Reader something_amazing pinged us on our thoughts of the fallout over Edelman, Walmart, PR and blogs. It serves as a nice excuse to vent on this subject so we thought we would share them with you.
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Edelman Reveals 2 More Walmart Flogs
By 10.20.06
Walmart’s PR firm today publicly disclosed two more fake blogs shilling for Walmart and took steps to increase their transparency.
Monsanto Has Trouble Getting Out Of Bed In The Morning
By 10.12.06
After losing the first round of Worst Company In America, Monsanto suffered from low self-esteem and decreased motivation.
Farecast Launches Nationwide Airfare Search
By 10.11.06
Our favorite predictive airfare search engine just keeps getting better (being in Beta will do that for ya). Farecast today announced the addition of airfare search for all of America. You can now search for airfare for any airport in the nation.
Things That Disquieted Us in Today’s Business News
By 8.24.06
• McDonald’s number two man quits via flameout email screed. Grimace gets the nod.
Walmart Retreats From Germany
By 8.2.06
NYT reports Walmart wants to close its German stores, after years of failing to crack the Teutonic market.
Threadless Gets Cooler, Steals Babies
By 6.28.06
Threadless has added a delicious layer of imperialism to their communist t-shirt direct democracy by launching Threadless Select. A more premium line of tees, by premium artists, at premium prices. The oligarchy is upon us, upon our chests, and we’re paying for it. Oh well, the shirts seem neat enough.
Illinois Highschool Will Monitor Myspace
By 5.23.06
Myspace is quickly becoming Theirspace. In so-called “Libertyville” Illinois:
