Ubiquitous Marketing

We’re probably going to do a news analysis next week on twitter and its use (or lack of use) from organizations whose charter is to communicate during disasters. I’ve been  doing some research to help my reporter out, and stumbled upon Downing Street’s Twitter feed (which only has about 2,500 followers) - compared to the [...]

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I know I’m probably treading with opinions too close to my salaried profession. But I, like probably every other sentient being, have seen and contemplated the new Hillary Clinton 3am ad (here). Apparently, via the WaPo, Clinton strategist and Burson-Marsteller CEO Mark Penn was the author of the ad. I make no claims to the [...]

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Watching The Wire (Season Five prequel) documentary - The Last Word. It’s pretty good - although giving that much time to Joe Klein, really? - but I’m a little turned off by the actors’ espousing opinions like they are Romenesko. I’m pretty certain they’re just reading the lines, not writing them from personal experience.

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Who cares if it’s unfunny (odor jokes!), the Fox News Daily Show satire (so that must be news satire satire) 1/2 Hour News Hour was a pretty significant success for Lord Murdoch’s channel. Per TV Newser: 
The ratings are in for The 1/2 Hour News Hour on FNC. The heavily-promoted premiere delivered 499,000 viewers in the [...]

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I am many things; a scientist is not one of them. So I have no clue if global warming has anything to do with today’s weather. But if I were in global warming awareness advocacy, I would be in Brooklyn, shooting b-roll. It’s 70! I just came back from playing soccer… in my shorts…

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The recent praise for John Edwards, for posting a video to YouTube, is weird. Bloggers reacting like he’s going to be the Web 2.0 candidate are fawning up the wrong tree.
Edwards is merely plastered his likeness on every possible avenue, going overboard (the Internet) where it’s virtually free. Call him the blogger’s candidate when he [...]

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Regardless of your political persuasion, you have to love the Virginia Senatorial race. There have been caustic campaigns in the past… and allegations of impropriety during previous races, but nothing that has entered such ludicrous heights.
Here’s the most recent information.
I do wonder if the campaign managers are informed about everything that might come out, or [...]

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If we can’t trust ourselves, can we trust the machines? (Insight Magazine, HuffPo)
Dems say no (SF Chronicle)
Diebold says yes (AP)

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No one can agree on what constitutes facts anymore (E&P)
Jonah Bloom, AdAge EIC, digs Edelman.com (AdAge)
Sponsors love Cool Zidane, despite tarnished finale to career (WSJ, via Post-Gazette)

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Amp’d subscriptions reach 50,000, RPU (revenue per user) double industry average (MediaPost)
Media reports: GM and Ford contemplating alliance (Boston Globe)
US Government uploading anti-drug commercials to YouTube (AP/Newsvine)

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