Awl Spoof Inspires Ex-Journo to Teach Dogs How to Use iPads
The above headline is not a joke, even though The Awl article that inspired it was.
Kelly Faircloth, picking up on her earlier BetaBeat item and a report this week by The Today Show, explains that once-upon-a-time New York Observer colleague Anna Jane Grossman is currently involved with a business that teaches dogs how to use iPads, so that these pampered canines can more effectively engage with their owners. And that’s not the funniest part.
As Today revealed, Grossman got the iPad learning idea from a January 2011 spoof (pictured) written for The Awl by David Parker.
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