Filene’s Basement files Chapter 11; 17 stores to be sold
Filene’s Basement today filed to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy code in the US Bankruptcy…
Swine flu and search
I find myself wondering if some marketers have seen an increase in site traffic after the swine flu…
IAC announces Urbanspoon purchase, Q1 results
In addition to releasing its first quarter financial results, IAC today announced the acquisition of Urbanspoon, a Web…
Subway could benefit from Chuck fans
Fans of NBC’s Chuck, which is rumored to be on the chopping block as the network prepares for…
Obama’s credit crusade
It appears that central to the Obama administration’s desire to reform the credit card industry is the marketing…
DM potpourri
— By entering on-package codes at a Web site, Tropicana drinkers can save a section of the rainforest.…
Before and after
Interesting article in the New York Times, which follows up on a story our Lauren Bell broke last…
Recession messaging
Scanning the New York Times for blog ideas today, I came across this article on an increasingly popular…
Time Warner retracts metered billing proposal
Time Warner has announced that it will curb its highly unpopular plan to meter its broadband Internet product.…
Of ads, newspapers, and Google
I came across something interesting, ironically enough, while perusing RSS feeds today. It was a story from CNET…