NBC: 1, Olympic Spirit: 0
The Vancouver Olympics have officially ended, closing out with an unfortunate defeat of team USA in men’s hockey. This isn’t all too entertaining in its own right, but I was inspired to write about the Olympics after reading a pretty belligerent post I wrote four years ago about Bode Miller.
Living in Dublin during the Games [...]
Chuck’s “Road Trip” Beyond Product Placement
As excited as I was by tonight’s two-hour premiere of Chuck, it was a bit marred by a particular advertisement that I saw toward the beginning of the show. With DVR-remote in hand, I was skipping commercials when I noticed that the show was back on – I noticed that two characters from the show [...]
Read More..>>The Advertising (d)Evolution? Part II
Advertising: the necessary evil that bombards our lives a countless number of times daily. Ad execs struggle with the question of “what can I do to make people buy my product” This question’s solution has certainly seen changes over the years, now it’s oft answered by cute talking animals or running jokes, often blended together in [...]
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