TechCrunch:
Just five days ago Zynga CEO Mark Pincus said mobile subscriptions, among other scammy offers, would be removed from Zynga’s popular Facebook and MySpace games. “We have also removed all mobile ads until we see any that offer (Read More)
Crooks and Liars:
Via Raw Story. Actor/comedian Andy Cobb once did ads for Blue Cross in Florida. And now CIGNA's Wendell Potter has someone to talk to:Teaming with the liberal Brave New Films, a former Blue Cross pitchman is now pitching ag (Read More)
Mashable!:
From disliking on Facebook, to the launch of the Motorola Droid, to the debut of Twitter Lists, it’s been an exciting week in the social media and tech space.Here’s our pick of the top 10 stories this week, from the serious t (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
Amid Andre Agassi's self-serving revelations about drugs and his rivals, Geoff Dyer finds some thrilling insights into the game of tennisNorman Mailer reckoned that, as big fights loomed, great boxers "begin to have inner liv (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
Amid Andre Agassi's self-serving revelations about drugs and his rivals, Geoff Dyer finds some thrilling insights into the game of tennisNorman Mailer reckoned that, as big fights loomed, great boxers "begin to have inner liv (Read More)
observer.guardian.co.uk:
Powder Mountain in Utah is vast but has just four lifts, so skiers have other ways to get up the slopesIn raw acreage, there are few ski areas in North America that compare to Powder Mountain, a sprawling resort near Ogden, i (Read More)
Jalopnik:
You want a vivid demonstration of how much small pickups have changed in the last 30 years? Check out the laughably cramped passenger compartment in the '77 Datsun King Cab. Why, that microscopic truck would be dwarfed by the (Read More)
Gawker:
After his original breakout video was appropriated by evil corporate behemoths—he didn't even get a chance to show everyone his sick new kickflip—Armstrong Flooring gave Skateboarding Bulldog an all new tape. Rad. But is it t (Read More)
Gawker:
After his original breakout video was appropriated by evil corporate behemoths—he didn't even get a chance to show everyone his sick new kickflip—Armstrong Flooring gave Skateboarding Bulldog an all new tape. Rad. But is it t (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Facebook ad scamming is on the rise, unsurprising for a site gaining a huge user base—what is surprising, if the allegation proves true, is Facebook's complicity in allowing the dodgy ads. Tech Crunch's Michael Arrington beli (Read More)
The Guardian:
For Hindus in the UK, demand for places of worship outstrips supply. The result is that everyone just has to get on"Was there a swimming pool there as well?" my mate Laurie asked when I told him about the Hindu temple I visit (Read More)
TechCrunch:
The ads are destroying YouTube. At least this one is. It is a video ad for sustainable energy company from Spain called Acciona. Yeah, I had never heard of them either. The video starts with this Euro-dude in a suit starti (Read More)
Small Business:
You could learn a lot from Robert Lee, CEO of Cullman Liquidation Center, or perhaps its more fair to say that you could learn a lot from the production company he hired to make an ad for him: I Love Local Commercials. (Read More)
mediabistro.com: AgencySpy:
This week we've been chasing down information regarding TBWAChiatDay's campaign work for Infinity Ward and Activision-Blizzard's latest game title, Modern Warfare 2 which, according to some predictions, could be the hig (Read More)
mediabistro.com: AgencySpy:
The first thing that came out of my mouth when I saw the latest Reebok EasyTone ad (above, semi-NSFW)"What?! No way." But I was wrong, so, way. The premise: your ass looks so good thanks to your Reebok EasyTones that your bre (Read More)
mediabistro.com: AgencySpy:
Tel Aviv-based agency Mizbala has launched "TubePetition", which utilizes YouTube's shared annotations technology to basically create a petition within a video that promotes climate change awareness. As dramatic music plays, (Read More)
mediabistro.com: AgencySpy:
The Japanese sure know how to get us in the back-to-school mood. Here's a spot featuring an enthusiastic lady who's dressed like what appears to be a Hooters server doing her best Billy Blanks/Tae-Bo impression all in the nam (Read More)
mediabistro.com: AgencySpy:
Michael Learmonth of AdAge leads a discussion on the efficacy of pre-roll ads. And here we thought they were dead or dying.Michael Mathieu, CEO of video ad network YuMe; Rob Norman, CEO of WPP's GroupM; Robert Davis of Ogilv (Read More)
mediabistro.com: AgencySpy:
We're not sure what to make of this latest ad for Secret, Procter & Gamble's deodorant line that hardly anyone we know uses. What genius decided to mix time-lapsing and a gal in an evening dress who likes to skateboard? Anima (Read More)
mediabistro.com: AgencySpy:
Some, nay, many of you will disagree with me for saying this is the best ad I've seen in a long, long time. But it is, so there. You've seen other better stuff, fine. Not saying it's the best advertisement ever, or that it is (Read More)