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Adam Kenner

Nothing Sells Like Celebrity - The Boom in Endorsements - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    ...where the star ends and the product and pitch begin has grown less and less discernible in the era of the human billboard. These days, it's nearly impossible to surf the Internet, open a newspaper or magazine, or watch television without seeing a celebrity selling something, whether it's umbrellas, soda, cars, phones, medications, cosmetics, jewelry, clothing or even mutual funds.
Adam Kenner

YouTube - Screening Room - 0 views

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    YouTube opens "Screening Room" as a launchpad for independent films. They promise 4 new films every two weeks.
Adam Kenner

Encyclopaedia Britannica, Adopting Collaborative Approach, Whispers Uncle | Open Culture - 0 views

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    Last week, the venerable Encyclopaedia Britannica gave into the pressure created by Wikipedia when it announced that it is trialling a new service (see the beta site here) that will let the public write and edit articles.
Adam Kenner

Army Imitates Apple To Draw New Recruits - 0 views

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    The Army plans to unveil a pilot concept recruitment center in late August that was inspired by the interactivity of Apple Stores. The center, opening in a city that's yet to be determined, will be built around virtual simulations and other experiential marketing techniques to engage visitors.
Adam Kenner

How's This for Intrusive Advertising? - 0 views

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    How's This for Intrusive Advertising?
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Fake Facebook profiles for sale - 0 views

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    Somebody created ten fake Facebook profiles of varying descriptions, built them up to 200 friends each, and is now selling them on eBay to anyone who cares to take them over for undercover marketing purposes.
Adam Kenner

'Paisley' or 'jihad?' Dunkin' Donuts yanks Rachael Ray ad - May. 29, 2008 - 0 views

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    Dunkin' Donuts has pulled an online advertisement featuring Rachael Ray after a conservative blogger complained that a fringed black-and-white scarf that the celebrity chef wore in the ad offers symbolic support for Muslim extremism and terrorism.
Adam Kenner

Liberty - Protecting Civil Liberties Promoting Human Rights : Free speech victory as ch... - 0 views

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    Today the City of London Police have dropped the charges against a 16-year-old anti-Scientology protestor for using the word "cult" in a move the human rights group Liberty called a "free speech victory."
Adam Kenner

IBM: 'End of Advertising as We Know It' - 0 views

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    Increasingly empowered consumers, more self-reliant advertisers and ever-evolving technologies are redefining how advertising is sold, created, consumed and tracked, IBM said.
Adam Kenner

The Most Curious Thing - Errol Morris - Zoom - New York Times Blog - 0 views

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    The following essay shows how a photograph aided and abetted a terrible miscarriage of justice. I invite readers to offer their own interpretation of the considerable amount of material contained in the footnotes.
Adam Kenner

Insurrection Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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    All changes to this law enacted in 2006 (as discussed today) were repealed in January 2008. This wikipedia article covers the original law, the 2006 changes and the 2008 repeal.
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