It seems that the oil companies will stop at nothing to cover up the whole “world getting warmer” bit.  A public relations firm is astroturfing a anti-”Inconvenient Truth” video on YouTube in an attempt to fight back against accusations of warming the planet.
Ever see one of those goofie kids shows where evil villians with some […]

It might be a lot worse than anything they’re reporting on.
Let’s work with some hypotheticals. In countries with adequate healthcare, lodging, and environs what’s the biggest health sink? Stress.
And what’s going to worry you more than reading a daily bombardment of what’s suddenly bad for you. I’m not talking of the dry […]

The propaganda machine is working overtime with things like Second Life starting to take off.   Web Pro News caught this one off the job posting board where someone’s looking for a Second Life developer to create “games” to further social awareness.
In Second Life, I assume.
How long until we’ve got Orcish shills in World of […]

*stretch*, Hope everyone had a good.. no.. make that great weekend there.  I was busy being sick for most of it, BBQ’ing down in Queens for some of it.
Now one of the burning questions on my mind this morning is what to use for a backdrop when your city has been destroyed and you’re […]

Looks like the FTC might be getting tough on people adverstising with spammy or other illicit advertising services, rather than just the services themselves.
While it’s nifty that they’re thinking of shaming the companies that use these softwares, I’d think that they’re pretty visible already.  I mean, when you’ve got an ad for product XYZ […]