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Why The Wall Street Journal Is Still A Great Newspaper (Bracketology Edition)
From our March Madness desk Thursday’s Wall Street Journal deconstructed the bracket racket: Where Was the Bracket Born? It’s a Cultural Icon, but Nobody Knows Who Invented It; E.R. Seymour Gets a Bye in Round Two Helpful graphic: Nut … Continue reading
Honda Is Fonda Paying Bloggers For Plugs
Blogola is a problem serious enough to draw the regulatory attention of the Obama administration. But that hasn’t affected the efforts of marketers to grease bloggers (in this case through a third-party European company). From Jalopnik (via MediaPost): How Honda Pays Bloggers To Write About … Continue reading
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Tagged blogola, eBuzzing, Honda, Jalopnik, MediaPost, Momola, Sneak ADtack
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Scott Brown Gets Top Billing At Politico
Politico’s home page at 3 p.m. today: The lede: Scott Brown’s got his groove back. A string of recent polling, an agreement to bar outside money from the race and some savvy legislative moves have put Democrats on notice … Continue reading
Mitt Romney: The GOP’s Default Nominee
It’s clear that Mitt Romney (R-Cheesy Grits His Teeth) will limp to the Republican presidential nomination, but he’s getting a real tune-up in the process, especially in light of his third-place finish in Tuesday’s Alabama and Mississippi primaries. From ABC’s … Continue reading
NYT Goes South On Gingrich
If you want a snapshot of the mainstream media’s wishlist right now, check out this screengrab of the New York Times website around 1:30 Wednesday morning: Get the feeling the Times is salivating for a one-on-one race between Santorum and … Continue reading
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Tagged Mitt Romney, New York Times, Newt Gingrich, one-on-one race, Rick Santorum
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Google: Ron Paul Is Super PACman
GOP Super PACs have spent over $30 million on this year’s presidential primary, most of it on television advertising. But the big spenders on TV aren’t necessarily the biggest players on YouTube. From Google Politics & Elections (via techPresident): Are … Continue reading