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August 2007

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An edited list of conclusions from the Papal report ‘ETHICS IN ADVERTISING’:

1. ADVERTISERS ARE MORALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT THEY SEEK TO MOVE PEOPLE TO DO.

2. IT IS MORALLY WRONG TO USE MAINPULATIVE. EXPLOITATIVE, CORRUPT AND CORRUPTING METHODS OF PERSUASION AND MOTIVATION.

3. THE CONTENT OF COMMUNICATION SHOULD BE COMMUNICATED HONESTLY AND PROPERLY.

4. ADVERTISING MAY NOT DELIBERATELY SEEK TO DECIEVE, BY WHAT IT SAYS, WHAT IT IMPLIES OR WHAT IT FAILS TO SAY.

5. ABUSE OF ADVERTISING CAN VIOLATE THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON, APPEALING TO LUST, VANITY, ENVY AND GREED.

6. ADVERTISING TO CHILDREN BY EXPLOITING THEIR CREDULITY AND SUGGESTIBILITY OFFENDS AGAINST THE DIGNITY AND RIGHTS OF BOTH CHILDREN AND PARENTS.

7. ADVERTISING THAT REDUCES HUMAN PROGRESS TO ACQUIRING MATERIAL GOODS AND CULTIVATING A LAVISH LIFESTYLE IS HARMFUL TO INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETY ALIKE.

8. CLIENTS WHO COMMISSION WORK CAN CREATE POWERFUL INDUCEMENTS TO UNETHICAL BEHAVIOUR.

9. POLITICAL ADVERTISING IS AN APPROPRIATE AREA FOR REGULATION: HOW MUCH MONEY MAT BE SPENT, HOW AND FROM WHOM MONEY MAY BE RAISED.

10. ADVERTISERS SHOULD UNDERTAKE TO REPAIR THE HARM DONE BY ADVERTISING.

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—Design Observer: writings about design & culture
Aug 25, 2007
LINK: Astronomers Find a Hole in the Universe - We live in a donut. → washingtonpost.com
Aug 24, 2007
“I was never a big Smashing Pumpkins fan back when they were the Pumpkins, not to s*** on Billy (Corgan) or anything but I don’t hear anything that would make me want to care.” —Trent Reznor is normally a pretty right on sorta guy but I’m not so sure about these comments (more after the jump) [via NME.com]
Aug 24, 2007
Aug 24, 2007
Aug 24, 2007
Aug 24, 2007
“Quebec provincial police admitted Thursday that their officers disguised themselves as demonstrators during the protests at the North American leaders summit in Montebello, Quebec.” —See below for original post (Via Boing Boing)
Aug 24, 2007
LINK: BioShock game bundled with DRMalware → boingboing.net

Via Boing Boing

Aug 23, 2007
Aug 23, 2007
“

“Doctor, doctor, I’ve got problems with my hearing.

Dr: “What are the symptoms?”

“They’re those yellow people on TV.”

”
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Aug 23, 2007
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Aug 22, 2007
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“The sites that work are built around social objects. […] MySpace. What is the real focal object? Music. Once they lose that focus, it is in trouble.

How does one build a useful service around social objects? Five key principles.


1. You should be able to define the social object your service is built around.


2. Define your verbs that your users perform on the objects. For instance, eBay has buy and sell buttons. It’s clear what the site is for.


3. How can people share the objects?


4. Turn invitations into gifts.


5. Charge the publishers, not the spectators

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—gapingvoid: “cartoons drawn on the back of business cards”: hallam foe and “kula”
Aug 21, 2007
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Aug 21, 2007
LINK: Extras injured in 'jinxed' Tom Cruise film  → film.guardian.co.uk
Aug 21, 2007
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Aug 20, 2007
Radiohead: No new album until 2008 | News | NME.COM → nme.com

Boo!

Aug 17, 2007
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Aug 14, 2007
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