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Archive for 'November,2007'

SMS Kills!

A great new ad from the Dubai office of DDB. Click on image to enlarge. Notice the attention to detail. The models were chosen to reflect the cultural diversity of the UAE and, ofcourse, the ever present crane [...]

Yamli: The Next Billion-Dollar Google Purchase?

A new software by Boston-based Lebanese tech entrepreneurs Habib Haddad and Imad Jureidini has the makings of the next big Google or Yahoo acquisition. Language Analytics LLC, an internet startup, unveiled Yamli.com, a web-based tool that [...]

Celine Dion and The Invisible Elephant

Throughout all the commentary and articles dealing with the Celine concert cancellation in Halifax, I am yet to see anyone mention one obvious and major observation. So, at the risk of joining Jim Meek’s “Big No” [...]

Battle For Advertising Dollars: New Vs. Old Media

I dropped by my travel agent yesterday to purchase tickets for upcoming business/personal trips in December. He is a local business owner who operates a fairly successful office in Halifax that would be identified as a [...]

Save the Ooompa-Loompa

Yet another meaningless and needless Halifax bylaw (Click here for Chronicle Herald article). This is what happens when some of your chosen representatives have nothing significant to contribute to the betterment of the city. They waste [...]

Yemeni Tribal Norms: Better To Kill A Woman Than To Beat Her

A frank interview in the Yemen Times investigates tribal norms in Yemen and the role of ‘Sheikhs’ as tribal leaders who influence a country’s judicial, political, and security climate. This comes on the heels of two [...]

Kick Media In The News: Halifax Tourism and Travel Industry Curious.

A number of news outlets in Halifax have picked up the launch announcement of Kick Media, the new Halifax advertising medium currently servicing Nova Scotia advertisers who target tourist, business, and other travelers who arrive to [...]