Squeak of the Week

Entries from January 2008

Can a Sandwich Be Slandered?

January 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Quiznos invited the public to submit homemade commercials in a contest intended to attack top rival, Subway. Quiznos did not make the insulting submissions, so should it be held liable for user-generated content created at its behest? Subway thinks so.

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What Housing Crisis? Realtors’ Ads Defy Reality

January 29th, 2008 · No Comments

"We believe there’s a psychological block" to buying a home due to negative media coverage of the subprime crisis, said Frank Sibley, senior VP-communications and conventions for the National Association of Realtors.

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Online Rube Goldberg

January 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Innovative promotional site for Dutch department store, HEMA. (If you want to shop, you will have to go to HEMA’s main website at http://www.hema.nl/)

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Seeds of Inspiration for January 28th

January 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Seeds of Inspiration for January 28th:

Time Warner’s Pricing Paradox - Proposed changes in the cable provider’s fees for Web use could crimp demand for download services and hurt Net innovation

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Time Warner’s Pricing Paradox

January 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Proposed changes in the cable provider’s fees for Web use could crimp demand for download services and hurt Net innovation

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Tags: Seeds of Inspiration