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| '''Zombo.com''' is a website that was created during the early days of ] on the ]. While many websites had a Flash intro that would play while the site loaded, Zombo took the concept to a humorous extreme, consisting of one long intro that never leads to any content.<ref>{{Citation |last=Green |first=Tom |last2=Dias |first2=Tiago |year=2010 |title=Foundation Flash CS5 for Designers |publisher=] |isbn=978-1-4302-2994-0 |page=758}}</ref> | '''Zombo.com''' is a website that was created during the early days of ] on the ]. While many websites had a Flash intro that would play while the site loaded, Zombo took the concept to a humorous extreme, consisting of one long intro that never leads to any content.<ref>{{Citation |last=Green |first=Tom |last2=Dias |first2=Tiago |year=2010 |title=Foundation Flash CS5 for Designers |publisher=] |isbn=978-1-4302-2994-0 |page=758}}</ref> | ||
| Video game producer ]<ref>{{Citation |last=Mackintosh |first=Hamish |date=22 August 2002 |title=WORKING IT OUT - WAR GAMES |work=] |page=4 |id={{Factiva|grdn000020020821dy8m001nj}} |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2002/aug/22/onlinesupplement |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref> and artist ] have each listed Zombo as their favorite website; Rowntree explains, "I think that paraphrases the net. Promises you the earth but delivers a bit of animation with a scratchy soundtrack!"<ref>{{Citation |last=Mackintosh |first=Hamish |date=5 April 2001 |title=INTERVIEW - Dave Rowntree |work=] |page=4 |id={{Factiva|grdn000020010712dx4500kap}} |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2001/apr/05/onlinesupplement1 |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref> Web animator ] chose Zombo.com as the least useful website, since "it doesn't do anything except tell you how wonderful it is."<ref>{{Citation |last=Veitch |first=Joel |date=20 January 2003 |title=My New Media |work=] |page=51 |id={{Factiva|grdn000020030121dz1k000ce}}}}</ref> Mark Sullivan of '']'' listed Zombo among the Internet's ten most useless websites, concluding: "Well, in fact, nothing happens at zombo.com."<ref>{{Citation |last=Sullivan |first=Mark |date=2 October 2008 |title=The Bottom 10: The Web's Most Useless Sites |work=] |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/PCWorld/story?id=5934184 |accessdate=25 July 2011}}</ref> Samela Harris of '']'' calls Zombo.com "the most welcoming website on the Internet",<ref>{{Citation |last=Harris |first=Samela |date=20 October 2004 |title=Internut |work=] |page=L14 |id={{Factiva|ADVTSR0020041019e0ak0009d}}}}</ref> while Daryl Lim of '']'' calls Zombo.com "the ultimate time-waster".<ref>{{Citation |last=Lim |first=Daryl |date=13 February 2007 |title=Nothing to do? Check out these five weird websites |work=] |id={{Factiva|COMPTI0020070212e32d0000d}}}}</ref> A listing in '']'' writes, "Zombo.com has just one joke, but it's a good one."<ref>{{Citation |author=Staff |date=22 April 2003 |title=Surf IT |work=] |id={{Factiva|austln0020030421dz4m000ms}}}}</ref> | Video game producer ]<ref>{{Citation |last=Mackintosh |first=Hamish |date=22 August 2002 |title=WORKING IT OUT - WAR GAMES |work=] |page=4 |id={{Factiva|grdn000020020821dy8m001nj}} |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2002/aug/22/onlinesupplement |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref> and artist ] have each listed Zombo as their favorite website; Rowntree explains, "I think that paraphrases the net. Promises you the earth but delivers a bit of animation with a scratchy soundtrack!"<ref>{{Citation |last=Mackintosh |first=Hamish |date=5 April 2001 |title=INTERVIEW - Dave Rowntree |work=] |page=4 |id={{Factiva|grdn000020010712dx4500kap}} |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2001/apr/05/onlinesupplement1 |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref> Web animator ] chose Zombo.com as the least useful website, since "it doesn't do anything except tell you how wonderful it is."<ref>{{Citation |last=Veitch |first=Joel |date=20 January 2003 |title=My New Media |work=] |page=51 |id={{Factiva|grdn000020030121dz1k000ce}} |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2003/jan/20/mondaymediasection8 |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref> Mark Sullivan of '']'' listed Zombo among the Internet's ten most useless websites, concluding: "Well, in fact, nothing happens at zombo.com."<ref>{{Citation |last=Sullivan |first=Mark |date=2 October 2008 |title=The Bottom 10: The Web's Most Useless Sites |work=] |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/PCWorld/story?id=5934184 |accessdate=25 July 2011}}</ref> Samela Harris of '']'' calls Zombo.com "the most welcoming website on the Internet",<ref>{{Citation |last=Harris |first=Samela |date=20 October 2004 |title=Internut |work=] |page=L14 |id={{Factiva|ADVTSR0020041019e0ak0009d}}}}</ref> while Daryl Lim of '']'' calls Zombo.com "the ultimate time-waster".<ref>{{Citation |last=Lim |first=Daryl |date=13 February 2007 |title=Nothing to do? Check out these five weird websites |work=] |id={{Factiva|COMPTI0020070212e32d0000d}}}}</ref> A listing in '']'' writes, "Zombo.com has just one joke, but it's a good one."<ref>{{Citation |author=Staff |date=22 April 2003 |title=Surf IT |work=] |id={{Factiva|austln0020030421dz4m000ms}}}}</ref> | ||
| In 2004, political ]s caused Conservitives.com to redirect to Zombo.com.<ref>{{Citation |last=Auty |first=Caroline |year=2004 |title=Political hacktivism: tool of the underdog or scourge of cyberspace? |journal=Aslib Proceedings |volume=56 |issue=4 |pages=212–221 |doi=10.1108/00012530410549240}}</ref> | In 2004, political ]s caused Conservitives.com to redirect to Zombo.com.<ref>{{Citation |last=Auty |first=Caroline |year=2004 |title=Political hacktivism: tool of the underdog or scourge of cyberspace? |journal=Aslib Proceedings |volume=56 |issue=4 |pages=212–221 |doi=10.1108/00012530410549240}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 22:13, 26 July 2011
Zombo.com is a website that was created during the early days of Flash animation on the Internet. While many websites had a Flash intro that would play while the site loaded, Zombo took the concept to a humorous extreme, consisting of one long intro that never leads to any content.
Video game producer Bill Roper and artist Dave Rowntree have each listed Zombo as their favorite website; Rowntree explains, "I think that paraphrases the net. Promises you the earth but delivers a bit of animation with a scratchy soundtrack!" Web animator Joel Veitch chose Zombo.com as the least useful website, since "it doesn't do anything except tell you how wonderful it is." Mark Sullivan of PC World listed Zombo among the Internet's ten most useless websites, concluding: "Well, in fact, nothing happens at zombo.com." Samela Harris of The Advertiser calls Zombo.com "the most welcoming website on the Internet", while Daryl Lim of Digital Life calls Zombo.com "the ultimate time-waster". A listing in The Australian writes, "Zombo.com has just one joke, but it's a good one."
In 2004, political hacktivists caused Conservitives.com to redirect to Zombo.com.
References
- Green, Tom; Dias, Tiago (2010), Foundation Flash CS5 for Designers, Apress, p. 758, ISBN 978-1-4302-2994-0
- Mackintosh, Hamish (22 August 2002), "WORKING IT OUT - WAR GAMES", The Guardian, p. 4, Factiva grdn000020020821dy8m001nj, retrieved 26 July 2011
- Mackintosh, Hamish (5 April 2001), "INTERVIEW - Dave Rowntree", The Guardian, p. 4, Factiva grdn000020010712dx4500kap, retrieved 26 July 2011
- Veitch, Joel (20 January 2003), "My New Media", The Guardian, p. 51, Factiva grdn000020030121dz1k000ce, retrieved 26 July 2011
- Sullivan, Mark (2 October 2008), "The Bottom 10: The Web's Most Useless Sites", PC World, retrieved 25 July 2011
- Harris, Samela (20 October 2004), "Internut", The Advertiser, p. L14, Factiva ADVTSR0020041019e0ak0009d
- Lim, Daryl (13 February 2007), "Nothing to do? Check out these five weird websites", Digital Life, Factiva COMPTI0020070212e32d0000d
- Staff (22 April 2003), "Surf IT", The Australian, Factiva austln0020030421dz4m000ms
- Auty, Caroline (2004), "Political hacktivism: tool of the underdog or scourge of cyberspace?", Aslib Proceedings, 56 (4): 212–221, doi:10.1108/00012530410549240