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Tag Archives: Twitter
Powering Down…
People blog for all sorts of reasons; the discipline of daily writing, the joy of self expression, the fleeting sensation of relevance when a couple hundred people read a post. Over the past two years, I’ve blogged every weekday for … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising
Tagged Blogging, Digital, Mobile, Olson, Television, Twitter, Virals
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Three Points Regarding Congressman Anthony D. Weiner
It is damn nigh impossible to fashion a sentence which includes his name that can not be construed as filthy. Very rarely, the Universe delivers a comedy opportunity that’s almost too easy. When you have an open layup, you should … Continue reading
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Tagged Congressman Anthony D. Weiner, Oscar Mayer, Social Media, Twitter
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Arianna Huffington: Canned Commentary at the CMA National Convention
So early on this wet Toronto morning, in one of the cavernous convention halls of the Westin Harbour Castle, the Canadian Marketing Association presented its opening speaker–Arianna Huffington. We were all really looking forward to it–she’s very smart and one … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising
Tagged Arianna Huffington, Balloon Boy, Canadian Marketing Association, Facebook, Huffington Post, New Media, Twitter, YouTube
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Social Media Hasn’t Replaced TV Viewing, It’s Connected It
Sixteen years ago, academic and data geek Robert Putnam hit a national nerve with his essay “Bowling Alone” about our collective loss of ‘social capital.’ By 2000, he published a book expanding on his premise that Americans were growing disconnected … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising
Tagged Advertising Age, Bowling Alone, Community, DVR's, Nielsen, Olson, Robert Putnam, Robin Sloan, Social Media, Twitter
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Yes, You Can Be a Historical Figure and a Bad Ass
Case in point: Teddy Roosevelt. These posters are part of a series called “Historically Hardcore” by Jenny Burrows (AD) and Matt Kappler (CW) who created it as a spec campaign when they were ad students at Creative Circus. The fact … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising
Tagged Behance.net, Blog, Creative Circus, Google, Jenny Burrows, Matt Kappler, Olson, Smithsonian, Twitter, viral
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Bad Day Yesterday? I Guarantee Nir Rosen’s Was Worse
I don’t know Nir Rosen. Apparently, he’s an NYU fellow, a liberal journalist, and a fan of Twitter. Around 4:00PM EST yesterday, he was also a wise ass, sending this cynical tweet regarding the physical and sexual assault on Lara … Continue reading
On Selling Al Jazeera to America
Imagine for a moment that you’re in charge of marketing the English-language version of the international Arabic news network Al Jazeera in this country. Tough gig. You may be considered mainstream media in many parts of the world, but around … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising
Tagged @AJEnglish, Al Jezeera, al-Qaeda, Riyaad Minty, Robin Sloan, Twitter
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Learning To Promote Sharing
As a parent, you want to teach your child to share; it demonstrates a good nature and assures that your child will be welcomed into their communities. Sharing is critical to their personal development. Today, it’s also critical to every … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising
Tagged Crowdsourced PR, David Murdico, Facebook, MediaPost, Online Video, Supercool Creative, Twitter, YouTube
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Twitter, Google, FOX & MSNBC Killed Payola
Yesterday, Twitter released their year-end ranking of top trends, with an overall ranking plus separate lists for News Events, People, Movies, Sports, Technology, Television, World Cup and Hashtags. From a pop culture/sociology perspective, it all makes for rather interesting perusal. However, … Continue reading
Billboard’s New Social 50: Rihanna’s #1 With A Tweeted Bullet
It only makes sense. MySpace’s most lasting cultural impact has been to change the way we interact with bands and more importantly, bands interact with us. Piling on to iTunes’ neutering effect iTunes on record labels, MySpace and other social … Continue reading
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Tagged Billboard, Billboard's Social 50, Jonathan Coulter, MTV, MySpace, Pete Wentz, Rihanna, Social Media, Twitter
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