The News Review:
- Metra rolls out its first train cards wrapped in paid advertising
- US family turned into advertising
- nline advertising falls 5% in first quarter
- IAC’s Diller: The iPhone is our crystal ball
Metra rolls out its first train cards wrapped in paid advertising
Chicago Tribune
“However we have to be careful of creating ‘visual pollution’ if overdone or if the message is poorly executed” he said. Metra promises to be tasteful with the ads.
Related from Tcss-uk: ECS rolls out a bunch of new graphics cards
US family turned into advertising
BBC News
A couple from the United States got a shock when they learned their family photo was being used unauthorised on an advertising poster in Prague. Danielle and Jeff Smith used the photo as their Christmas card and also posted it on an internet blog. A friend travelling in the Czech capital alerted them when he spotted the Smiths smiling at him life-size from a poster in a supermarket. The owner of the shop has promised to remove the image.
nline advertising falls 5% in first quarter
AXcess News
online advertising in the first quarter of 2009 fell 5% compared to the same period last year. Web advertising pundits were surprised says eMarketer. I find that just plain silly to think that the web wouldn’t be affected by the recession.
IAC’s Diller: The iPhone is our crystal ball
CNET News
com%2F8301-1023_3-10261942-93. html NEW YRK–Barry Diller doesn’t want to predict the future. 0 conference when interviewer and BusinessWeek reporter Jon Fine asked him when he thought the depressing economic news would finally end. (His personal belief is that it.