The failure of advertising put to music – Madison Avenue Blues Video

I ran across this in one of my feeds just now and it is tying in nicely with another post I am working on for later but I couldn’t resist the urge to share ... continue

Just because you can monetize tweets doesn’t mean you should.

Just to clarify one thing right off the bat so we don’t get started off on the wrong foot. I see nothing wrong at all with bloggers wanting to monetize their work, even to ... continue

Advertising courtesy of your local telco

Anyone who doesn’t think that advertising isn’t the backbone of our Internet age is only fooling themselves. Anyone involved with providing services at some point looks to advertising to add to their bottom line; ... continue

Oh those silly (stupid) folks at PETA are at it again

I am not ashamed to tell the world that I think that PETA as an organization is nothing but a waste of fresh air. They have come up with some of the stupidest advertising ... continue

All these social media experts and no-one gets the Microsoft ads

Ever since the original Laptop Hunters ad with actor – slash – cutsy consumer Lauren first hit the web everyone; well most everyone needing something to talk about, the new ad campaign from Microsoft has been pro’d ... continue

Not cool enough for a Mac

I just got wind of this new ad - via Mary Jo Foley (thanks Mary Jo) - that Microsoft will be running soon. It’s part of a campaign called Laptop Hunters and first up ... continue

Advertising may be broken but it’s the only game in town

I would bet that if one was to keep count during any given week in the blogosphere how many times they’ve heard that advertising is broken or if you depend on advertising as a business model ... continue

Entrecard launches Paid Ad Network

Blog ad sharing network Entrecard is entering the paid ad space with the launch of a new CPM based ad network. According to Entrecard, 50% of shared ad impressions will be open to third party advertisers. Currently all ... continue

This would scare the crap out of anyone

You definitely have to admire companies that give their ad agencies free range to come up with unique campaigns. Such is the case with Coca Cola and their ad agency in Japan – Tugboat. The campaign is ... continue

Google getting into behavioral targeted ads

For the most part online advertising has taken the form of contextual and placement-targets ads with some ad networks experimenting with what is termed as interest-based advertising. Google through its advertising program has stayed with the ... continue

Is the future of web advertising big ad units?

27 large US online publishers with a total reach of 66% of the US market have agreed to try three new big online ad formats. The new units: The Fixed Panel (recommended dimension is 336 wide x 860 tall), ... continue

Yelp faces additional allegations

Yelp, which bills itself as a Web 2.0 review site powered by real people giving real reviews, recently faced charges by San Francisco businesses that Yelp employees were strong arming them for better review placement ... continue