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Why Facebook should have chosen blue hedgehog mascot

If only.

If only Google had been run by at least one touchy-feely human being, as opposed to a goosey gaggle of engineers.

If only Microsoft had made itself more teddy-bearish, as opposed to another of Apple's big, bad brothers.

And if only Facebook had committed itself to the blue hedgehog.

No, I have not been supping to excess. You see, according to the L.A. Times, which seems to enjoy following questions on Quora, Sean Parker, in his Facebook heyday, was deeply keen on Facebook having a prickly mascot.

Specifically, a blue hedgehog.

Ezra Callaghan, formerly of Facebook, … Read more

The mascots of the Web 2.0 Expo

I'm always interested to see what a company chooses to represent the look and feel of its products. On a day-to-day basis, we bloggers rarely see anything besides the service and its WebEx presentation. However, when conference time comes, they pull out all the stops with crazy booths, over-the-top swag, booth babes--and in extreme cases: the mascot.

For most people, the last time they saw a mascot was at an organized sporting event. Today's Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco might as well be the Super Bowl.

The two mascots seen below are for wildly different products. … Read more

Olympics mascot gets its own phone

Samsung isn't the only company that's making phones to commemorate the Beijing Olympics, gold or otherwise. China's Cect has come up with a handset targeted at kids, though we suspect that adults will be interested in it too once the souvenir market heats up.

The phone resembles a Nokia model, as noted by Newlaunches, save for one distinctive feature: Above its 1.5-inch LCD screen is a likeness of Fuwa Huanhuan, an official mascot of the 2008 games. In addition to its media player and 1.3-megapixel camera, the handset bears the Olympic rings on the back … Read more