October 2010
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AdMob Brings Interactive Video Ads To Android →
nxtgn:
Google’s AdMob is pushing the ability to serve interactive video to Android apps, which is a similiar format to what it currently runs on the iPhone.
The advantage for AdMob is that they are able serve into many mobile platforms, as opposed to Apple’s iAD which only serve ads into iPhones…
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“Good advertising makes food taste better, cars run better. Changes the...”
– George Lois - Art & Copy
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DoveBridal event at the Four Seasons~Beverly Hills →
This is what PR looks like from a blogger’s perspective. I’m happy to see Catalina had a a great time. I wonder when I’ll be getting my invite to the next Dove event.
Any takers? I’m being serious!
morselsofla:
Had my first ever, PitiCure at this event. Yes. I said PitiCure. LOL!!! :)
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Saying what we want to say without really saying...
Subliminal messages are infamous in advertising. They embed messages, ideas, images and invoke emotions that potentially build up to action. One of the most famous documentaries I’ve seen on this is Derren Brown’s The Heist [link]. It’s the best 48 minute experiment you’ll ever see. Derren Brown is a heavyweight in the UK’s advertising and marketing world. He uses...
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Oh... You like my writing, you say?
This past summer I was looking for a job in the creative field. I heard about a position at a very prestigious agency in NYC from a friend-of-a-friend who was the younger step-sister of the person that was hiring. I’m not even going to try to explain that.
However, I took a shot and applied for the position. I found out later that I got it but I would have had to drop out of college and...
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Suits vs. Creatives
yeahsureokay: Hey @bsoler, what does a community manager do? do you work for FIU as the PR coordinator?
bsoler: @yeahsureokay I work in their MRKTG dept. I develop new ways of communicating w/ our community via social media.
yeahsureokay: @bsoler o that sounds cool
bsoler: @yeahsureokay What are you studying?
yeahsureokay: @bsoler i'm a senior advertising kid myself
bsoler: @yeahsureokay Are you a creative or suit?
yeahsureokay: @bsoler suit? what the freak is that? (does that answer the question?)
I love this guy already! Follow him here http: //calvtam.tumblr.com/ and here http://twitter.com/yeahsureokay [Sorry. You can't embed links in this dumb chat feature]
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“Digital environments undergo an aging process more aggressive than mere erosion....”
– The heat death of the digital universe : Cennydd Bowles on user experience (via adactio)
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New Chapter
The past couple of months have been full of adventure. I laughed a lot. I cried some. I traveled some more. I delved deeper into life. Most importantly, I took time off to refocus, restructure and reconnect with myself and the people that mean most to me.
After my father passed away in January, my priorities shifted. Things that mattered just didn’t matter anymore. Things that I took for...
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WatchThis video comes from Savor the Success.
Have you ever experienced business bullying? This week I vlog about what this means and how you can protect yourself. Business bullying can come in the form of client bullying, anonymous attacks, sabotage, or defamation.
Business bullying is a very real topic. Whether you’re in PR or on the frontline dealing with this abusive type of behavior,...
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“Advertising is the art of making whole lies out of half truths.”
– Edgar A. Shoaff
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“The best [American] minds aren’t going into physics or science. Instead,...”
– Michio Kaku, Theoretical Physicist and Co-Founder of the String Field Theory, on CSPAN.
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“Dance like the your picture’s not being tagged. Love like you’ve...”
– @ciaokatie (h/t @shervinbain) 