Patrick Havens on November 28th, 2006

I had written about some bad Video Game Ads before.  And today I got a heads up that Scott Sharkey “just published a third installment of this feature, and the ads Scott Sharkey found, (and scanned, and humiliated) are every bit as awful as they were in installments past.”  So I came I saw… and [...]

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Patrick Havens on October 4th, 2006

Lee’s Lolita OK, board rules
Lee Jeans’ controversial “Lolita” ad poster for spring-summer 2006 has been found acceptable by the Advertising Standards Board.
Shot by renowned US photographer Terry Richardson, the advertisement - shown in locations including Toorak Road, South Yarra - featured the standard cliches of the soft-porn aesthetic: lollipop being sucked, breast half-exposed, legs [...]

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Patrick Havens on September 11th, 2006

This upset my wife… thinking it was too violent. But if you know Grand Theft Auto, or have played it, then you’ll like this CocaCola Ad. If you like Video Games you’ll like this. I just love the Irony of it.

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I had commented on a similar list a while ago. Basically Adwords instead of costing a few cents a click, cost many dollars to the buyers. Now if you don’t know what Adwords are, they are words in which you pretty much put down how much you’d pay a click for that word. [...]

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Top 10 Ways to Get a Technorati Top 100 Blogger to Link to Your Blog or Website
If you really want to pump up the traffic to your blog or website, at least temporarily, just get a link from any of the Technorati Top 100 bloggers. No, it’s not easy, but here are ten ways that [...]

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Patrick Havens on August 21st, 2006

Heinz Talking Labels
Heintz Ketchup wants to help you celebrate! Whether as a unique flavor, customized gift or just for fun, custom bottles from Heinz help make any occasion truly special.
OK, this looks to be a fun idea for novelty, special occasion and such bottles. I’m going to order a pair for my prents. [...]

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Patrick Havens on August 9th, 2006

Inside AdWords: Troubling findings on how some third parties detect click fraud
Shuman Ghosemajumder, Business Product Manager for Trust & Safety, returns today with important information regarding third party detection of click fraud:
A rigorous technical analysis by Google engineers has found fundamental flaws in the work of several click fraud consultants – flaws that help explain [...]

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Patrick Havens on August 3rd, 2006

Ubuntu Blog » First Ubuntu Billboard spotted
Thanks to Wildbill’s cellphone photo clicking speed, we now can see the first Ubuntu billboard. Ever.
Boy have I waited for this. I will be so very happy when I walk into Walmart and see free Ubuntu CDs in place of the free AOL cds. Hmm, wait a second - [...]

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Patrick Havens on August 2nd, 2006

Classic 1984 Themed Apple Commercial Lego Set - Gizmodo
The masterminds at PodBrix have done it again. They have built a 1984 Lego Playset themed from that Apple Commercial where the Macintosh was introduced to the world. Yes, it is that one where that semi-hot broad tosses the hammer into the screen. If you still don’t [...]

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Patrick Havens on July 28th, 2006

This is funny… I wasn’t expecting it until I saw the very last… will you? And I’m not really on a video kick… i just happnen to run into them… but no worries, you get a chuckle out of this one.
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