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Google Reverses Course, Allows Trademarked Adwords to be Bought by (Most) Everyone

May 18, 2009

ShareGoogle has announced a change in its AdWords policy that is sure to do two things. It’s sure to make a lot of people a more money, and it’s sure to stir up a quite a bit of controversy. Last Thursday, Google announced on its AdWord blog that it was reversing its previous [...]

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AT&T teaching new gradu8s how 2 spell

May 15, 2009

ShareOne of my pet peeves are people who use numbers and letters among other things to compose text messages or, even worse, emails and facebook messages. Of course at&t isn’t worried about any of that. They just know it’s hip and edgy to be illiterate…especially if you just graduated from something or other.

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TiVo Revs Up Spam on its Machines, Keeps Driving the Nails in Its Own Coffin

December 9, 2008

ShareJust when you thought you couldn’t get any more annoyed by TiVo’s plastering of ads on virtually every part of your screen, just when you thought there was no more real estate left to bombard you with crappy spam the hammer drops.
Hope you don’t like to use the “pause” feature.
Using the TiVo Pause Menu, advertisers [...]

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MTA Testing New Geo-Targeted Video Ads

October 21, 2008

ShareTired of all the ads you see on nyc buses and trains that are about something 20 blocks away or not directly behind you?  You’re in luck.
New York’s transit agency is testing digital advertising screens on the sides of buses.
The screens can target ads for specific neighborhoods. The ads, which resemble TV commercials, could even [...]

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WNBC.com: Targeted Advertising Goes Horribly Wrong

October 14, 2008

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NYC Subways Roll Out Ads on Outside of Cars

October 10, 2008

ShareWaiting for the train this morning I was shocked to see my train roll into the station sporting ads on the outside.
I’m used to seeing bunyon removal, ConEd, learn English now and various beer ads on my commute but this new revenue stream through me for a loop.
Hopefully this means the MTA will actually be [...]

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