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Canadian Adult Site Reaps Harvest from Facebook User Data

An Ontario-based adult entertainment company that conducts business under the name SlickCash has received legal complaints from Facebook, which asserts SlickCash "hacked" the social network's computers and tried accessing the personal information of users, reports The Globe and Mail. While it is not evident which information was eventually gleaned, court  [...]
Posted: Monday, December 17th 2007

RJ Reynolds Cuts Flame on Femme-Stick Print Campaigns

Having long braced itself against snowballs of negativity following its sexy, sultry Camel No. 9 print campaigns, RJ Reynolds has announced its decision to cease print advertising in '08. Spokeswoman Jan Smith called the cut "an effort by the company to enhance and sharpen the effectiveness and efficiency of its marketing programs." Industry spectators, including Steve Hall at Adrants,   [...]
Posted: Friday, November 30th 2007

Roehm Accuses Wal-Mart of 'Smear Campaign'

The fight between marketing exec Julie Roehm and her former employer Wal-Mart got a bit uglier Wednesday when she issued a statement saying she is a victim of a "smear campaign," writes the Associated Press. Roehm challenged Wal-Mart's allegations of certain improprieties, such as having an affair with a subordinate, and said there was no valid reason for her dismissal: "Wal-Mart is insinuating   [...]
Posted: Thursday, March 29th 2007

Anonymous Blog at Center of Sorrell Libel Trial

A trial in London pits WPP boss Martin Sorrell against two ad executives he claims authored an anonymous - and libelous - blog disparaging him and his agency, reports the New York Times.  The blog referred to Sorrell as an imposing mafia-boss type and included remarks and photos of him with a woman who worked at a WPP firm and who also had a relationship with Sorrell. The two alleged blog authors are former  [...]
Posted: Wednesday, March 28th 2007

No Resuscitation for Kissing Mechanics Spot after Gay Rights Criticism

Snickers had planned to extend the life of its "Mechanics" spot - which depicted macho mechanics reacting badly to an unintentional kiss - by asking people to vote on multiple endings, with the favored ending to premiere during the Daytona 500 on Feb. 18, writes Promo Magazine (  [...]
Posted: Wednesday, February 7th 2007

Warner Bros. to Sever Zango Adware Link

Warner Bros. Studios is planning to end its relationship with adware firm Zango because of fears that kids could be exposed to adult content (aka pornography). Via a partnership with Zango (the former 180solutions) the Warner Bros. website, an online destination for kids, has been offering free game  [...]
Posted: Friday, July 28th 2006

Porn Leads in Spam Open Rate

Spam messages promoting porn are 280 times as effective in getting recipients to click on them as messages advertising pharmacy drugs, which are the next most effective type of spam, reports the New York Times, citing a report from CipherTrust (via MediaBuyerPlanner). The third most successful variety is spam advertising Rolex watches, 0.007  [...]
Posted: Friday, July 7th 2006

Judge: Google Image Search Likely Violates Copyright Law

A federal judge in Los Angeles ruled on Friday that portions of Google's image search likely violate U.S. law, saying the adult-oriented Perfect 10 website was able to show that "by creating and displaying thumbnail copies of its photographs" Google probably infringes copyright law, writes Silicon.com. U.S. District Judge A Howard Matz said he would award Perfect 10 a preliminary injunction against Google. Google s  [...]
Posted: Wednesday, February 22nd 2006

'Playboy' to Feature 'Girls from MySpace'

Playboy magazine's website plans to publish a photo spread of "Girls from MySpace," featuring women from the social and blogging site, according to MediaPost (via MediaBuyerPlanner). While Playboy has often tapped into pop culture for photo spread features - having published in the past photo spr  [...]
Posted: Monday, February 13th 2006

Outing Google's Dirty Little Secrets

Though Microsoft, AOL and Yahoo have turned over search data (containing no personally identifiable information, they say) requested by the Justice Department, Google still refuses - "So why is Google the lone holdout?" asks Forbes.com. And it answers: "Perhaps the company really is worried about protecting your privacy. Much more likely: It is worried about protecting itself." Though  [...]
Posted: Tuesday, January 24th 2006

WebSideStory Story a Tortuous One

AP: WebSideStory Gives IPO Another Try The Associated Press reviewed the tortuous path to initial public offering WebSideStory continues to walk, now offering a smaller offering of 4.4 million shares for a price of between $8 and $9. The company, once profitable and with a large pornography advertising practice, hasn't been in the black since it "went straight" and started relying on its web metrics as its core revenues. [Update: WebSideStory's   [...]
Posted: Tuesday, September 28th 2004