Tag Archives: Twitter

NYT Gags On Brit Gag Order

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Is it just me or is there something odd about this piece in today’s New York Times: Free Speech on Twitter Faces Test SAN FRANCISCO — What began as seamy gossip about an affair between a famous British soccer player … Continue reading →

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His NYT Magazine Column Will Be The Death Of Bill Keller, II

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Really, could New York Times executive editor Bill Keller be any more ham-handed? And would he, in his right mind, actually sign off on his own Times Magazine columns? Latest case in point: Keller’s piece for this Sunday’s magazine about … Continue reading →

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‘Twistory’ Lesson For UMass Professor

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

From TechPresident: University of Massachusetts political science professor Stuart W. Shulman has built software for doing textual analysis on large amounts of data. So when he saw an explosion of Twitter activity around the death of Osama bin Laden, he … Continue reading →

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Mitt Romney Is A Social (Media) Animal

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Interesting piece in Wednesday’s New York Times about the major political parties’ “[using] social media and other online tools to galvanize supporters.” Nut graf: During last year’s midterm elections, Republicans caught up with Democrats in using technology and social networks, … Continue reading →

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The Latest Twit On Twitter: Marc Jacobs

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

What is it about Twitter that makes tweeters so boneheaded? Call the roll. • Kenneth Cole during the Egyptian uprising (via Ad Age): • Aflac spokesvoice Gilbert Gottfried after the Japanese earthquake/tsunami (via Mashable): “Japan called me. They said ‘maybe … Continue reading →

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The Twits Of Twitter

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

What the hell is wrong with people? Part 1: Aflac drops Gilbert Gottfried after he tweets jokes about Japan crisis After delivering a stream of jokes on Twitter mocking Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami, Gottfried was dropped by the insurer … Continue reading →

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A Tweet New Advertising Gambit

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Consumer-generated ads are so last Super Bowl. (See Pepsi Max and Doritos spots from version XLV.) Trending now are social-network-fueled ads. Thursday New York Times report: Chobani, Greek Yogurt Leader, Lets Its Fans Tell the Story THE leading brand in a … Continue reading →

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Something Doesn’t Ad Up About Facebook

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Facebook is all the rage these days, what with founder Mark Zuckerberg being Time’s Person of the Year 2010 and the site itself having “changed the way human beings relate to one another on a species-wide scale.” Sure. Even better, … Continue reading →

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Ad o’ the Clay®

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Welcome to the truly weird Cats Against Clay campaign: Here’s a press release explaining at least part of it: Cat owners across the U.S. are receiving a clear message from their resident felines:  No more clay litter!  The demand is the … Continue reading →

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The Late Boston Globe (Howie Carr Edition)

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

At about 2:25 Saturday morning, the lateworking staff at Campaign Outsider noticed this tweet from the indefatigable Dan Kennedy: Hearing there’s a big Boston media story brewing. Don’t know enough to say more. Saturday Globe? That’s the correct punctuation, Dan, … Continue reading →

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