Category: Marketing
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A first skirmish in the digital media war
A major kerfuffle has broken out in the UK between Virgin Media and satellite broadcaster BSkyB, with customers of both services losing out as the ham in the metaphorical sandwich. At midnight last night, a deadline expired for both companies…
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Children’s charity checks in to Habbo Hotel
While the focus this week on virtual communities has been on Second Life, with news of developer Electric Sheep’s $7 million tie-up with CBS and others, here’s news of one organization’s plans for another virtual community. The UK children’s charity…
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Get 150 marketing blogs in one go
Last month, Todd And published the Power 150, a listing of the top 150 marketing blogs in the US. While some have criticized the list because of its US centricity – I can think of a good half dozen marketing…
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Wherever you look, there’s Windows Vista
New York City was the place to be last night to get a sense of what Microsoft is calling the most signficant product launch in the company’s history. This was the global launch party for Windows Vista and Microsoft Office…
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Celebrity Big Brother fall out gets the eyeballs
A very public kerfuffle has erupted in the UK during this week over the Celebrity Big Brother reality TV show that’s extended right up the political chain to Prime Minister Tony Blair. Charges of racism and bigotry have been leveled…