Entries Tagged as 'Online Norms and Culture'
December 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment
Here is one example entitled “Israeli Air Force Strikes Terror Targets in Gaza 29 Dec. 2008″:
The YouTube channel maintained by the Israel Defense Force Spokesperson’s Unit is here. Text there explains:
The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit is the Israel Defense Forces’ professional body responsible for media and public relations in Israel and around the world. This is […]
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At Ad Broad. Here’s an excerpt:
My life as a Mad Man began as a lark. On August 26, just after AMC lawyers changed their minds about closing down Mad Men twitter accounts (persuaded in part by bloggers and journalists who couldn’t believe AMC would toss away a brilliant promotional idea that did not cost them […]
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From the MIT Press page:
Today government agencies not only have official Web sites but also sponsor moderated chats, blogs, digital video clips, online tutorials, videogames, and virtual tours of national landmarks. Sophisticated online marketing campaigns target citizens with messages from the government—even as officials make news with digital gaffes involving embarrassing e-mails, instant messages, and […]
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December 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment
Catholic search engine powered by Google striving to provide an easy to use resource to anyone wanting to learn more about Catholicism and provide a safer way for good Catholics to surf the web.
CatholicGoogle is powered by Google using “safe search” technology, it produces results from all over the internet with more weighting to given to […]
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Charming, huh? From this WaPo story:
Question No. 58 in the transition team vetting document for the Obama White House asks that applicants: “Please provide the URL address of any websites that feature you in either a personal or professional capacity (e.g. Facebook, My Space, etc.)”
Question No. 63 asks that applicants “please provide any other information […]
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Today, it has been reported that guitarist Joe Satriani has sued Coldplay, alleging that portions of Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida” incorporate material from Satriani’s “If I Could Fly.” For those (like me) who didn’t instantly know what the suit is about, Youtube has some interesting videos comparing the relevant portions of the songs - […]
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Before the election was even held, Barack Obama was named Advertising Age’s Marketer of the Year for 2008, beating out runners-up Apple and Zappos.com and other strong corporate competitors, as well as John McCain, to be lauded as the nation’s top brand builder.
According to this account:
Ad Age has picked its marketer of the year, and […]
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This Time article asserts it does. Below is an excerpt:
… In the digital age we’re likely to turn to search engines just as often as we would confide in friends and medical professionals to gauge our psychological state. If we think we’re suffering from a real bout of the blues or a mental crisis, we’re […]
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