politics

Dispatch from an advertising future #146

https://www.adweek.com/digital/why-so-many-stadiums-are-racing-to-install-5g-even-with-live-events-paused/ This is going to be the biggest rally of the campaign. The drones’ flightpaths are programmed and timed to the soundtracks; the augmentations are ready to run on the StayApart (™) screens; the SafeAir (™) purifiers are loaded with smells ready for the Christmas story; the seat speakers are set for the soundwave. We’ll … [Read more…]

Dispatch from an advertising future #114

https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/29/21492413/presidential-debate-trump-biden-watch-live-stream-date-time-cleveland He hoped the watch party had it. He’d got his hat, his badge and his homemade sign – quite witty he thought. The debates were important, not because he hoped they would change anyone’s minds but because they reaffirmed he was right. And since Clarify (™) streams became available, as they said: “Yes, we … [Read more…]