Monthly Archives: October 2013

Google And Facebook Totally Pwn You

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Come to think of it, Google and Facebook also totally pawn you. From the New York Times: Google to Sell Users’ Endorsements SAN FRANCISCO — Those long-forgotten posts on social networks, from the pasta someone photographed to the rant about her dentist, are … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged digitaliths, Facebook, Gmail, Google, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Maps, GoogleSphere, New York Times, Sneak ADtack, users' endorsements | 4 Comments

Dead Blogging ‘Jessica Backhaus At Robert Klein Gallery’

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled down to Newbury Street yesterday to catch Once, Still and Forever at Robert Klein Gallery, and say, it was swell. From the RKG press release: SUBLIME COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS BY JESSICA BACKHAUS SHOWN FOR THE … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ars Libris, Elisabeth Biondi, Germany, Jessica Backhaus, Kunsthalle Erfurt, Once Still and Forever, Robert Klein Gallery, The New Yorker | Leave a comment

Joseph Epstein Review Of Red Smith Anthology Lacks Heinz Sight

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

One of the several joys of subscribing to The Weekly Standard is the work of Joseph Epstein, a writer of uncommon sense and sensibility. His piece last week was a review of American Pastimes: The Very Best of Red Smith, a Library … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged American Pastimes: The Very Best of Red Smith, Death of a Racehorse, Frank Graham, Grantland Rice, Jeff MacGregor, Jimmy Cannon, John Lardner, Joseph Epstein, Library of America, New York Sun, New York Times, Red Smith, Ring Lardner, Sports Illustrated, The Weekly Standard, W.C. Heinz | Leave a comment

Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With The Starbucks Shutdown Ad?

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, I was enjoying a latte at the Coolidge Corner Starbucks and reading the New York Times yesterday when I came across this ad: … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ask Dr. Ads, Associated Press, Boston Globe, Coolidge Corner, Daniel Gross, GOP, government shutdown, Howard Schultz, New York Times, Starbucks, The Daily Beast | Leave a comment

Will Brand Publishers Surpass News Publishers?

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

From our Sign o’ the Times desk Advertising Age recently featured an alarming piece about the Brave News World of digital publishing. Flipboard Hits 90 Million Users, Nearly Doubles Since April Selling Digital Ads For Print Ad Rates Just two weeks after … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Advertising Age, brand publishers, branded websites, Brave News World, Cisco, Esquire, Flipboard, Global Trust in Advertising and Brand Messages, Levi's, Lexus, New York Times, news publishers, Nielsen, Samsung, Sneak ADtack, Target, Vanity Fair | Leave a comment

Charlotte Golar Richie Coming Out For John Connolly?

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Boston mayoral candidate John Connolly’s Public Schedule for October 10th: Speaking at Boston TenPoint Coalition Meeting 10:15 AM Twelfth Baptist Church, 150 Warren Street, Roxbury, MA Elderly Commission: 10th Hispanic Heritage Celebration 10:00 AM Reggie Lewis Center, 1350 Tremont … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston mayoral race, Charlotte Golar Richie, endorsement, John Connolly | 2 Comments

Did Dan Shaughnessy Jinx The Sox? (II)

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardreading staff has noted, Boston Globe sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy may have given a kayn aynhoreh (evil eye) to the Red Sox with his Sunday victory dance (headline: “Is it really necessary to go to Tampa?”). Because it wasn’t just that the Sox lost last … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aaron Boone, ALDS, Big Gulp, Boston Globe, Boston Red Sox, Dan Shaughnessy, Dustin Pedroia, Grady Little, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, John Farrell, Jose Lobaton, kayn aynhoreh, Koji Uehara, Stephen Drew, Tampa Bay Rays, Total Amnesia column, Tropicana Field, USA Today Sports, Yunel Escobar | 2 Comments

Is Chris Hughes Turning The New Republic Into Edvertorial?

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Chris Hughes answered the phones during Facebook’s startup, consequently became a multimillionaire, subsequently joined the 2008 Obama presidential campaign, and eventually bought The New Republic. It was clear early on that Hughes would make the magazine a house organ for the Obama administration, starting with … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Chris Hughes, Christine Haughney, Dan Kennedy, edvertorial, Facebook, Media Nation, New York Times, PandoDaily, Sneak ADtack, The New Republic, TNR | 1 Comment

How Your Smartphone Is Selling You Out

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Smartphones are different from cellphones and landlines, in that smartphones reflect you in a way the other devices don’t. And marketers are taking full advantage of it. From Sunday’s New York Times: Selling Secrets of Phone Users to Advertisers SAN FRANCISCO … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cellphones, cookies, cyberstalking, Drawbridge, Eric Rosenblum, landlines, mobile devices, New York Times, smart(phone)marketing, smartphones, Sneak ADtack, tracking | Leave a comment

Did Dan Shaughnessy Just Jinx The Sox?

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

It’s called a kahn aynhoreh, “the magical phrase uttered to ward off the evil eye” according to The Joys of Yiddish. And Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy failed to say it in his front-page piece in today’s Sports section. Is it really necessary to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ALCS, ALDS, Boston Globe, Boston Red Sox, Dan Shaughnessy, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, jinx the Sox, kayn aynhoreh, Tampa Bay Rays, The Joys of Yiddish | 3 Comments