links for 2006-08-23
Posted: August 23rd, 2006 | Author: alicetiara | Filed under: internet culture | 1 Comment »-
Why Facebook isn’t worth $2bil, and other obvious conclusions.
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HP launches camera that skinnifies women. I’m not sure what horrifies me more: that such a product exists, that it’s aimed squarely at vain women or that it produces an effect akin to the photoshopping skills of a small child. Oy.
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As much as I’m usually against increased advertising, the cost of college textbooks is preposterous, and it’s mostly due to the practice of issuing superfluous new editions all the time making buybacks impossible. Students are cash-strapped enough.
I think as long as the textbook companies are selective with their advertisers, it could be a very good thing. Honestly, as soon as I saw that article yesterday I forwarded it to my boss (as we work in media planning) because it could be a really great way to reach college students. And back in my student days, I would have appreciated anything to bring down my textbook costs.
(Also, as a former ad major, I think it would have been fascinating to actually be looking at advertising while studying advertising. The conclusions would have been really awesome.)