Tag Archives: Facebook

Strange Adfellows for Net Neutrality: AT&T and . . . Burger King?

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

As the rumpus over the fate of net neutrality continues, it’s not just 21 states and the District of Columbia pushing back against the FCC decision to neuter neutrality. It’s also advertisers. Exhibit AT&T: This full-page ad that’s been running … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AT&T, Burger King, Deven Coldewey, Facebook, Fernando Machado, Gizmodo, Google, Internet Bill of Rights, Karlene Lukovitz, MediaPost, net neutrality, New York Times, Rhett Jones, Sunlight Foundation, TechCrunch, Title II, Washington Post | Leave a comment

Instagram Fesses Up to Instascamming Users

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

Turns out it’s not a pretty picture at Instagram. The wholly owned subsidiary of Facebook (a bargain at $1 billion five years ago) is the mobile equivalent of three-ad monte, allowing sponsored posts to masquerade as genuine content. As Gavin … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ads in Instaclothing, bot-licked, Facebook, Federal Trade Commission, Gavin O'Malley, Instagram, Instagram influencers, Instascams, Kurt Wagner, Mediakix, MediaPost, New York Times, Re/code, Sapna Maheshwari, three-ad monte | Leave a comment

MFA Says Security Guards Have No Beef in Contract Tussle

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

As you splendid readers might recall, on Monday the hardworking staff detailed the ongoing dustup between the Museum of Fine Arts and the Museum Independent Security Union over a new contract and what the union says are irresponsible personnel cuts. Exhibit A: … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Architect's Security Group, Boston Globe, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Facebook, hardtrundling staff, Katie Getchell, Matthew Teitelbaum, MFA, Museum Independent Security Union, Nicki Luongo, Nonprofit Quarterly, Smithsonian, Steve Keller | Leave a comment

MFA = Many Fondled Artworks? That’s What Union Says

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled over to the Museum of Fine Arts on Saturday and what did we find at the Huntington Avenue entrance but union members with picket signs calling for a new contract and restoration of union security … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Architect's Security Group, Bostom Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Globe, Facebook, hardtrundling staff, Katie Getchell, Matthew Teitelbaum, MFA, Museum Independent Security Union, Nicki Luongo, Nonprofit Quarterly, Smithsonian, Steve Keller | 1 Comment

The Day the Hardworking Staff at Campaign Outsider Went Viral

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Full disclosure: The hardworking staff has a small but deeply disturbed following at Campaign Outsider, and we appreciate each and every one of you splendid readers. But yesterday something entirely unexpected happened: We went sort of viral on Facebook. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Coca-Cola, Cola Wars, Facebook, Madonna, Michael J. Fox, Michael Jackson, Muhammad Ali, New Coke, New York Times, PepsiCo, Roger Enrico | 2 Comments

What the Hell’s This Pro Bono Ad Doing in the New York Times?

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Well the hardworking staff was plowing through the New York Times yesterday when we came across this quarter-page ad on A15. Feed the Pig, eh? Here’s the homepage of their website. Fun! (You can see all their … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ad Council, AICPA, American Institute of CPAs, Facebook, Feed the Pig, Games for Change, IFTTT, New York Times | Leave a comment

Presidential Candidates: Want Free Ads? It’s a Snap(chat)!

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

The news media love to label things, and presidential elections are no exception. So 2000 was the Hanging Chad Election, 2004 was the Internet Election, 2008 was the Facebook Election, and 2012 was the Twitter Election (with this dissent). But the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged America's Liberty PAC, Barack Obams, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Facebook, Facebook Election, Hanging Chad Election, Hillary Clinton, Instagram, Internet Election, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, Just Chillin', Mediashift, New Day for America, Newsweek, Pinterest, Rand Paul, Re/code, Scott Walker, Snapchat, Snapchat Election, TV, Twitter, Twitter election, Wired, YouTube | 1 Comment

Starbucks Is Not Just a Coffee Shop

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

You think the Seattle-based coffee chain is just a place to plant yourself, open your MacBook Air, and drink some overpriced Charbucks Latte? No. Starbucks is not just another outpost in Laptopistan. Starbucks is . . . a lifestyle brand. A … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Akeelah and the Bee, Bryan Stevenson, Charbucks, Equal Justice Initiative, Facebook, goo-goo ads, Google, Howard Schultz, Just Mercy, Laptopistan, New York Times, Opus Collection, Starbucks, Starbucks Salon, Wall Street Journal | 1 Comment

An Invitation? After FOUR Months? To Ello With That!

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Well-o-well: Ello is officially scraping the bottom of the barrel. As the hardworking staff has plaintively noted, we were hoping for a smile from the Prom-Queen-Turned-Mean-Girl of social media last fall and got . . . a whole lot of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ello, Facebook, Gopal Sathe, Lucian Fohr, Mean Girl of Social Media, Mike Pearl, MySpace, NDTV Gadgets, Prom Queen of Social Media, Tumbler, Vice | 3 Comments