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June, 2010 Archive

Mobile: Think Time and Space

June 30th, 2010

About a year ago, I wrote a post on mobile that I still think is mostly right. My main argument in the article was that advertisers miss the opportunity on mobile precisely because they think of it as an advertising medium.
That is still correct. I do think that iAd and the coming onslaught [...]

BP Buys “Oil Spill” on Google: Crisis Management Brilliance or Blunder?

June 16th, 2010

For the record, BP has done its part to destroy the Gulf via shoddy planning and unconscionable corner cutting. They deserve every bit of vitriol sent their way. Let’s just get that on the table before we go any further. What has happened in the Gulf is an unmitigated disaster that will take decades (or [...]

A New Game in Town

June 10th, 2010

I am a sucker for loyalty programs. I am one of those who will go out of my way to book flights or rooms with certain airlines and hotels because of the points. I am a Reward Zone Silver Member at Best Buy, and Gold on two airlines (which only means I fly [...]

Google TV. Meh.

June 2nd, 2010

Let me be the first to say that I believe video advertising, in whatever form it eventually takes, is going to be a huge deal. I am a firm believer that addressable video on our televisions and interactive video on our PCs and handheld devices are the coming wave, and that advertisers who can figure [...]

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