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Tag Archives: New York Times
Correction o’ the Day (Annette Funicello Edition)
From Tuesday’s New York Times: An obituary on April 9 about the actress Annette Funicello misstated the title of one of her films. It is “Fireball 500,” not “Fireball.” (A reader pointed out the error on the day the obituary was published; … Continue reading
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Tagged Annette Funicello, corrections, Fireball 500, New York Times, Public Editor
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Charles Schwab Ad: Don’t Talk To Chuck
From Tuesday’s New York Times (and Wall Street Journal): Nut graf: Bottom line: Own your tomorrow? In other words: Don’t Talk to Chuck. Talk to yourself.
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Tagged Charles Schwab, New York Times, Own your tomorrow, Talk to Chuck, Wall Street Journal
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How Sneak Adtack Scooped The New York Times On Celebrity Stealth Marketing
The New York Times ran this Nick Bilton Disruptions piece on Page One of Monday’s Business section: Social Media Product Plugs Draw Scrutiny In 1982, Bill Cosby appeared on television showing off a snazzy new computer. “Looking for a powerful home computer?” he said … Continue reading
M M M My Cicada
From Saturday’s New York Times: An Invasion of 17-Year-Olds, Loud, Lusty and Six-Legged There are a few acts of nature, such as the passage of Halley’s comet or the transit of Venus, that are so rare and so dramatic as … Continue reading
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Tagged 17-year locusts, cicadas, Cincinnati, Joyce Lieb, New York Times
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On Native Advertising, BuzzFeed Schools While Google Scolds
Here’s bad news for anyone who values the separation of advertising and editorial content. “Native advertising is going to be the only advertising. The question is only what people are going to put in those units.” Thus spake BuzzFeed’s Jon … Continue reading
Wait – Nadal CAN Beat This Guy
It was shaping up to be the worst: Rafael Nadal, Le Roi de Roland Garros, up two sets to one, six games to five, thirty-fifteen. Two points from dispatching arch-nemesis Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals – and he … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Australian Open final, France 2, France 3, France 4, French Open, New York Times, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roland Garros
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Post-Racial America? Ha!
From Saturday’s New York Times: Vitriol Online for Cheerios Ad With Interracial Family The Cheerios spot shows a young girl asking her mother if the cereal is “good for your heart.” Her mother assures her that is so. The girl … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheerios, General Mills, interracial family, New York Times, Obamanauts
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Military Vets: Macy’s Has Got Your $ix
Full-page ad in Friday’s New York Times: You see that? Support American veterans! Give $3 at any Macy’s and SAVE 25% ALL DAY It’s all part of Macy’s Got Your Six (as in, Got Your Back) promotion. Sorry, but the … Continue reading
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Tagged New York Times, Oprah Winfrey, CBS, Super Bowl, Macy's, NCIS, Got Your Six, Jeep, Operation Safe Return, Veterans Administration
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Starbucks Is Not A Coffeehouse
It’s long been clear that Starbucks, despite its 17,651 franchises worldwide, is not just a coffeehouse chain. It’s a lifestyle/culture brand, producing CDs, co-producing movies, publishing books, and serving as an art gallery. Not to mention operating as a political … Continue reading
