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MySpace’s New Strategy Won’t Work, Either

Maher explains why MySpace’s new “Social Network– Us?” strategy will backfire.

Blockbuster Tries To Convince Market That All Those Empty Stores Are Really A Good Thing

In a desperate bid to save its sagging fortunes, the once-great video empire tries to pull a Jedi mind-trick on investors.

AOL: Logo FAIL

AOL has unveiled a new logo, or, rather, a series of new logos to replace the running man:

So what’s the deal with the different backgrounds?

The constantly changing images behind the logo are also intended to elicit surprise, said Ms. Wilson and Jordan Crane, creative director at Wolff Olins New York.

“It’s a mix of [...]

Frugal Is the New Black

Lovely little piece by Joshua Palau on how evidence of the new frugality is cropping-up in search behavior. While e-commerce shoppers tend to display greater price sensitivity than their brick-and-retail brethren, their ranks have swelled over the past year thanks to the failing economy.

Palau’s advice to businesses: adapt or die.

We’ve already seen that [...]

All Out Of Forced Merriment? Visit A Microsoft Store Near You

I would say this is farcical, but that would be a misuse of the word. Let’s just say it’s really, really bad. If this is Microsoft’s secret weapon against Apple (whose stores offer some of the highest revenue-per-square-foot to be found anywhere), I’d say Steven Jobs can sleep well at night.

Consume at your own risk; [...]