How would you like to work alongside me and a bunch of other people smarter than me, to help define a burgeoning industry we call consumer-generated media measurement? My employer, Nielsen BuzzMetrics, is hiring. We’re looking for an ambitious, hard-working New York-based junior marketing manager with two years of relevant experience.… Read the rest
Don’t Talk To Me In Advertising!
Loser, Litigious Ad Agency Folds
The litigious and arrogant New York advertising agency, Warren Kremer Paino Advertising, which sued the Maine blogger for exercising free speech, has done far more than drop its case: it has folded, says MediaPost.
UPDATE/CLARIFICATION:
I should’ve read more carefully beyond the sensational MediaPost headline, "Puzzling Lawsuit Brings Down Agency," which I linked to above.… Read the rest
Can You Run 26.2 Miles?
Can You Run 26.2 Miles? My wife Laura did just that for the first time yesterday – in the Vancouver International Marathon. She was one of nearly 50 New York City representatives of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training.… Read the rest
A Story About Internet Memes Is Trapped Behind A Paid Wall
AdAge today has a story on Internet memes, which Wikipedia (as of May 8, 2006 at 12:41am) defines as:
… Read the restAn Internet phenomenon (sometimes called an Internet meme) occurs when something relatively unknown becomes increasingly popular, often quite suddenly, through the mass propagation of media content made feasible by the Internet; however, the popularity of the phenomenon usually wanes as rapidly as it was acquired: the Internet’s lack of physical boundaries leads to a much faster and wider spread of information and ideas, especially when the subject is based around humor or curiosity.