Tag Archives: Buzzfeed

Scott Brown Goes Shirtless, Clueless

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

The relentless Andrew Kaczynski just posted this at BuzzFeed: Scott Brown Sent Out An Email Featuring A Vaccine Truther And Conspiracy Theorist An odd email from the former Massachusetts senator. Former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown is thinking of running for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andrew Kaczynski, Buzzfeed, March of the Penguins, New Hampshire, Newsmax, Russell Blaylock, Scott Brown, vaccine truther, WMUR | 2 Comments

Hack Attack! Salon’s Brutal Takedown of Bigfoot Journalists

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Salon’s Alex Pareene has assembled a Top Ten Hackorama of Political Journalists and it’s a corker (tip o’ the pixel to AlterNet). Pareene blowtorches some of the most notable members of the chinstrokerati, “[channeling] each media figure’s ‘unique’ voice — … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alex Pareene, AlterNet, Benny Johnson, Bob Woodward, Business Insider, Buzzfeed, chinstrokerati, David Brooks, Erick Erickson, Game Change, George Will, Henry Blodget, John Heilemann, Malcolm Gladwell, Mark Halperin, Maureen Dowd, Mike Allen, New York Times, Paul Krugman, Politico, RedState, Richard Cohen, Salon, The New Yorker, Thomas Friedman, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post | 2 Comments

Native Advertising Isn’t All That Viral? No Matter – It’s Still Dangerous

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Smart piece in Adweek about the virality of native advertising. Native Advertising Wasn’t Really So Viral in 2013 New Sharethrough report shows how few sponsored stories popped Are we so sure that all this sponsored content is worth the trouble? Native advertising … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ad Age, Adweek, American Express Open, BlackBerry, Blurred Lines: Advertising or Content, Bob Garfield, Buzzfeed, Cracked, Dove, Evolution, FTC, Google Chrome, Harper Collins, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kobe Bryant, Lionel Messi, Mashable, native advertising, Ogilvy Toronto, Real Beauty Sketches, Sharethrough, Sneak ADtack, Sponsored Stories, Turkish Airlines, Unilever, virality, Volvo, wannabe ad consultant | 4 Comments

State Of The Cuisinart Marketing #Umpteen: Everyone Jump In The Branded Content Pool!

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Once upon a time (about three months ago), branded content – read: ads in sheep’s clothing – was pretty much the exclusive province of online publishers from BuzzFeed to Gawker to TheAtlantic.com. That was then. Now mainstream news organizations are on branded … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ad Age, Adweek, AP, branded content, Buzzfeed, Digiday, FishbowlNY, Forbes, Gawker, Journalism.co.uk, Ken Detlet, MediaBistro, Meredith Kopit Levien, Meredith Levien, Michael Sebastian, Nancy Gibbs, Native Advertising Summit, New York Times, Sneak ADtack, State of the Cuisinart Marketing, TheAtlantic.com, Time, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

The Sneak in Review: Branded Content Lightning Round

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The hardtracking staff has a cliporama piling up, so we’re passing it on to you. Who’s Behind the Sponsored Content at BuzzFeed, Gawker, Hearst and WashPo? Lede: What good is native advertising if it doesn’t talk like a native? To … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Advertising Self-Regulatory Council, Associated Pres, Buzzfeed, Council of Better Business Bureaus, David Spiegel, Facebook like, FTC, Gawker, Google, Hearst, Jon Leibowitz, National Advertising Division, native ads, NetNewsCheck, New York Times, Online Association, shared endorsements, Sneak ADtack, sponsored content, Washington Post. Ad Age, WashPo | Leave a comment

NYT’s David Carr Catches Up To Sneak Adtack

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The hardtracking staff yields to no man in its admiration for New York Times media critic David Carr, whose columns are invariably insightful and informative. Regarding his piece in Monday’s Times, though – frankly, we were there first. But Carr did a nice … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged banner ad, Buzzfeed, David Carr, Gawker, Joe McCambley, native advertising, New York Times, Sneak ADtack, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, The Wonderfactory | Leave a comment

New York Times Jockeys Its Way Into Native Advertising Steeplechase

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Move over, BuzzFeed and Gawker. The New York Times is joining you in the branded content bakeoff. From Advertising Age: New York Times Weaves Custom Ads Into ‘Snow Fall’-Like ‘The Jockey’ ‘This Time We Learned From Our Mistakes’ “The Jockey,” The … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged (horse)race to the bottom, Advertising Age, BMW, Buzzfeed, custom ads, Gawker, New York Times, Sneak ADtack, Snow Fall, The Jockey | Leave a comment

BuzzFeed Is Your Official Anthony Weiner Headquarters

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff, recidivists that we are, has recovered from the sad demise of Google Reader and now subscribes to G2 Reader, which served up this yesterday: But wait – there’s more: Full disclosure: The hardworking staff read none of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anthony Weiner, Anthony Weiner Stop-And-Friskies, Buzzfeed, cat food endorsement, cat videos, Donald Trump's Vine account, F-bombs, G2 Reader, Hillary Clinton, Huma Abedin, New York Times, stop-and-frisk, WeinerWorld | 3 Comments

The Sneak in Review: Sponsored Content Ads ‘n’ Ends

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Once around the park, James, and don’t spare the horses. The ‘Dawn’ of a New Documentary Procter & Gamble has launched a seven-part web series called The Big Picture that “showcases how the consumer products giant’s Dawn [dishwashing detergent] is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 10000 Words, Buzzfeed, Cincinnati Enquirer, Dawn Saves Wildlife, FishbowlNY, Gawker, native advertising, Online Publisher's Association, OPA, Pam Horan, Procter & Gamble, Sneak ADtack, Tom Scocca | Leave a comment

Manny Being Money

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Fascinating story in – of all places – BuzzFeed by Boston native and former Fenway Park vendor Sam Graham-Felsen about Manny Ramirez’s recent turn in Taiwan playing for the E-DA Rhinos of the scandal-ridden Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). REMADE IN … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Brother Elephants, Buzzfeed, Chinese Professional Baseball League, CPBL, E-DA Rhinos, Manny Ramirez, Sam Graham-Felsen, Taipei, Taiwan, Xinzhuang Field | 2 Comments