Archive for October, 2009

Objects of Desire

This week I heard for the first time about Google’s planned Chrome OS system. When I found out that it was planned to be a clean and quick operating system I knew straight away that I wanted it and that when it comes out I will get it. The interesting thing is [...]

Whatever next? A lip gloss with drug testing kit…

I really thought I had seen it all, but this really is a novel marketing angle.  A UK company has launched a lip gloss product that includes a test strip so you can check if someone has doctored your drink with a date-rape drug.  The idea is that it will be on sale in vending [...]

What the ASA said about Bio-Oil

The Advertising Standards Agency in the UK is charged with maintaining standards in advertising.  On the whole, I think they do a good job.  You don’t have to work in a consumer goods company to know that there are people about who will say almost anything to make a sale.  If you spend any time [...]