AdAge in However Long It Takes You To Read This
Posted Jan 10th 2007 3:00PM by Chris Thilk
Filed under: Print, AdAge in 60 Seconds, Celebrities, Controversies, Video on Demand
Sirius just paid Howard Stern an $83 million bonus. Sirius just paid Howard Stern an $83 million bonus. Sirius just paid Howard Stern an $83 million bonus. (Nope, saying it over and over again doesn't make it any less surreal.)- A couple of days ago AdAge interviewed author Jeff Chester about his new book "Digital Destiny," about how marketers have intruded on the privacy of people to an unprecedented level. Now Chester pens this column that summarizes his ideas, including that safeguards on privacy are inadequate and the idea of consumer control is just a facade.
- Glamour magazine is following up its successful Reel Moments short film series with Reel Music. The Reel Music Contest found three relatively unknown female bands and Pink is directing a music video for the winner, a New York band caled Pretty Boys.
- Disney chief Bob Iger brought out "Lost" stars Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly for his presentation at CES. Most of his speech was spent touting Disney's popularity and offered few, if any, real insights.
- Cablevision has been playing around with its won video-on-demand ad system for a little over a year now. The products being advertised have, in that time, evolved from expensive stuff like cars to more run of the mill items such as pasta and the FX cable channel.
- The debate over net neutrality, whether or not everyone should have open access to the express lanes of the internet, is back now that the new Congress has officially convenend. With a Democratic majority, the odds of telecoms being able to restrict access are significantly lessened.
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1. Gee. Feigning incredulity at and expressing distaste for Howard Stern. How avant garde. You fuckin' hackneyed asswipe.
Posted at 5:05PM on Jan 13th 2007 by vee8