Playboy launches work-safe website

[Analog]

Finally, something for those guys who say they read Playboy for the articles: a chance to prove it.


Playboy Enterprises Inc. launched a website today that it swears will be safe to browse while at work, eliminating the need for men to throw themselves over their computer screen when the boss walks by.


TheSmokingJacket.com will contain none of the nudity that makes Playboy.com NSFW — not suitable for work. Instead, it'll rely on humor to reach Playboy's target audience, men 25 to 34 years old, when they are most likely to be in front of a computer screen.


"A lot of our audience logs on (to Playboy.com) after work and we saw that we were missing a golden opportunity to reach guys when they're online the most: when they're sitting at their desk, not working, sending e-mails to their friends," said Jimmy Jellinek, Playboy's editorial director.

The site, named after one of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner's favorite pieces of clothing (silkpajamas.com was taken), won't include the long interviews or in-depth articles found in Playboy.

http://www.freep.com/article/20100720/FEATURES01/100720005/1320/Playboy-launches-work-safe-website

 

[dfuze]

Eh, will probably be added to the list of blocked sites here anyway

 

[vi edit]

Eh, will probably be added to the list of blocked sites here anyway

With a \sex category it won't take websense much time to lay the banhammer down.

 

[silverpig]

Didn't see any nips, but I'd hardly qualify that site as SFW.

 

[mmntech]

I guess nobody's figured it out yet. Just buy your own smartphone to browse any site you want when the boss isn't looking. :awe:

 

[AnonymouseUser]

This is what I get while browsing the site:

Bad Gateway

The proxy server received an invalid response from an upstream server.

🙁

 

[IronWing]

Shouldn't, you know, I mean like folks at work, um, well, shouldn't they you know like maybe doing something else with their time, like say... I don't know, maybe working?

 

[rh71]

I'm still scared to go to it right now.

 

[highland145]

What a waste of web space.

 

[FelixDeCat]

I guess nobody's figured it out yet. Just buy your own smartphone to browse any site you want when the boss isn't looking. :awe:

I did starting in early 2004 with my iPaq6315. It was flat and I was getting trading stocks all day long. Just throw a piece of paper on top. 🙂

 

[Vette73]

http://www.thesmokingjacket.com/

works for me, but may not be SFW for some.

 

[Phoenix86]

Just because there's no nudity doesn't mean it's safe for work.

This will be filtered within a week here (kinds surprised it's not already blocked).

 

[Ika]

Bikini boobs on the front page is definitely not SFW, IMO.

 

[AMDZen]

Didn't see any nips, but I'd hardly qualify that site as SFW.

SF my W

 

[crownjules]

I'd hardly classify lingerie-clad women posing seductively as SFW.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Not going to take the chance on it at a customer site.

The first page is a potential problem

 

[MarkXIX]

I might put it in my rotation of sites to visit, but definitely not at work.

 

[Sheep]

So it's basically Maxim with Playboy branding?

 

[kalrith]

I'd hardly classify lingerie-clad women posing seductively as SFW.

Same here.

 

[Wyndru]

Will it just be articles? Cause that's the only reason I read playboy to begin with 😉

 

[lord_emperor]

Even if there's not even one pixel of bare flesh on the page, a giant PLAYBOY banner will still make it NSFW.

 

[Phoenix86]

I'd hardly classify lingerie-clad women posing seductively as SFW.

Which is quite sad when you think about it, that's PG-13 material.

PG-13 material is not allowed in the workplace. :\

 

[AMDZen]

Which is quite sad when you think about it, that's PG-13 material.

PG-13 material is not allowed in the workplace. :\

Yea, its pretty sad that so many around here work in that kind of environment - but as long as I don't I guess I can be happy.

Only in America.

 

[erikistired]

there is an article called "How to get laid at the office". perfect work safe material.