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Brit Court Issues Writ via Twit

October 2, 2009
A U.K. High Court judge redefined the term “you got served” by issuing what’s being reported is the first-ever injunction via Twitter. The target: an anonymous Tweeter who runs the micro-blog page www.twitter.com/blaneysblarney alleging that it was impersonating...

UK Scribe Dreading Product Placement Invasion

October 2, 2009
Douglas Haddow, a Canadian writer for British pub The Guardian, is none too chuffed about the potential infiltration of product placement in British television, calling it a “delusion” in the process. Could have a point there. Touting the Brits as being “a beacon...

Fear and Loathing in Adland

October 2, 2009
I don’t know Curt Detweiler. Never even heard of him until this morning when, catching up on my ad trades, I clicked on this article announcing that he’d been named to a senior creative role at McCann in San Francisco.There were over 50 comments at…

Toyota Sued, Brand Slavery, Viral Vetting, Court Orders on Twitter

October 2, 2009
- Toyota and Saatchi get sued for freaking a woman out with their stalkerish Matrix campaign.

Publishers want a “Hulu for magazines.” Will it work?

October 2, 2009
Due to the runaway popularity of Hulu, many different publishers are hoping to tap into a similar model for sharing their content online. The latest proposal is a “Hulu for magazines” idea lobbied by Time Inc. The new service would bundle magazine cont…

‘Sesame Street’ is hooked on ‘Mad Men,’ too

October 1, 2009
This spoof beats the one from “Saturday Night Live,” if only because it stars muppets.

New ads deride NYC for attack on junk food

October 1, 2009
The Center for Consumer Freedom characterizes the Big Apple as Big Brother in a sarcastic new poster.

Spotlight On NW Creative: Ben’s Cork Cards

October 1, 2009
Ben Sellon is a 25-year old copywriter living in Portland and looking for work. Naturally, he mingles with industry types and hands out his card. But in Ben’s case it’s not just a business card that he hands out. Rather, it’s a hand-made statement about his DIY...

Nude woman in a box fails to impress teenagers.

October 1, 2009
The woman from Ressourceoptimering.dk steps behind a screen, removes all her clothes and steps into an empty brown box that she calls the ’BodyBox’. She then walks out into the the middle of the floor, and while filming her own body with a video camera which projects her filmed...

Top 10 Banners for June, July, August

October 1, 2009
Below are the rankings (by page views) for the last 3 months on Bannerblog. I’ve also included a combined total as a few snuck in. This is not a precise ranking as the page views will be affected by how long the banner stayed on the homepage as it doesn’t track as a view...