[WikiEN-l] Brand Republic: BBC Radio 4 launches Wikipedia parody

[Daniel R. Tobias]

On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:52:51 +0100, David Gerard wrote:

> http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/922216/BBC-Radio-4-launches-Wikipedia-parody/
> 
> "LONDON - BBC Radio 4 is launching a "broadwebcasting" show parodying
> the internet by mocking pop-ups, search boxes and other aspects of
> online activity. Produced and directed by Pozzitive, the four-part
> series is called 'Bigipedia' and has taken its inspiration from
> Wikipedia. It airs from July 23 at 11pm."

The Wikipedia it's parodying seems to be an alternate-universe one 
which has ads, corporate sponsors, and intrusive offers to get its 
readers to purchase enhanced access levels.


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