Saturday, September 4th, 2010

U. of Kentucky Encourages Students to Check In via Facebook

Just weeks after Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook's location-based service at a press conference in Silicon Valley, a Places-based campaign has popped up the University of Kentucky.

Posted by Advertising Age - Adages Blog on Friday, September 3, 2010 at 5:29 pm
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An Exclusive Look at the Making of the Exclusive Look at ‘Mad Men,’ Season 10

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Have you seen this yet? "AMC's 'Mad Men' Jumps the Shark." It's a two-minute video created for Babelgum Comedy by writer/director Trevor Williams. I tracked him down, called him up and asked him some questions.

Posted by Advertising Age - Adages Blog on Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 12:01 pm
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Burger King Rumors Lead to Speculation, Jokes

Good thing Bill Clinton gave up chowing down on Big Macs. It appears 3G Capital Management–the firm where daughter Chelsea Clinton's new hubby Marc Mezvinsky works as an investment banker–is trying to scoop up McDonald's rival, Burger King, and take it private.

Posted by Advertising Age - Adages Blog on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 4:47 pm
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Movie Effort May Take Your Stunt-Promotion Virginity

Posters have gone up in the New York City subway system advertising a hot line for those desperate souls seeking to lose their virginity.

Posted by Advertising Age - Adages Blog on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 11:59 am
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Hopefully Eliot Ness Won’t Trash This Bus Kiosk

New York's MTA isn't the only beneficiary of HBO's media buying. The cable network has made it to Chicago and is using the CTA's bus kiosks, including one just outside our Windy City bureau, to promote its new gangland series "Boardwalk Empire."

Posted by Advertising Age - Adages Blog on Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 3:15 pm
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PSP’s Marcus Says IPhone Games Are for Chumps

I'm really digging the smart-mouthed character at the center of Sony PSP's most recent effort. He's not afraid to trash the competition — and the gullible suckas who might use competing tech.

Posted by Advertising Age - Adages Blog on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 1:05 pm
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Bertolli, Absolut, Merck Among Nominees for GLAAD Awards

While mainstream TV made major strides in embracing the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community this past year with inclusive portrayals on broadcast shows such as "Glee" and "Modern Family," the progress among the advertising industry is another story.