Tag Archives: Twitter

International House of Promos, er, Pancakes Gets Giffy

Posted on March 5, 2016 by

Well the hardtweeting  staff was just scrolling along when this turned up in our Twitter feed. Is it just us, or is this a whole new level of adtrusiveness? Then again . . . #NATLPancakeDay. Advertisements

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Conflict of Interest at Politico Massachusetts Playbook (II)

Posted on September 24, 2015 by

Well the hardworking staff wandered into a bit of a quagmire yesterday when we looked at the confluence of a Massachusetts Playbook ad and some Massachusetts Playbook editorial content that both seemed to have the same objective: to boost the expansion … Continue reading →

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Conflict of Interest at Politico’s Massachusetts Playbook?

Posted on September 23, 2015 by

Well the hardworking staff was just sitting here in the Global Worldwide Headquarters minding our own business, when this popped up on the Twitters.     Of course we immediately asked Dan Currie if he has any connection to the … Continue reading →

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Dead Blogging Round Two of the GOP Presidential Rumpus

Posted on September 17, 2015 by

In the interest of full disclosure, the dustupping staff should mention that we lost interest in last night’s CNN Republican Presidential Debate around the time Ben Carson spoke about hizzzzzz . . . Whatever. Regardless, here’s some dotsam and netsam … Continue reading →

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

Posted on August 24, 2015 by

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 →

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Could Scott Brown Run for U.S. Senate in . . . California?

Posted on January 10, 2015 by

From our Late to the Revival Party desk It’s hard to believe that Downturn Scotty Brown (R-Girl Trouble) might ever run for higher office again, but then there’s this from yesterday’s New York Times First Draft: Boxer’s Retiring, and Ad Agencies … Continue reading →

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Ever Wonder Who the CIA Is Following on Twitter?

Posted on November 4, 2014 by

We know – you just hope it’s not you. And it’s not. The Central Intelligence Agency is using Twitter to gather intelligence from these 26 feeds: Interesting. Wouldn’t you think the spooks would be following, we dunno, Hamas Global PR maybe? … Continue reading →

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On Second Thought, To Ello with Them

Posted on October 18, 2014 by

For several weeks now, the hardhoping staff has been yearning for a smile from Ello, the Mean Girl of Social Media. But . . . nothing. Then, this (via MediaPost): Interest in Ello Craters Well, that didn’t take long. The new … Continue reading →

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Sharkn-AD-o 2: SyFy Flexes in NYT

Posted on August 9, 2014 by

In the wake of the boffo debut of Sharknado 2 last week, SyFy ran this full-page ad in yesterday’s New York Times:     Our favorite bit:     Miley and Kimye, shark your hearts out.

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Why We’re Confused About Social Media and Brand Marketing

Posted on June 25, 2014 by

Because we’re all about you splendid readers, the hardworking staff is working hard to stay on top of marketing trends in social media networks. But we have to admit our head kind of exploded when we read yesterday’s Mediabistro’s Morning … Continue reading →

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