Jeopardy! Whiz Becomes Encarta Spokesman 339
Ant writes "BetaNews' story says Microsoft tapped Jeopardy! king Ken Jennings, who recently finished his 75-game run on the show, to become the spokesman for its Encarta product line. Jennings will embark on a nationwide media tour called 'Quiz the Whiz' that challenges news desks to stump the human encyclopedia with questions from Microsoft's Encarta Reference Library Premium 2005."
PC Encyclopedias (Score:4, Insightful)
I figured by now, the internet would have overtaken these completely.
Trivia versus knowledge (Score:3, Insightful)
Microsoft Still Publishes Encarta?!?!? (Score:2, Insightful)
Does anyone still actually use it?
Re:Trivia versus knowledge (Score:5, Insightful)
But I'd be willing to bet there is a large positive correlation between the two.
Yes, I'd mod you cynical. There is no evidence to indicate Ken Jennings was a moron with a great memory. IN the two shows I say (other people's houses), he was quick with comebacks to Alex. I also understand he was an engineer.
And as for marketing... get over it. Ken wants to make some more money. Good luck Ken!
gotta admit (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Trivia versus knowledge (Score:3, Insightful)
Knowledge of a subject implies you understand it and can implement or apply, not spout a handful of factoids
Re:Trivia versus knowledge (Score:5, Insightful)
I choose to be happy for Ken. I wonder why so many others choose to be envious.
Re:Wow... (Score:3, Insightful)
A. This many people have expressed an urge to "spend some time with my family" when not fired, under grand jury investigation, or pissed off.
Q. What is zero?
rj
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Re:Encarta (Score:1, Insightful)
Re:I wonder if Ken.. (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Stumpers (Score:2, Insightful)
Now you could say
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Thanks
Steven
Re:Obligatory Jepordy answer (Score:3, Insightful)
Atlas (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Wow... (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Trivia versus knowledge (Score:3, Insightful)
I'll take a stab at that. You are part of the group that realizes that wealth is created -- not simply discovered and collected -- by those with the will and motivation to make it happen. The envious people are part of the group that thinks wealth has always existed, and the rich are the ones who simply got there first or took more than their "fair share".