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Tag Archives: Sneak ADtack
The Creepiest Place on Earth: The MagicBand Kingdom
Disney World is now Digi World, as this New York Times piece reports: At Disney Parks, a Bracelet Meant to Build Loyalty (and Sales) ORLANDO, Fla. — Imagine Walt Disney World with no entry turnstiles. Cash? Passé: Visitors would wear rubber bracelets encoded … Continue reading
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Tagged AlterNet, Digi World, Disney World, Fantasyland, MyMagic+, New York Times, Sneak ADtack
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The Branded Content Boiler Room
This is the face of branded content as depicted by a weekly newsletter from the Custom Content Council, “the leading professional organization for branded content and content marketing in North America.” Content Marketing: A process for evaluating content channels When engaging … Continue reading
The Problem With (Literally) Dead Blogging
The hardtracking staff has – in [this] venue – initiated the concept of Dead Blogging: Actually waiting for something to be over before writing about it. But this weekend’s Wall Street Journal features a different sort of dead blogging: Life and Death Online: Who … Continue reading
Marketers Very Content With Branded Content
The rush toward ads in sheep’s clothing continues apace, as this report from MediaPost’s Center for Media Research indicates: Aggressive Marketing Spending on Branded Content According to a new survey, “The Spending Study: A Look at How Corporate America Invests in Branded … Continue reading
Facehook: Ads You Like It (Or Not)
From our Two Steps Forward, One Step Back desk Facebook vampire Mark (Data) Suckahberg is at it again, now messing with your messaging feature, described here in typical Facebookese. Translation for the Facebook-impaired, via PR Newser: Facebook To Let Strangers, Brands Send You … Continue reading
Call It Instascram
It started out as the classic Facebook privacy dance: two steps forward, one step back. From CNET this morning, via The Daily Beast: Instagram says it now has the right to sell your photos In its first big policy shift since Facebook bought … Continue reading
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Tagged CNet, Daily Beast, Facebook privacy dance, Instagram, PCWorld, Sneak ADtack
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Facebook Giveth, And Facebook Taketh Away
From our In Your Facebook! desk More two steps forward, one step (Face)back action. Via Mashable: Facebook Changes Privacy Controls, Forces Users to be Searchable Facebook is rolling out new privacy controls Wednesday morning, while also taking away the option for you … Continue reading
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Tagged Activity Log, Facebook, Mashable, New York Times, online search, Open Graph, privacy controls, Reuters, Sneak ADtack
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Data-Mining Kids: Internet Players Are Agile, Mobile, And Hostile
That’s what legendary Texas Longhorns coach Darrell Royal said he wanted hisplayers to be – except he pronounced it a-gile, mo-bile, and hos-tile. But that’s what the Federal Trade Commission does not want current kids’ app developers to be in tracking them on tablets and … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Apple, FTC, Google, lobby, mobile apps, PBS NewsHour, Sneak ADtack, tracking, Waldorf-Astoria, Wall Street Journal
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