Dell's painfully lame viral marketing

http://www.projectnerdbuddy.com/

Wow, this is ALMOST as bad as Sony's terrible http://www.alliwantforxmasisapsp.com

It's sad to watch old guard companies try to jump on new initiatives.  Want another example?  Check out the new "Web 2.0-ized" http://www.usatoday.com

I always thought USA today was terrible to begin with anyway, but these attempts to be hip and current just make it even more obvious that they don't get it.

I suppose Dell's marketing worked tho, right?  There's no such thing as bad advertising, but I'm no more or less likely to buy a Dell having seen these ads...  On one hand I wouldnt buy any system from Dell that didnt say XPS or Alienware on it, unless their prices miraculously drop by about 50% overnight (tho their flat panel LCDs rock and are well priced, if you get on a coupon deal that happens about every 4 months anyway).  And I certainly wouldnt use their lame support services which is what this product is about.  On the other hand here I am talking about their site even if it's in a negative way...

Sam