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Tag Archives: Huffington Post
Blogola Goes Big-Time in Mainstream Media
For several years now the hardtracking staff has noted the growing use of blogola in violation of Federal Trade Commission guidelines, from Lord & Taylor’s paying 50 bloggers under the table to wear a dress from its Design Lab clothing collection and … Continue reading
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Tagged blogola, blogolanaut, Business Insider, Design Lab, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Federal Trade Commission, Forbes, FTC, Honda, Huffington Post, HuffPost, Inc., Jason Feifer, John Biggs, Jon Christian, Lord & Taylor, Mario Ruiz, Mashable, pay-for-bray, TechCrunch, The Outline, Varun Satyam
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Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times (Allie&Katie Buryk Tay-Sachs Edition)
Latest in a very long-running series Yesterday’s New York Times featured this ad from twin sisters Allie and Katie Buryk, both of whom suffer from Tay-Sachs, a rare disease mostly associated with the Jewish population, but also present in the Cajun community of … Continue reading
Aramark’s the Spot: Humane League Targets BU Dining Service
So we received this email yesterday from an outfit called Agony at Aramark. (Full disclosure: The hardworking staff has moonlighted at Boston University for a number of years.) Dear Boston University, I represent The Humane League, a leading international animal … Continue reading
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Tagged Agony at Aramark, Aramark, Boston University, Compass Group, Huffington Post, Humane League, Sodexo, the hardeating staff
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The New ‘New Republic’ Has No Advertising
In the wake of the revolution/evolution at The New Republic last year, the hardworking staff has noted the Potemkin quality of the magazine, which is to say no advertising. But in its current issue, the new New Republic has hit rock bottom. It … Continue reading
Federal Government Once Again Wants You to Pay It Backward
Here’s yet another example of the U.S. government squeezing the disadvantaged for back payments they don’t have. From the Huffington Post: Seniors Forced Into Poverty As Education Department Demands Payment The Education Department is demanding so much money from seniors with … Continue reading
Head-Scratching Ad o’ the Day (California Chrome Edition)
From our 25 Days Late, $50,000 Dollars Short desk Two years ago Skechers USA got caught shortchanging consumers with deceptive advertising. From a 2012 Federal Trade Commission press release: Skechers Will Pay $40 Million to Settle FTC Charges That It … Continue reading
What Can Brown Undo for Brown?
Downturn Scotty Brown (R-Elsewhere) has reared his pretty head again, this time “[urging] Republicans to kill a bipartisan energy efficiency bill to deny his opponent (and the bill’s top backer) Jeanne Shaheen an election year victory,” according to MSNBC. From … Continue reading
The Sneak in Review: What’s Brewing in StealthWorld
Once around the park, James, and don’t spare the sources! Native formats will take over digital channels this year, according to J.P. Morgan analysts. That means ads in sheep’s clothing will dominate the digital flock. So let’s call the roll of some … Continue reading
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DEATH AND SELFIES: Digital Media And The End Of Mortality
It’s the latest cultural tut-tutchstone: Everyone’s clucking about Selfies at Funerals, a Tumblr page that delivers exactly what it promises. Here’s a representative sample: The site is the brainchild of Jason Feifer, a senior editor at Fast … Continue reading
The Art Of The (Anti-)Matter
This full-page ad appeared in yesterday’s New York Times: The Art To Fight Violence website says only this about the initiative. But go to the Googletron and you’ll find this (via the Huffington Post): Controversial Art Project Addressing Violence … Continue reading
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