Archive for the 'Advertising Economy' Category

Robo-Call firm advertises on Google Mail

 
A fascinating look into the turd-world of “direct calling”.

I saw this ad on top of my gmail. For $3, these guys, Leads Direct Marketing will robo-call millions of people, and transfer the live lead to you. Having been robo-called a few times, I cannot emphasize how much I hate these people.
Check out this page where they [...]

Advertising paradox: the more you claim, the less we believe

How many people think that this school has major problems? This is a case of where advertising is overdone. The more this school shouts out its qualifications, the less we believe it.

Dermitage (skin care product) on NYTimes

The NYTimes is known for being the newspaper of record. But they are hurting and trying to make the transition into the digital age. Jason Calcanis, a man who made a lot of money on the Internet AFTER the 2001 bust, said newspapers are dead.  So does Henry Blodget, who was a big Internet muckety-muck, [...]

ArsTechnica is a top site but showing Public Service Ads

ArsTechnica is considered one of the top blogs on the Internet. It is ranked 2618 on Alexa and #7 on the top 100 blogs list on Technorati. But on a recent visit it was showing PSA’s(Public Service Announcements) all over its home page. That just shows how tough it is to make money on the [...]