Archive by tag 'Facebook will soon have targeted ads in your news stream. Why do I make this baseless1 claim? Allow me to direct your attention: I. Facebook has proposed an updated Statement of Rights and Responsibilities that bans sponsored status updates. That indicates two things: Facebook is contemplating commercial messages in the news stream. Facebook doesn’t want [...]
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Dove Campaign v. Axe
The Dove Campaign strives “to make real change in the way women and young girls perceive and embrace beauty.” The campaign’s most recent viral video, Onslaught, depicts the “beauty” advertising that young girls face while developing their self images. Exhibit A: the ads by Axe. However, Dove and Axe are owned by the same company [...]
Clutter Begone
Blogan.net was looking cluttered so I made a few changes: No more ads. The money I was making (not much) wasn’t worth the visual distraction. They’ll probably come back later, but they’re gone for now. No more Snap Shots preview. Josh Bancroft gave me a week before I tired of them. it took about four. [...]
Google Heart MoveOn
The anti-MoveOn ads Google won’t let you see.
Dove Onslaught
Dove released the video “Onslaught” in their Campaign for Real Beauty. Having three daughters, girls’ self image is important an important issue at our home. Although I agree with Dove’s encouraging parents to talk to girls before they are exposed to advertising, “Onslaught” depicts such an overwhelming “beauty” culture that talking could be worthless. I [...]
MySpace Without True.com Ads
I have a MySpace account. As my tagline says, I’m “increasing the average age on MySpace.” I don’t have a lot of MySpace friends, but it’s one more way to watch my kids online. Yeah, I know, they could be sending messages that I would never see… I’ve always hated the True.com dating service ads. [...]
Girls Gone Wild advertising on Townhall.com
Girls Gone Wild (find the link yourself) is advertising on conservative Townhall.com, the blogging home of Bill Bennett, Mike Gallagher, Dennis Prager, Michael Medved, and Hugh Hewitt. I’d be interested to see the demographic analysis on that buy. ;-)
On PayPerPost
My brother is a PayPerPost blogger. I looked at it but couldn’t join because I have blogging gaps longer than PPP allows. Photo Matt writes and his commenters continue on the ethics and economics of blog advertising.
Another racist ad?
Listen carefully to this ad. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Did you hear the racism? Some hear “jungle drums” when the announcer talks about Harold Ford, Jr., even though he’s saying : “Harold Ford, Jr. grew up in D.C.” “Harold went to college at the University of Pennsylvania.” “Harold Ford Jr. inherited a [...]
RNC anti-Ford ad—Racist?!
(Trouble watching video? Click here.) How would you criticize this ad (if at all)? I wouldn’t choose racism.
