Tag Archives: Here & Now

Welcome to the 2016 Billion-Dollar Digital Adlection

Posted on January 14, 2016 by

If the 2004 presidential campaign was the Internet Election, and the 2008 campaign was the Social Media Election, and the 2012 campaign was the Twitter Election, then the 2016 presidential campaign is the Digital Ad Election. From USA Today: TV, … Continue reading →

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NYT – Finally! – Catches Up to Hardworking Staff (Disney World Edition)

Posted on April 3, 2014 by

Two weeks ago the hardworking staff did a turn on NPR’s Here & Now with the estimable Sacha Pfeiffer, talking about the Extreme Data Mining currently being inflicted on consumers. PFEIFFER: So, John, of course, collecting is becoming so widespread, data collection. … Continue reading →

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Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up with the E-Cig Emails?

Posted on January 2, 2014 by

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, I checked my email yesterday and discovered this: Hello friend Merry christmas to you in advance. Thanks for your time. Do you know … Continue reading →

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Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With The VMR Electronic Cigarettes Ad?

Posted on October 16, 2013 by

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, Full disclosure: I’m a smoker, which in today’s society means I am 1) morally deficient, and 2) an endless source of revenue for … Continue reading →

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Campaign Outsider On Here & Now

Posted on August 1, 2013 by

The hardworking staff will be on NPR’s Here & Now around 12:45 today to discuss the marketing of electronic cigarettes. For extra credit, check out Thank You for Not Vaping, which appears in the current issue of The Weekly Standard. Just … Continue reading →

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Barack Obama (Hearts) @AnnDRomney

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

At post time, Ann Romney absolutely owns the Drudge Report above the fold. Earlier, though, Barak Obama owned @AnnDRomney – or rented it, anyway. When you plugged that Twitter handle into the search box,  you got this: Welcome to the … Continue reading →

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Newton Minow’s Vast Wasteland, Take 2

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

Fifty years ago today, Federal Communications Commissioner Newton Minow delivered a speech to the National Association of Broadcasters that became a landmark in television-industry criticism. From the Museum of Broadcast Communications: Newton Minow was one of the most controversial figures … Continue reading →

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Another Scott Brownnabe

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

All across this great land of ours, longshot political candidates are finding inspiration in Massachusetts junior senator Scott Brown’s improbable win this past January. (See – actually, hear – this Here & Now piece from last month.) These candidates believe … Continue reading →

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