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0 pointsanoother8y ago0 comments

It's a shame this is so selectively applied.

See, for example:

- The constant mention of speaking to people 'over Skype' on the News

- Publicization of Twitter hashtags on Questiontime and other programs

- Hours worth of Top Gear footage (and the entire Arctic Special) that were effectively Toyota Hilux advertisements

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Many, many hours worth of prime time TV is advertising for movies/books/etc.. "So you're over here promoting your new movie" says eg Mr Norton, "Yeah, I'm getting US$20M for this movie so I appreciate the free advertising here ..." (or some bs the publicist wrote for them) says the guest, "cue trailer".

When I was on the BBC I had to change my logo polo-shirt so as not to advertise my single-location SME business. Yet Nike, et al., logos are fine, as is advertising by sports teams, etc..

It's all very inconsistent.

gaius8y ago

The constant favourable coverage of Google and Apple, always talking about hipster-friendly Flickr when boring old Photobucket was doing 20x the volume... they apply their rules very selectively....

fjsolwmv8y ago

Photobucket was for link sharing to other sites. , no? While flicker was a destination for publishing albums and browsing, with much higher quality photos.

gaius8y ago

That's imgur you're thinking of

arethuza8y ago

Isn't most of Top Gear about coverage of different automotive brands?

anootherOP8y ago

It is. I'm referring to:

- A running gag that, iirc, covered multiple seasons, about the 'indestructibility' of a red 90s Toyota Hilux. Performing destructive stunts and then driving away with minimal/no repairs. No other cars were involved in this segment.

- A special, hour-long episode involving a grueling trip to the pole in a fleet of brand new, red Toyota Hiluxes.

Whichever way you look at it, this was fantastic advertising and brand reinforcement for Toyota.

faceplanted8y ago

I mean the hashtags have no real comparison, but those other two are a bit shady.

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0 pointsanoother8y ago0 comments

It's a shame this is so selectively applied.

See, for example:

- The constant mention of speaking to people 'over Skype' on the News

- Publicization of Twitter hashtags on Questiontime and other programs

- Hours worth of Top Gear footage (and the entire Arctic Special) that were effectively Toyota Hilux advertisements

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pbhjpbhj8y ago

When I was on the BBC I had to change my logo polo-shirt so as not to advertise my single-location SME business. Yet Nike, et al., logos are fine, as is advertising by sports teams, etc..

It's all very inconsistent.

gaius8y ago

The constant favourable coverage of Google and Apple, always talking about hipster-friendly Flickr when boring old Photobucket was doing 20x the volume... they apply their rules very selectively....

fjsolwmv8y ago

Photobucket was for link sharing to other sites. , no? While flicker was a destination for publishing albums and browsing, with much higher quality photos.

gaius8y ago

That's imgur you're thinking of

arethuza8y ago

Isn't most of Top Gear about coverage of different automotive brands?

anootherOP8y ago

It is. I'm referring to:

- A special, hour-long episode involving a grueling trip to the pole in a fleet of brand new, red Toyota Hiluxes.

Whichever way you look at it, this was fantastic advertising and brand reinforcement for Toyota.

faceplanted8y ago

I mean the hashtags have no real comparison, but those other two are a bit shady.

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