Tag Archives: USA Today

Our First Quadrennial Hawkie Awards

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff is pleased to announce Campaign Outsider’s Hawkie Awards, a quadrennial exercise in highlighting the most ridiculous aspects of the Iowa caucuses, outside of the fact that they have any impact at all. Regardless, nunc est bibendum: I’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC, Gentle Giant, Google, Hawkie Awards, Iowa, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Newtron, quarter horse, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, The Note, USA Today | 2 Comments

Private Oy: Facebook And The Super Snoopers (Part One)

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

An online privacy trifecta from the hardworking staff at Sneak ADtack!: • USA Today report (with helpful graphic): Facebook tracking is under scrutiny In recent weeks, Facebook has been wrangling with the Federal Trade Commission over whether the social media website is violating users’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Facebook, Facebook tracking, Jeff Jarvis, New York Times, nym wars, Public Parts, Salman Rushdie, Sneak ADtack, Twitterverse, USA Today, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

Legal Sea Foods In Hot Water With Enviros Over New Ads

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

They say fish is brain food, but Legal Sea Foods advertising has sometimes been a little too smart for its own good. Like this campaign from 2008 that ran on taxitops: and on MBTA cars: The campaign got Legal a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Greenpeace, Groupon, Legal Sea Food, MBTA, USA Today | 4 Comments

It’s Good To Live In A Three-Daily Nation

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The national dailies provide a nice compare and contrast and contrast in clear idiomatic English exercise regarding Pres. Obama’s debt sealing address last night. New York Times: Parties Head to Showdown as Obama Warns of a ‘Crisis’ The Democratic-led Senate … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Campaign Outsider InstAnalysis, debt sealing, national dailies, New York Times, Pres. Obama, USA Today, Wall Street Journal | 3 Comments

Q: Hey, What’s This? A: The Stanley Cup Finals

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

As almost always happens in these situations, a lucky bounce settled the score. The Vancouver Canucks (a name the Three Stooges would have especially loved) won Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals in double overtime on a play that … Continue reading →

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It’s Good To Live In A Three-Daily Nation (Vitamin D Edition)

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Tuesday’s New York Times: Extra Vitamin D and Calcium Aren’t Necessary, Report Says Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal: Triple That Vitamin D Intake, Panel Prescribes Tuesday’s USA Today: Most getting enough calcium, vitamin D, report says So, to recap: 1) Everybody’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged calcium, Institute of Medicine, New York Times, USA Today, Vitamin D, Wall Street Journal | 1 Comment

Did Toyota Know Six Years Ago?

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

So Toyota has replaced Audi as America’s official sudden-acceleration automaker. Interestingly, this 2004 USA Today report foreshadowed the Japanese carmaker’s current crisis: [The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration] is investigating the electronic throttle control system in more than 1 million … Continue reading →

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