Has anyone noticed many more Apple switch ads recently? What’s more, has anyone noticed a trend that they seem to offer commercials right after a television show first goes into commercial? Since I have a TIVO, I noticed that I’m much more likely to get sucked into the first commercial before realizing I can fast forward to the point where the television show picks up.
Tags: [TIVO, Apple, marketing, advertising, RWRW]
Where do you draw the line for decency in Halloween costumes?
Tags: [Bill Maher, Steve Irwin, Halloween, costume, decency, RWRW]
The NY Times is reporting that CBS will be advertising itself and its popular television shows on your eggs using laser imprints.
I wonder how effective it will be. I mean, who except the person who prepares the eggs will see the logo? Perhaps it will spark a discussion. Have they done research on how many eggs are consumed by households? If you are at my home, it seems the only time we can make eggs is on the weekends. Perhaps CBS should consider advertising on prepared goods as well - like the packaging for cereal, oatmeal, breakfast bars, etc.
Tags: [CBS, television, RWRW, eggs, advertising, food]
I wish I could attend this event hosted today by Rush Limbaugh at the Heritage Foundation.
Featured guests include Michael Chertoff, writers and producers from the ‘24′ show, and cast members taking the roles of Chloe O’Brian, President Charles Logan, and Tony Almeida. Unfortunately, the event is sold out, but you can watch it streamed live at 10 a.m. E.S.T. at Heritage.org. or here.
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Tags: [24, terrorism, RWRW, Rush Limbaugh, Heritage Foundation, Michael Chertoff, national security]
Local CBS news recently interviewed Don Geronimo (a.k.a., Michael Sorce) of the Don and Mike Show regarding the loss of his wife this past July. The interview was very tasteful, with Don being sure he was not pimping out his radio show. Instead, he was very candid about how he’s dealt with her loss and provided an honest glimpse inside how one deals with such tragedy.
Watch the interview below:
Tags: [Don Geronimo, Don and Mike Show, radio, shock jock, Howard Stern, grief, talk radio]
This will certainly brighten your day. I usually never get choked up or get chills, except for the occasional sports movie like Field of Dreams, Hoosiers, or Rudy. However, this real life story might beat them all. I think a movie will be made of this one…
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Tags: [basketball, autism, rochester, high school, feel good, youtube]
It seems with my posting lately that I should rename this the “Bono Blog” - yet another post about him. Anyway, even though I only saw a part of last night’s Grammys, I was excited to see U2 perform “One” with Mary J. Blige. In case you do not recall, U2 and Blige performed the same song for the Katrina Hurricane Relief Effort. Watching U2 and Blige perform “One” that night moved me to tears - this is what music is all about. U2 preaches a message of coming together, a message that became that much stronger when Blige joined in. Here are some of the lyrics from the song:
One love
One blood
One life
You got to do what you should
One life
With each other
Sisters
Brothers
One life
But we’re not the same
We get to
Carry each other
Carry each otherOne…life
One
In the Katrina aftermath where there were charges of racism, Blige and U2 cut through the accusations and held the standard high for us - how we should all aspire to end racism and live together in harmony. I know, a bit sappy this early in the morning, but sometimes I think change can only happen if we have a dialogue that’s uplifting rather than divisive - the blogosphere itself sometimes stirs up more divisiveness than harmony in our dialogue.
I know I’m a big fan of U2, but does last night’s performance (or the Hurricane relief performance) affect you the same way? Below is a clip of last night’s Grammy performance.
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Tags: [U2, Bono, One, Blige, Mary J. Blige, Katrina, Hurricane, Grammys, Grammy Awards, racism, unity, music, video]
I find it very interesting how catty network news / television hosts can be. Do they really have anything newsworthy to talk about or do they act like teenagers in an effort to entertain and increase ratings? Take the following video, for example.
I like Keith Olbermann from the 1990s - when he was working at ESPN. His wit and humor were fantastic there while quipping about topics that carried little weight. However, I’m not sure a news role best fits his style. He would instead make a good late night talk show host.
Hat tip to Norm
Here’s another teenage catfight between Olbermann and O’Reilly:
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It’s amazing to me the power that Howard Stern held over the terrestrial airwaves. Congress proposed indecency legislation, primarily because of his lewd and vulgar radio show. Now that he’s gone to satellite radio, it appears that terrestrial radio is still threatened by him. Before he left the air, CBS radio changed the branding for its talk shows to label them “Free FM” - a statement to counter those willing to pay to hear Stern once he went to Sirius. They did not stop there, however.
Note the branding that Stern created for his new station and the logo that CBS uses for the site that streams their talk radio online. Is it a coincidence that both logos have raised fists? Stern’s logo appears to be a statement against the suppression of free speech rights. On the other hand, CBS uses ‘KYou’ to exemplify personalized formats. I wonder who stole the raised fist logo?
Tags: [Howard Stern, CBS, CBS Radio, Infinity, Infinity Broadcasting, talk radio, shock jock, logo, radio, Sirius, Sirius Satellite, satellite radio]
Now this is one talk show I’d watch…BetaNews reports that Family Guy’s Stewie Griffin will be getting his own talk show. The article states,
“Stewie fans rejoice: the vocal tyke will be getting his own talk show. The show would be based on familyguy.com and other News Corp properties. While it would not be the first time an animated character has hosted some kind of talk show — Space Ghost was first on Cartoon Network — it has already gotten the attention of several Madison Avenue advertisers.
News Corp plans to target younger demographics with the program, the same that have become loyal weekly viewers of the television show both on Fox and in syndication. “We think that the property is perfectly suited for that audience,” Fox Interactive Media president Ross Levinsohn said in a statement. The show is planned to launch as an Internet-only feature later this year.”
Tags: [Family Guy, BetaNews, Stewie Griffin, talk show, Seth MacFarlane, FOX]