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Herald On Tim Cahill Mistrial: Not Exactly Martha C(r)oakley
Not only did the prosecution of former Massachusetts Treasury Secretary Tim Cahill on ethics violations end in a hung jury, so did the Boston Herald’s coverage of the verdict. From Hillary Chabot’s column today: Defeat seen as big blow for Martha Coakley … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Herald, Dan Cence, Hillary Chabot, Martha Coakley, Mary Ann Marsh, Tim Cahill
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Facebook Giveth, And Facebook Taketh Away
From our In Your Facebook! desk More two steps forward, one step (Face)back action. Via Mashable: Facebook Changes Privacy Controls, Forces Users to be Searchable Facebook is rolling out new privacy controls Wednesday morning, while also taking away the option for you … Continue reading
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Tagged Activity Log, Facebook, Mashable, New York Times, online search, Open Graph, privacy controls, Reuters, Sneak ADtack
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Let The Super Bowl Adstravaganza Begin! (Gildan Apparel Edition)
New York Times stalwart ad critic Stuart Elliott weighed in with this report yesterday: Early Kickoff for Marketers at Super Bowl ADVERTISERS got an early start this year on Christmas, as holiday ads began appearing in mid-October. The front-running is … Continue reading
Herald On The Ball Re: Napoli Deal
So maybe the Mike Napoli signing isn’t sealed and delivered just yet. From John Tomase’s column in today’s Boston Herald: Catch to Mike Napoli signing? Injury issues may put contract in jeopardy Mike Napoli was the Red Sox [team stats]’ primary target of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Fox Sports, John Tomase, Ken Rosenthal, Mike Napoli, Red Sox
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Data-Mining Kids: Internet Players Are Agile, Mobile, And Hostile
That’s what legendary Texas Longhorns coach Darrell Royal said he wanted hisplayers to be – except he pronounced it a-gile, mo-bile, and hos-tile. But that’s what the Federal Trade Commission does not want current kids’ app developers to be in tracking them on tablets and … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Apple, FTC, Google, lobby, mobile apps, PBS NewsHour, Sneak ADtack, tracking, Waldorf-Astoria, Wall Street Journal
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Hark! The Herald Angles Sing!
While the Boston Globe is makes its Pulitzer push with a three-part megaseries about felonious illegal immigrants, the Boston Herald has been scooping up stories hither and yon. From the feisty local tabloid’s Yon desk: yesterday’s Page One story on Gov. Patrick tolling … Continue reading
Glengarry Glen Roast
The latest revival of Glengarry Glen Ross, David Mamet’s landmark update of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, finally held its press opening this week, and the reviews are decidedly mixed. The major Mixmaster? New York Times theater critic Ben … Continue reading
Correction o’ the Day (Budweiser Lizard Edition)
From Monday’s New York Times: An obituary on Wednesday about Eileen Moran, a visual effects producer, misstated the name of a character she helped create for a series of Budweiser commercials. It was Louie the Lizard, not Larry the Lizard. Louie says … Continue reading
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Tagged Budweiser, corrections, Eileen Moran, Louie the Lizard, New York Times
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Coincidence o’ the Day (NYT Suck Up To China Edition)
Interesting facing pages in Monday’s New York Times. From Page 8 (a piece that touts the “reform and opening up” of the Chinese economy): From Page 9 (a CCTV 2 ad that touts “China’s Business Leaders of the Year): … Continue reading
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Tagged CCTV 2, Lincoln Motor Company, New York Times, Replica Edition
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