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Yet Another Facebook (and MySpace) Story: Sorry Substitutes

Newsweek is reporting that one in four Americans feels lonely. Sad as that is, widespread use of smart phones and MyFaceSpace aren't helping matters much. Social-networking sites like Facebook and MySpace may provide people with a false sense of connection that ultimately increases loneliness in people who feel alone. These sites should serve as a supplement, but not replacement for, face-to-face interaction. For …

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Reawakening The Pirates

You rarely hear publicly from people who've recently left high-profile ad gigs. At least, they don't talk about their most recent position or agency. But Al Kelly, who recently left TBWA\Chiat\Day, wrote about the agency's famous "pirate" spirit, using an old "we lost a pitch" ad the agency ran in the 70's. The place is legendary for good reason: the visionary leadership of a single unflinching, uncompromising …

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Fiji’s Politically Charged Waters

Anna Lenzer, on assignment in Fiji for Mother Jones was detained by police, threatened with imprisonment and repeatedly asked to verify her identity despite having a mound of evidence on hand that clearly showed she's an investigative journalist (are they that rare today, as to be totally unrecognizable?). Her piece for the magazine on Fiji and Fiji Water, in particular, is not flattering. For example: Nowhere in …

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Banking On The Shitstem To Take Care of Business Is A Bad Idea

The banking industry is making your job and mine much harder to do. In order to move product and services (our job), people need money and/or access to money. Sadly, millions of Americans who once had access to money no longer do. According to Los Angeles Times, credit card companies slashed limits for an estimated 58 million card holders in the 12 months ended in April, even though a high percentage had good credit …

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Do You Know Someone Afflicted With the Poverty Virus?

Greater Twin Cities United Way and they people they serve are getting a helping hand from Campbell Mithun and MRM Worldwide. According to Ad Age, today's recession has expanded poverty outside its traditional third-world and inner-city areas. More people are in need of help and more charities are looking for the means to provide it. ConnectwithPoverty.org reminds people that the "face of poverty is changing" and …

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Spotlight On NW Creative: Colaboratory

My grandpa used to ask me all the time, "What did you learn today?" Sometimes I didn't have a good answer, but he expected one, big believer that he was in the daily quest for knowledge. If he were here today to ask me, I'd say I learned about this interesting internship program where 10 Portland ad agencies work together to school 10 students over six weeks and potentially benefit one high profile client. The …

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