Please be aware that this video, made by New York based comedy group Elephant Larry contains adult language that is often used to describe adult activities. And for the record, this is their second i-related video, check out the other one here: iPod Touch. Once again, be aware that there is some naughty, naughty language.
There isn’t much to say about the iPad that hasn’t been posted, hijacked, reposted, dissected and discussed. We’ve seen the same pictures of Steve Jobs being dwarfed by what looks like a prop iPod and read the same lists explaining why it is or is not so great. People are desperate for some bit of information that nobody else has, which might explain the significant surge in visits to ipad.com. Unfortunately for Apple fans, ipad.com is the login page for a cancer research and support center. Below is a chart generated on Alexa that illustrates the recent jump in pageviews:
No big deal, you say? Possibly not. Ok, probably not. But it is similar to movies that use real phone numbers instead of the fictional 555 prefix; the people who own those numbers get so many calls they have to get a new number (See Bruce Almighty) Another example is the ongoing battle that public figures must wage to ensure that nobody is using their name in a web address to trick people into a visit (many examples lead to adult-themed sites, so no links).
With the exception of Keane’s apartment, iPad is obviously fair game. And anyone who’s had to come up with a name for a band, short story, web site, company or Twitter handle will tell you, it’s almost impossible to come up with something not already taken. But what are the fine people at ipad.com to do when 5 million people check there site out the same day and crash the servers?
