In 1996, Microsoft debuted a virtual assistant to help folks navigate Microsoft Office - a cartoon paper clip named Clippy. What started as \u201cAw, that\u2019s kinda cute,\u201d quickly turned to \u201cLet\u2019s kill him!\u201d\xa0 How did it go so wrong?
In the 1990s, a movie about a goofy genie captivated the hearts of American moviegoers. No, it wasn\u2019t Disney\u2019s Aladdin or the Shaquille O\u2019Neil feature, \u201cKazaam.\u201d This movie was called Shazaam - and it doesn\u2019t exist. We explore the bizarre reason that so many people are convinced that it does.\xa0
Would you spend $4.99 on :30 of a hit song? Chances are that in 1999 you would have (and probably did). We\u2019re exploring the history of HitClips - is it the strangest way we\u2019ve ever consumed music?
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Episode Sources/Go Deeper:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/504767/tragic-life-clippy-worlds-most-hated-virtual-assistant
https://ourcommunitynow.com/film/sinbads-shazaam-the-strange-case-of-a-movie-that-doesnt-exist
https://mashable.com/article/hitclips-toys-music-nostalgia
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