NEWSLETTER: ISSUE 44: "INTRODUCINGMONDAY.CO.UK. WE CONFESS ALL"
This Week:
- Flicking V's at International Corporations
- Nazi Kitten Kick Ups game
- Make B3ta your screen saver
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B3ta email 44 - 21 JUN 2002 - "We're saving the
web ... together"
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: INTRODUCING MONDAY
We're very sorry. Sort of.
Earlier this week we were contacted by B3ta
contributor AndyK.
He said, "PriceWaterhouse Coopers consulting
arm are changing their name to Monday. They've
set up a site called introducingmonday.com. But
I've managed to grab introducingmonday.co.uk
What do you want to do with it?"
We couldn't resist a challenge like that and
came up with a crappy and childish flash video
to say, "Yah boo sucks."
We put this out on Wednesday and it's been a bit
of a hit. It's had 200,000 downloads and been
covered by most of the UK tabloids and
broadsheets.
We weren't making a point about their name
change but it was a good opportunity for a cheap
gag.
http://www.introducingmonday.co.uk/
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: NAZI KITTEN KICK UPS
Our favourite themes. Tackled again.
Did you ever play Kick Ups? It was an Internet
hit last year from Liam O'Donnell.
We loved it. And we've decided to steal the
idea and remake it with kittens that look like
Hitler.
Why? Because we are Nazis.
We sent it to Liam and he said, "Nice, I've
forwarded it round the office here at gamer.tv"
http://www.b3ta.com/nazigame/
>> Plug for Liam's new game <<
"Have you played my righteous DinkyBomb?",
continues Liam, "and if not, why not? Think
worms, think multiplayer, damn I'm good at
this flash stuff."
We checked out the game and it looks cool,
but we had no-one to play against. We
suggest taking a friend.
http://gamer.tv/dinkybomb/
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: B3TA IMAGES DELIVERED FRESH TO YOUR SCREENSAVER
Make your co-workers give you funny looks.
The front page of our site has the best images
from our message board photoshoppers. We have
a highly trained team of editors selecting
stuff 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. B3ta never
sleeps.
Board member Chicago Dave has written a Windows
program that gets the front page images and turns
them into a screen saver that's always current.
Is it really wicked? Yes.
http://www.btinternet.com/~limpfish/b3taCollective...
(BTW: Chicago Dave is a net god. Learn more
in our interview later this issue.)
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: WHAT B3TA PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MAKING THIS WEEK #1
Football art protest, I'm sorry, Cows.
>> Football fans are fucking scum <<
Do you hate the World Cup? B3ta boarder Thom
Curtis does. He says, "I've defaced the flags
of participant countries and have decided to
let you all see." We suggest using this as
wallpaper to wind up the footy lovers in
your office.
http://www.worldcuphate.tk/
>> Saying sorry with style <<
"I upset my brother with a harsh phone message",
writes B3ta boarder Si, "He wasn't best pleased,
so I made him this." It's charming. We wish you
were OUR brother.
http://www.angelfire.com/extreme3/grubnuts/Robin.h...
>> Dancing cow udders ... with eyes <<
B3ta boarder Weebl has followed up his pie
animation with this classy little number.
There's not much plot but the special effects
are amazing.
http://www.pickingp.f9.co.uk/tot.swf
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: PAID PLUG
Download and print Big Money.
Net agency Poke have bunged us some cash to
mention their latest project for Brilliant
Industries.
Vim van Haas (B.I. Chief Innovations Officer),
says -
"So now it's as big as a salami and you're
bored with wading through sites full of
exposed celebrities? Got a couple of university
diplomas and are watching free cable 24/7?
Well what's next?
"MAKE REALLY BIG MONEY!!!
100% Big! Do it from home (or the office)
"Brilliant Industries gives you a downloadable
application for your MAC or PC to make massive
notes customised with your face (or other
body parts)."
http://www.brilliantindustries.com/bigmoney/
(BTW: Want to bribe us to mention your corporate
project? Speak to us at [email protected])
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: WHAT B3TA PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MAKING THIS WEEK #2
More cows, Google toy, Shit animation
>> Milky Moo Wallpaper <<
This milk drinking cow is lovely. Use it.
Thanks Tomsk.
http://www.tomandphil.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/milkymo...
>> Random Image Finder <<
Why wear out your brain thinking of words to
type into Google Images when this handy gadget
does it for you? Woo for Watty.
http://ianwatt.dingojunction.com/ri/
>> Nonsensical animation <<
We get lots of submissions of stuff for the
newsletter. This one has us foxed. It's a
crap flash animation with a message of hatred
for someone called Leon. Who is he? Its author
Dave Barnes only tells us, "This is what happens
when I avoid deadlines." Hmmm. We don't know
who his employers are but they should stop
giving him deadlines.
http://www.mbarnes.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Leon.swf
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: HOW TO SPEND YOUR MONEY THIS WEEK
Get cheap DVDs from Canada.
"Following on from last week's Amazon.com thing",
writes B3ta reader Robert Morrow, "I just
thought you might be interested in this Canadian
site. They sell DVDs even cheaper, and the prices
include international P+P."
Yep. He's right. It's bloody cheap.
http://www.dvdboxoffice.com/
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: BOOTLEG MP3 OF THE WEEK
Celine Dion vs. Black Sabbath
Each week we talk to the_dr at Boom Selection
about his current favourite bootleg track.
the_dr writes -
"This Celine Dion vs. Black Sabbath mix is
bloody awful. And that's why it's funny.
http://makeashorterlink.com/
"Addictive from Truth Hurts isn't a bootleg,
but it's beautiful - a pulsating Indian hip-hop
beat with a great rap and understated soulful
vocals.
http://makeashorterlink.com/
"BTW: Our Eminem bootleg challenge is going
great. We've had airplay on Radio 1 and
apparently Eminem loves Marshall's Been
Snookered"
http://www.base58.com/withoutme/
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: B3TA IMAGE CHALLENGE
Results from Where Are They Now?
Each week we run a competition to test your
creative skills. We set a challenge and you
open Photoshop and mess with our heads.
Last week we wanted to know what had happened
to washed up celebrities.
http://b3ta.com/challenge/wherearetheynow/
We asked B3ta boarder Chicago Dave to judge the
entries - here are his 3 faves.
Chicago Dave writes -
#1 "Davros advertising stairlifts. It's his
perfect job. Think they should make this
ad. I'd buy one."
http://www.b3ta.com/board/1/5/6/5/9/1/
#2 "Tony Hart's Sept 11th picture.
It's lovely. (tomdog)
http://www.b3ta.com/board/1/4/9/1/8/9/
#3 "Hitler on university challenge, made me
laugh. (themanfromdelmonte)
http://www.b3ta.com/board/1/4/7/2/9/6/
>> This Week's Challenge <<
This week, B3ta contributor Monkeon gave us
the suggestion, "make a hate figure do something
nice. Hitler picking a flower or something."
http://b3ta.com/challenge/hatefigure/
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: CHICAGO DAVE INTERVIEW
UK's hardest working uncredited photoshopper
You might not know the name Chicago Dave, but
you should - you've certainly seen his work.
Remember the Queen Mum Yoda photo in your
inbox? That was his. And the Queen as an
England supporter. That was him too.
As his work is now being regularly ripped off
by the UK tabloids we thought it was time to
give him a bit of credit and interview him.
Q: Have you got any comments on The Sun
tabloid using your Queen pics without
a credit?
A: I'm not bothered about the lack of credit,
I don't really expect to be credited for
making these stupid pics, though it's nice
to get a mention sometimes. Getting it in
The Sun is great and on page 3 too. As soon
as I heard about it I told my mum to get one
to stick on the fridge door. My only gripe
is that it wasn't a double page spread.
Q: Blimey - just looked at your site, and
representatives of the Queen have asked you
to remove stuff!
A: Yeah The Official Custodian of her Royal
Maj's Face (or something) has asked me to
remove the defaced pic from my website,
which I did, replacing with his email.
Now he's asked me to remove the email asking
me to remove the pics from my website, jeez.
Q: Which of your other pics has gone round the
world?
A: There was a daft 'Mona Lisa goes topless'
thing that I made many years ago, it spread
all over place.
Q: Er.. And are you from Chicago?
A: Um... no, but St.Helens Dave sounds rubbish.
Check out his stuff:
http://www.limpfish.com/pics.php
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: STAR IN NEXT WEEK'S ISSUE
Make something cool and tell us about it. This
newsletter now reaches over 29,000 people - if
you are in it, then people will see your stuff.
It's that simple.
Stuff we'd really like to see includes
* No legal threats.
* Offers of cash.
* The projects you've made this week.
Send contributions to http://www.b3ta.com/mailus/
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