Tag: Advertising
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Banksy on Advertising
Although I think there is some irony here with Banksy’s now superstar status and the fact some could compare having his street art pop up is also like someone throwing a brick to your head (and I won’t even go into the copyright controversy from the Bristol Museum exhibition) I think the message is a…
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We’re sorry, we’re so so sorry…
via b3ta this is all I need to say about Rupert’s ‘apology’. Although if you want to read some alternative original research into News International that talks about some of their other dirty deeds (DeMenenez, and Danielle Jones where even more than Milly Dowler it could actually change the result of the case) then read…
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Adverts make Sigur Cross
Come hear dear boy have a Sigur… Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery as they say, but when it comes to advertising I doubt it’s either sincere OR flattering. sigur rós have recently spoken out against the advertising agencies and brands who have asked them for their music, been refused (sigur rós doesn’t license…
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Say something fffff.at & Greenpeace remixes
And a message we can all agree on 😉 Let yr local copylefter know when their shit’s been pulled 😉 And in other news, Greenpeace is looking for video remixes to shame HSBC who as well as being the World’s Shittest Bank also invent in Indonesian deforestation with companies like Sinar Mas despite greenwashing adverts…
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Blogging can kill you
Interesting article about blogging and stress – and the recent stress-related deaths of several professional bloggers. What I find most intriguing about the article is the description of professional bloggers and he sites, and that it’s become in part a digital sweatshop economy, where speed is of the essence. Certainly in the mashup world there…
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The Revolution will be free?
I talked about Podshow and money in podcasting in the last 2 podcasts, but forgot to mention 2 things you’ll probably be aware about (although I hinted at in my ‘Revolution will not be monetized’ speech) – podcasting being broadcast on old-style media platforms. What’s that you say? That’s not podcasting that’s broadcasting leeching off…