Put a Sock in It

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“If you can sync up your hand motions with your voice, you can own the world,” the Sock Puppet boasted to Adweek in June 2000. With that world now largely repossessed, the former Pets.com celebrisock is working for1-800-Bar None, a company that secures auto loans for people who have trouble getting financing elsewhere. Nine TV spots are due in July, and the crusty, weathered dot-com hero will surely deliver the company’s tag, “Every one deserves a second chance,” with gusto.

Andreas Ramos, the Silicon Valley egghead behind the popular tech site Andreas.com,

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