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HeadlinesUnion-ited? Sleepless in San Diego, Gas Prices, Canada: South of the Border, but no cigar?
Wed, Apr 9, 2008 | Tags: detroit, obama, clinton, growth, headlines, energy, president, oil, internet, 2008, atlantic, labor, ohio, advertising, casino, david henderson | 0
Long-awaited voice in primary for PA unions, Detroit mayorial saga, San Diego not staying classy, laptops for all, Canada: now south of the border, $4 gas, What happens in AC, stays in AC, and Botswana looking to U.S. for engineers
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Commentary“Glocalization,” Neighborhoods as Brands
Brendan Crain | Tue, Apr 8, 2008 | Tags: environment, downtown, growth, crime, seattle, boston, gentrification, internet, denver, advertising, manhattan, brendan crain | 1
The average American sees several thousands of advertisements each day—the most commonly accepted estimate is 3,000. It is no secret in our society that a large chunk of advertising and marketing efforts are directed at children ... Whether or not you think that advertising’s influence on young minds is positive or negative, no one can deny the fact that this massive onslaught of commercialism has some sort of effect, developmentally, on children. And, since these children will, in a generation or so, be reshaping our cities, how might these developmental changes effect the urban environment? Perhaps some clues are already rising to the surface.
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CommentaryNeighborhoods as Brands: Imagining the Globalocal Future
Brendan Crain | Thu, Mar 20, 2008 | Tags: gentrification, internet, advertising, manhattan, brendan crain, dubai, glocalization, lyons | 1
The French city of Lyons is being reproduced on the outskirts of Dubai, presumably for the value of Lyons’ “cultural cachet.” Can something as ephemeral and elusive as the “sense of place” of Lyons be copied and pasted onto a desert thousands of miles from the original? Might it be possible that, in a world run by adults raised in virtual copies of real-world places refashioned, essentially, as brands, the wholesale reproduction of city neighborhoods could become commonplace around the world?
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Commentary Whites and coloreds: Laundering racism with bad advertising
Matt Stroud | Fri, Feb 1, 2008 | Tags: advertising, color, italian, laundry, feministing | 0
Probably doesn’t fit neatly into the category of “city issues,” but we can make an exception every now and then—particularly when something falls into the category of either “real dumb” or “offensive advertising.” This happens to fit both. Have a watch, and be patient—the 180 doesn’t happen until about 30 seconds in.
Now. I know what you’re thinking: ”Finally, an ad that’s offensive to both black and white people!” But not so fast. Before you jump to conclusions, the smarmy, Italian…
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