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28 Sep 2009 09:13

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Biz: Newspapers try to find the advertising balance on Twitter

  • Unfollowed @statesman. Best of luck w/ the Twitter ads, but if I can avoid them, I will.
  • Twitter user @LukeMorris • On his decision to stop following the Austin American-Statesman’s Twitter feed because the feed runs occasional ads. The Statesman is taking the lead with Tweet-based advertising, something which is a sore subject with users. Although, really, should it be? Twitter’s already the most useful marketing tool ever. You’re getting advertised to more than you think on the service. It might be a perception thing. • source
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24 Sep 2009 20:22

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Tech, World: Good luck: France wants to mark images as Photoshopped

  • Every magazine cover and movie poster could carry a warning in France. The French are apparently concerned about body image in a big way. Because of that, they’re considering labeling ‘shopped images as such. 50 French politicians support the law, which carries huge fines for those who don’t follow it. So, photos of models are either going to carry disclaimers or are going to get a lot uglier. We wonder which. source
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19 Sep 2009 11:05

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Tech: Daily poll: Can Microsoft’s lawsuits put a dent in malware ads?

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02 Sep 2009 20:58

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Biz, U.S.: We wish we had a 1% of this Pfizer fine in our bank account

  • $2.3 billion for wining and dining (and influencing) doctors source
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02 Sep 2009 01:00

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U.S.: Pretty much nobody likes this insensitive 9/11 WWF ad

Disturbing 9/11 WWF ad treatment
  • Um, holy crap. What can we say about this image besides the obvious fact that it’s completely uncalled for? Comparing a natural disaster to terrorism is probably not a good idea, no matter the context. (The World Wildlife Fund is not happy with the Brazillian ad company that came up with this, BTW.) source
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01 Sep 2009 21:06

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Biz, Tech: Facebook and MySpace pretty much own the online ad market

  • 21% of online ads run on social media sites source
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31 Aug 2009 11:08

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Biz: Turning away money: Cablevision blocks Verizon ads in Newsday

  • Customers are still coming to us, and the net of this is Cablevision doesn’t get the benefit of our revenue.
  • Verizon Senior Vice President Eric Rabe • Discussing Cablevision’s policy of turning away Verizon’s FiOS ads in Newsday, despite the fact that they had been a high-paying advertiser in the paper for years. Cablevision bought Newsday last year and has made a lot of questionable decisions like this, according to Gawker. • source
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29 Aug 2009 12:06

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Biz: These Bing ads for “The Philanthropist” drew a patent troll

  • Can you patent an advertising concept? That’s the question worth debating in this case, where small ad agency Denizen claims that the agency that made this “Bing” ad, JWT, stole its idea – a commercial for a product that advances the plot of the show on which it airs. Sounds patent trollish to us.source
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24 Aug 2009 09:31

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U.S.: California and Nevada have a turf war over advertising slogans

  • What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but what happens in California makes the world go ’round.
  • The slogan being used by a series of ads in California • In an attempt to retaliate against Nevada’s recent efforts to woo businesses away from the state. Nevada’s ads were a bit harsh, admittedly – they suggested that the state budget was a bunch of flying pigs, and legislators were monkeys – but Nevada also didn’t have an embarrassing budget crisis lately. In case Oregon’s interested, we totally have a great ad campaign for them: “Oregon: We didn’t give you an IOU.” • source
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15 Aug 2009 14:18

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U.S.: Feel the deluge of health care political ads? There’s a reason why

  • $57 million on political ads, most of it in the last 45 days source
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