Posts by Geoff Lealand
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Capture: Humble Bragg, in reply to Hilary Stace,
Well, he was a one-hit wonder.
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In collaboration with Wilco, who add something extra to the enterprise,
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Excellent interview with John Campbell on Media3 this morning, Russell. If only more of our news commentators were that quick-witted and articulate,
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Capture: Two Tales of a City, in reply to Joe Wylie,
+1. Should be widely circulated,
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Hard News: The Advocate, in reply to Yamis,
Nielsen did add 50 households with PVRs to the Peoplemeter Panel earlier this year (prior to that there was no way of reporting tine-shifting through MySky etc) but I don't know what impact it has made,
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What might AIG stand for? Another Insulting Grab? Another Instance of Greed? Arseholes In Gear?
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Hard News: The Advocate, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
Given the number of ad breaks these days, they must be swimming in tea.
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Hard News: The Advocate, in reply to Damian Christie,
(another digression) ... and the proliferation of TV advertising for expensive anti-ageing potions? I recall the UK equivalent of Consumer (Choice?) doing research on their efficacy, to conclude that none of them worked except for minor success with a cheap potion sold by Boots. But I guess people live in hope.
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Hard News: The Advocate, in reply to Sacha,
One explanation I heard suggests as we grow older, the less susceptible we are to the blandishments and deceits of advertising. We don't buy so much by impulse or for status or because of emotional manipulation. Or so they say,,,,.
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Ratings, schmatings! It always troubles me when folk accept Peoplemeter data as gospel. As Bettina Hollings famously said some years ago, "Ratings are a myth we all believe in".