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Is Political Advertising Going Too Far and Crossing a Line?

Jon Prell — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:28:52 +0000

Election Day is Tuesday and based on what I hear from everyone, not a moment too soon. As with every election, we are being bombarded with political ads about candidates, issues and propositions, all of which have taken a very negative turn in recent years to the point of absurdity. I am certainly not going [...]

Does A Proposed Ban On Super-Sized Sodas In New York City Go Too Far? [Poll]

Jon Prell — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 22:11:49 +0000

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed a ban on super-sized sodas in all restaurants, delis, sports arenas, movie theaters and street carts in New York City to battle the growing obesity problem and that has some screaming foul. Bloomberg's ban would include the sale of any and all large sodas and other sugary drinks in cups or bottles larger than 16 fluid ounces.

Is A Facebook Tribute Song Going Too far? [Video]

Jon Prell — Tue, 22 May 2012 22:31:18 +0000

It has been a busy week for the folks at Facebook. Last week the company's first IPO didn't do as well as most had hoped and over the weekend, FB founder Mark Zuckerberg married his long time girlfriend, wearing a suit even....who knew he even owned a suit. Yesterday, Facebook's stock price took another tumble, but that didn't stop some diehard FB fans from writing a tribute song, the video for which has gone viral.