Waterfront dining, anyone?
The giant Fairway supermarket in Red Hook is underwater — but that didn’t stop BrooklynPaper.com from accompanying its Day 2 Sandy coverage with an ad trumpeting the delights of al fresco…
Is this great ad placement, or what?
The right third of this morning’s Washington Post homepage LOOKS like a Twitter stream … but it’s really an Obama ad!…
Free [publications] in New Orleans: IFPA and SAPA talk print and web … and party!
![Free [publications] in New Orleans: IFPA and SAPA talk print and web … and party!](http://www.coneymedia.com/wp-content/themes/advanced-newspaper/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.coneymedia.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F09%2FB-800x448.png&q=90&w=80&h=66&zc=1 "Free [publications] in New Orleans: IFPA and SAPA talk print and web … and party!")
There was lots of serious business in New Orleans at the joint conference of Independent Free Papers of America (IFPA) and Southeastern Advertising Publishers Association (SAPA) — including great presentations by…
Practical Social Media for Small Businesses … Getting Started NOW
Every small businesses should claim its place in Social Media heaven NOW — but that doesn’t mean it has to do everything all at once. Ed’s message to small business…
Is Twitter a business? You betcha! says CEO Dick Costolo
Twitter , in an interview at D9 (video posted below): It took three years to send the first billion tweets, and we now send a billion tweets every six days.” So,…
Never miss a promotional opportunity…
Never miss a promotional opportunity… This is precious. Raygun — which calls itself “The Greatest Store in the Universe” — is a grass-rooted shop in Des Moines’ East Village (mostly…
Will this baby rape his girlfriend? An anti-violence crusader says it’s never too early to intervene.
This video — designed to counter a purported anti-women slant in some Super Bowl commercials — has ignited a storm and reportedly sparked death threats against its creator in Dubuque, Iowa— Although…
SuperBowl commercials: Best [Chrysler's hymn to Detroit] and Worst [Groupon's tasteless humor]
![SuperBowl commercials: Best [Chrysler's hymn to Detroit] and Worst [Groupon's tasteless humor]](http://www.coneymedia.com/wp-content/themes/advanced-newspaper/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.coneymedia.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F02%2FScreen-Shot-2011-12-12-at-11.59.57-AM.png&q=90&w=80&h=66&zc=1 "SuperBowl commercials: Best [Chrysler's hymn to Detroit] and Worst [Groupon's tasteless humor]")
My personal favorite: American industry, American workers, and the power of a great American city, by Chrysler— Groupon easily wins for the worst ad. Unless you agree that saving $15 at…
Gersh Kuntzman and the future of journalism
Gersh Kuntzman, a standout community editor, was running with a Flip before Al Gore invented the internet (I exaggerate, but so does Gersh — usually to good effect). Any reporter who…
Groupon, iPad and Twitter: Not so fast!
Alan Mutter has an excellent post in which he seeks to moderate some of the wild projections surrounding Groupon, the iPad and Twitter. Newspapers and the iPad: Publishers are pleased…