February 7th 2010
A few months ago we got the most offensive legal advertising ever taken down. (Remember, it advertised a sex offender defense practice using a photo of a girl showing skin and looking guilty….and an adult hand keeping a scared child from speaking.) As the father of two girls who have never watched television, I’m astounded […]
December 31st 2009
Last month I went way off-topic to berate the British Biscuit Threat Index, and to stake out D.H. Lawrence’s premise that comparatively “the American soul is hard, isolate, stoic and a killer. It has never yet melted.” Consider, if you will: The British food chain, Asda, has begun printing the warning “contains milk” on its […]
December 26th 2009
Mistresses and Mothers-In-Law are getting in line at Lloyd Platt & Co which says they have had hundreds of inquiries since offering discounted vouchers for half-hour or hour-long divorce planning sessions with their lawyers. The firm also has a recipe section, so you can get cooking tips from your divorce attorney. See details in Reuters […]
December 20th 2009
With huge props to Andy Sweet it only follows that if personal injury lawsuits for robot injury is in our future, so must be an ad by Sam Waterstone selling Robot Attack insurance to to scared old people. Its funny, and strikes home to those of us in the lead generation business. Thanks, Andy!
December 4th 2009
Not one, but two of the fantastic people I get to work with on our digital team are getting married. You’ll probably not see either of them do this, but this couple pulls a bit of a social media stunt as part of their nuptials. Of course there are worse things one can do at […]
November 29th 2009
In the Court of Bad Advertising, Can You Plead Insanity? Likely the worst legal advertising ever, along with a taste of the web’s swift response.
November 13th 2009
We’ve previously commented on how the land of Orwell seems hell-bent on invading the personal lives of its citizens. Now here’s all the proof necessary to feel both concerned and superior at once. Sadly, only one is a hoax. Here’s a remarkable story of government power from Dundee, Scotland, in which the state has taken […]
October 30th 2009
In a season where teen vampires are all the rage, can a drama following a real-life band of teen burglars looting celebrities be far behind? (For Halloween, I’ll be dressed as them!) The Net was their accomplice. The teens tracked the movements of stars such as Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton and broke into their […]
October 15th 2009
“Give me your superhumans, your technological geniuses, your mutated masses yearning to fight crime.” What geek can resist a blog dedicated to considering how US laws would be applied to superheros? After all, Superman is an non-documented immigrant. But wouldn’t his marriage to Lois Lane naturalize him? What part of tort law would bad guys […]
June 23rd 2009
When we’re not talking about online marketing and the law, we discuss Star Trek ethics, right? Rebecca Tushnet raises this question in her 43(b)log related to the latest Star Trek movie. She points out that Spock is an instructor at Starfleet Acadamy, and apparently has had a relationship with Uhura, who was at one point his […]
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