funny april fools internet joke

so this blog took this article from 1996, in which the new york times announced they would start putting their news on the 'world wide web', and made a funny joke about the state of news media.

the article was unchanged, with the exception of replacing the phrase 'world wide web' with 'iPad' and 'web site' with 'iPad app'. an example of the result:

"The New York Times will begin publishing daily on the iPad, offering readers around the world immediate access to most of the daily newspaper’s contents.

The New York Times on the iPad, as the electronic publication is known, contains most of the news and feature articles from the current day’s printed newspaper, classified advertising, reporting that does not appear in the newspaper, and interactive features including the newspaper’s crossword puzzle.

The iPad App (address: http:/www.nytimes.com) is part of a strategy to extend the readership of The Times and to create opportunities for the company in the electronic media industry, said Martin Nisenholtz, president of The New York Times Electronic Media Company." (via)

the new york times later contacted them and asked them to take it down, but they said no.

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