8 Years of Ducks
Posted under: Loquax was 8 years old last week. Not bad for an ex Demon Internet homepage that really started off to try and get a job doing t’internet stuff. It’s been a good 8 years with most certainly more ups than downs. The current duck logo though is not so old – it might be 3 or even 4 (time flies by doesn’t it). IÂ always knew the site could do well, but never thought it would survive this long.
Some of our users have been with us since the beginning, which is quite incredible, but in amongst the ‘congratulations’ were things like “here’s to the next 8″ and even “next 88″! I don’t know if we’ll do a next 1, let alone a next 8, but that philosophy in this business is not a bad one – most certainly it has guided us this far and kept our feet firmly on the ground.Â
To tie in wonderfully with the number 8, Asda have launched a budget Valentine card for tightfisted skinflint romeos – it costs just 8p! According to The BBC “The card was launched after 30% of 2,000 people surveyed by Flora called Valentine’s Day too commercial”.
I guess if a bloke offered that to his missus on Feb 14th he might end up single and having to use his tightfistedness in an altogether different way – provided he still could. Just for the record I’ve not bought Jude this card – I got her card from Tesco instead.