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The Emu Café Social
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Jun 24, 2026
Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 06-23-26
It has been five days since the last edition of Pook-Emu Bee links. While I ordinarily publish links in the morning and it is now the evening, I submit some late links today to keep the backlog under control. [caption id="attachment_6072" align="aligncenter" width="811"] Today (June 23, 2026) was primary election day in New York City....
advertising
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ai
Chaotic Concerns
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Dec 16, 2025
Attention Economy
Being obstinate can be difficult.
poetry
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advertising
Cory Dransfeldt
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Aug 18, 2025
Awesome adblockers
Adverting sucks. It's insidious, pervasive and outright malicious. So, block ads.
advertising
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tech
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Aug 7, 2025
The AdTech Underbelly
Ever wonder why online advertising is so confusing, complicated, and privacy-threatening? A new book by an industry insider helps explain why—and how Google put its giant hand on the scale.
adtech
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advertising
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Jun 25, 2025
The Career Calamity
Two of the most prominent legacy job application sites file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Together. Maybe they lost their edge.
jobs
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career sites
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Mar 4, 2025
Dial-An-Advertiser
Considering the long history of phone books, particularly the Yellow Pages, where local businesses learned all the marketing tricks they eventually brought to the internet.
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phone books
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yellow pages
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Jun 30, 2024
The Art Of Annoyance
When it comes down to it, it’s best to think of advertising as a coordinated, decades-long campaign to annoy the heck out of you. And it works pretty well.
advertising
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ads
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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May 9, 2024
Press, Pause
Beyond misunderstanding its iPad consumer base, Apple’s infamous “Crush” ad deeply misunderstands the role of the hydraulic press in meme culture.
hydraulic presses
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crushing things
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Nov 3, 2023
California Nearly Killed HBO
The surprisingly true story of how the state that has arguably benefited the most from the pay-TV industry … once voted to ban it. Blame an effective slogan.
california
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hbo
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Oct 30, 2023
Give ’Em Less Data
What if the problems with the news ecosystem could be solved by shutting off the data pipeline to the advertisers? After all, they’ve spent the last 30 years aggressively exploiting it—and us.
data
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publishing
Cory Dransfeldt
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May 23, 2023
I block ads
I block ads in the browser. I block ads at the DNS level.
advertising
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tech
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Dec 21, 2022
Hallmark Card Sharks
How an early embrace of national advertising put Hallmark in the pole position of holiday memories.
advertising
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marketing
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Dec 10, 2021
These Eyes Are Trackin’
Pondering the tale of Gator, a company that created a password manager way back in 1999, but ruined goodwill by going full spyware. (Oops, I mean adware.)
spyware
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software
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Dec 8, 2021
Cut-Up Culture
Pondering how coupons became the lingua franca of the grocery store, and why they might be important to the survival of the newspaper.
coupons
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discounts
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Aug 13, 2021
This Old Scandal
Why Bob Vila, perhaps the most famous handyman in history, may have set the stage for a digital era in which stars aren’t afraid to cash in on their names.
tv history
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television
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Jun 25, 2021
Billboard Empire
The evolution of the billboard, an object that very much tends to keep pace with the times. Who doesn’t love outdoor advertising?
billboard
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billboard signs
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Feb 24, 2021
Marketing That Sticks
From Big Red to Juicy Fruit to brands not made by Wrigley, chewing gum has surprisingly catchy and effective marketing with a lasting impact on pop culture.
gum
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chewing gum
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Aug 25, 2020
Thirsty? Oh Yeah!
Kool-Aid is a delicious drink with a fascinating story that extends beyond branding. Here’s how the powdered drink mix (and its mascot) came to define drinks.
kool-aid
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mixes
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Dec 3, 2019
When a Brand Ruins Your Faves
For the last couple of months, Facebook has leaned on The Muppets to help salvage its damaged reputation on privacy issues. Hey Facebook, could you please not?
muppets
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the muppets
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Oct 8, 2019
Taboola Before Taboola
Taboola and Outbrain have changed the game for advertising on the internet with ads driven by weird images. This novelty company had the idea first.
comics
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advertising
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Sep 12, 2019
The Free Ride’s Over
For decades, ad-supported free daily newspapers defined commuting. But the Washington Post Express’ demise shows the model is headed towards the history books.
newspapers
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journalism
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Aug 27, 2019
Marketing in Ernest
For two decades, Ernest P. Worrell was basically the perfect regionally franchised TV advertising mascot—and showed Jim Varney’s sheer brilliance. Knowhutimean?
ernest
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ernest p worrell
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Jul 25, 2019
Channel None
For nearly 30 years, many schools aired a daily news show in exchange for free AV equipment. Channel One was a hit—but the ads drove seemingly everyone crazy.
journalism
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television
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
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Apr 4, 2019
It’s 10 O’Clock Somewhere
Pondering the power of the public service announcement, including one PSA in particular that has maintained an unusual cult following.
television
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television history
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