Between 4th and 7th June 2009, the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) will hold its 7th European Parliament elections. About three quarters of the 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will be...
opinion by jnpaquet | 4 years ago 178 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
The Oxfam international confederation to end poverty has teamed up with YouTube and the Cannes international advertising festival to run a 48 hour video advertising contest. " In December 2009, the UN will be...
created by fayala | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 154 views | 11 recommendations | 0 comments
Captured by Signaltheorist, the long-exposure photo accompanying this post shows the 30-minutes-long path of a Roomba® robotic vacuum cleaner. Appearing to have chaos and disorganization at the core of its...
opinion by BMCWrites | 4 years ago 173 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
The BC Supreme Court will issue a decision on Monday in which sections of the provincial government's controversial 'gag' law, Bill 42 - Election Amendment Act, 2008 - will be struck down.Go to the end of this...
created by mtammas | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 315 views | 64 recommendations | 6 comments
UPDATE: Download or listen online to an unprecedented debate with Guy Pearce, on ABC-Radio National, re. the folly of carbon trading policy in Australia.– Download it here: Quarry vision: why coal is no longer important –Environmental advocate Guy Pearse argues...
created by Maireid Sullivan | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 203 views | 22 recommendations | 4 comments
'Great sex: God's way' - this is the slogan appearing on a billboard in a small town in Alabama that advertises an upcoming sermon series. In a town where you can't even buy beer, the preacher is tackling the touchy issue of sex and religion. Daystar Church in Cullman County,...
created by Amy Judd | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 633 views | 7 recommendations | 2 comments
In an effort to curb child smoking in Scotland, cigarette vending machines and tobacco displays in shops will be banned under proposed legislation. Retailers would also have to partake in a registration...
created by Terri Potratz | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 3297 views | 6 recommendations | 1 comment
While economic downturn is causing companies around the world to slash jobs in communications, PR and marketing, Pentagon is doing exactly the opposite. The American government is hiring 27,000 PR and advertising...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 115 views | 1 recommendation | 0 comments
A major advertising campaign for British pork has been banned from further use for misleading the public with claims of ‘very high welfare’ following a complaint made by Compassion in World Farming. The Pigs...
created by bethgranter | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 570 views | 27 recommendations | 3 comments
Ad Age is asking some interesting questions about the impact of the various bail outs currently supporting major portions of the US economy. "BATAVIA, Ohio (AdAge.com) -- In the marketing and media industries, it's...
created by mtippett | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 249 views | 15 recommendations | 2 comments
If you ask the following question: Where do the best students sit inside a classroom? 9 out of 10 are likely to respond “in the front”. If you ask: why? The likely response is “to pay more...
created by brucetull | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 3415 views | 1 recommendation | 1 comment
Are the winners of Super Bowl XLIII the Pittsburgh Steelers or the advertisers who managed to capture our attention? Hulu, Doritos and CareerBuilder seem to be getting the most play in the social media space...
created by SoMisguided | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 294 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
Super Bowl executives at NBC have pulled the plug on a PETA commercial that shows sexy, scantily clad models getting intimate with vegetables, as they say that is shows a level of sexuality that exceeds out...
created by Amy Judd | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 2093 views | 15 recommendations | 11 comments
The Times, they are a changin'... "The New York Times (NYT) is already trying to mortgage its headquarters and unload assets like its stake in the Boston Red Sox. So what’s left to sell? The front page. "
created by mtippett | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 247 views | 11 recommendations | 7 comments
Well, I skinned mine with my company logo and my name...
For about $1 in vinyl construction tape and $5 of colored vinyl (which I cut myself), I transformed my boring old laptop into an advertisement and...
opinion by Jawa Lunk | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 1743 views | 63 recommendations | 11 comments