CT-Ouch
CTA Tattler: CTA mess gets national attention
It’s one of those things everyone kind of knows but no one talks about. The El system in Chicago is over 100 years old and in desperate need of not just repair but, in a lot of cases, just complete removal and rebuilding. I’m surprised this hasn’t been more of an issue in the 2016 Olympics discussion.
LOTD: 3/30/07
- Deep Focus CEO Ian Schafer should not be allowed near blog software. (CT)
- Apple wants you to purchase an album for a bit cheaper than normal on its iTunes store, but only if you’ve purchased a single or two in the past. This after news that the album was a thing of the past. (TB)
- Engadget’s Ryan Block notes that Barracuda, the corporate security hardware maker, had blocked the server that puts Weblogs, Inc. sites, along with TMZ.com, on its *spam* list. It appears that this is being worked on behind the scenes, however. (TB)
- Another decent list of suggestions for how to deal with bloggers if you’re PR person, this time from Ben Silverman. If anything, I’m posting it because it’s a good reminder for people to have, since based on the volume increase I’m seeing in my emailed pitches, PR people aren’t listening. Thanks, Randall! (TB)
- Did anyone notice that Linden Lab had opened an office in Seattle, and is planning space in Boston and England? (TB)
- I meant to link to this a week ago, but I can’t help but point out this post by Nick Bradbury, where he suggests that people who are into building new things build things that they need and / or would actually use. This goes for you companies who are putting the same crap in Second Life that you could just execute in RL. Howabout doing something that the residents want / could actually give a damn about / would find amusing? (TB)
Snow’d
Crooks and Liars » Tony Snow gets into it With Harry Smith at CBS over the Atty scandal
This administration continues to frame any harsh questioning of its practices as partisan in nature. Shameful.
City agrees to ban patronage | Chicago Tribune
City agrees to ban patronage | Chicago Tribune
Mayor Daley’s administration has agreed to remove politics from most city personnel decision”
And I’ve agreed to stop having bowel movements.
Both are about as likely to actually happen.
Ad people are slimy
Adrants » Yet Again, Hollywood Labels Advertising Sleaze-Infested
Steve Hall = hammer.
Point = nail.
Result = Bwahahahahahaha!
Dave dissects CNN
Best quote from Dave on the current state of the media: “Glad the kid is okay. Sorry our country is so fucked.”
Keep quiet, you!
Gingrich: Personal Lives Shouldn’t Be Issues In ‘08 Campaign | The Huffington Post
Says the guy who had an affair while prosecuting a President for his affair, divorced his wife while she was lying in a hospital bed and…is that enough?
No voice for you!
Drug Rule Seeks a Limit to Role of Paid Advisers – New York Times
Wait a minute. You mean those advisers – who have an obvious self-interest in the fate of the drug – will no longer be able to exercise a voice in determining that fate?
Hey Dave!
Letterman’s Larry ‘Bud’ Melman actor dies – CNN.com
RIP, Bud. One of the best recurring characters on TV ever.
Advertising Funny Papers: 3/22/07
- ABC is showing off a new ad format that has ad messaging popping out of props from the show and more. The goal is to make the ads appear seamlessly integrated into the show so viewers stick around and don’t tune out or fast-forward. The secondary goal is to annoy viewers so much they turn off the show.
- Some are afraid that new commercial ratings numbers from Nielsen might change the upfront sessions and force parties to change their business models. DO YOU THINK??!?!
- Now that the process is automated, advertisers think networks should drop the fees they started charging when an actual person had to drop the commercials into programming. So unreasonable.
