AltWeeklies Wire
Post Bus-Shelter Ad Ban, 'Avenue Q' Set to Attack More of Colorado Springs' Sensibilitiesnew
If you snuck into the theater as the lights went down, slid into your seat and listened for a moment, you might blurt out that Avenue Q is basically grown-up Sesame Street.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bryce Crawford |
03-16-2010 |
Theater
Yelp and the Business of Extortion 2.0new
Bay Area business owners say Yelp offers to hide negative customer reviews of their businesses on its web site ... for a price.
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards |
02-18-2009 |
Tech
Microsoft Brings Jerry Seinfeld Back to Prime Timenew
For $10 million, he'll apparently appear in ads with Bill Gates for Microsoft Vista. The Cutting Room can just imagine what these spots will be like...
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
09-02-2008 |
Comedy
Fiberglass Giants: Chicago's Last Bastions of Marketing Kitschnew
During the 1960s and 1970s, the sight of massive pop-art fiberglass figures greeted drivers on streets and smaller highways across the country. From California to Maine, drivers and their families were alerted by figures in the forms of hotdogs, hamburgers, cowboys, clowns, alligators and oranges, lobsters and loons.
Chicago Newcity |
David Witter |
08-06-2008 |
Art
Can Location-Specific Advertising Generate Revenue for WiFi?new
When NAC took over EarthLink's Philly network, it proposed a hybrid business model: steady revenue from wired broadband for large businesses combined with a free public access network that could generate revenue from advertisements. This latter part is particularly interesting, because, while it sounds promising, no reliable model exists for ads on a WiFi network.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Timothy J. McLaughlin |
07-22-2008 |
Tech
TV Ads Signal a Widening Divide in Video Game Marketingnew
Ads for Battlefield 2: Bad Company imply that games aren't just for geeks anymore.
Charleston City Paper |
Aaron R. Conklin |
07-09-2008 |
Video Games
Forgotten Cartoon Characters Deserve Sleazy Opportunities, Toonew
Companies are reviving the most parent-safe of the nation's dormant characters to reanimate as sexed-up zombies for today's savvier character-consuming pre-adults. But why not dig up the cartoon has-beens, revive them, and present them as they've become -- they're a cheap get, bound to make the corporations a few bucks.
San Diego CityBeat |
D.A. Kolodenko |
06-18-2008 |
Commentary
What Happens When Corporate Art Goes 'Urban'?new
Since launching in 2004, the D.C. art collective AM Radio has found some key supporters for their urban art project: People trying to sell stuff to an "urban" demographic.
Washington City Paper |
Amanda Hess |
06-13-2008 |
Art
Vote Obama Because He's Just Like an Apple Computer?new
I'm weirded out by the idea that it's meaningful to compare the Democratic primary to the release of a new technological gizmo.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
03-28-2007 |
Commentary
