (Update: Or Not) (86)

Tuesday

9:22am: Google Competitors File Ridiculous EU Complaint Arguing That 'Free' Android Is Anti-Competitive (58)

Friday

7:39pm: California Court Rules It Illegal To Check Maps On Your Phone While Driving (108)
More arrow
A word from our Sponsors...

Close

Email This