Here's a bit of tongue-in cheek fun for you, courtesy of Denver based Aten Design group who have held a funeral ceremony for IE6 last week - Microsoft's rather unpopular browser which is currently in the process of fading into the distant mists of technology history (Youtube turns off compatibility next week - though it seems it'll take a little while longer before it's completely phased out everywhere else).
Anyway, the design group seems to have been quite clever in having a bit of fun while also generating some excellent publicity for itself with the event (coverage has been featured on various other sites, including Techcrunch). It's certainly one way to do some effective but also creative and fun advertising, and I'll bet the whole thing cost far far less than an expensive advertising campaign would at a major ad firm (check Alexa to see the rather compelling evidence that the comedy event has had quite serious business benefits).
Head over to Flickr to see the photos, or see videos over at Techcrunch for an amusing diversion (there's even a sermon and some eulogies), and meanwhile well done to the Aten team for a smart bit of thinking which will no doubt benefit the company somewhat as well in what is proving to have been a very respectable combination of business and pleasure...
Dejan Levi
