What it Says-What it Means

What's the difference between what people, or things created by people,say and what they mean? Why is that difference often so great? This blog about media,the psychology of consumer behaviour, visual communications,and the strange cultural history of advertising will investigate what things say and what they mean and what that says about the strange strange world that is us.

Saturday, December 27, 2008

John Lennon Speaks -One Laptop

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Even from the grave Lennon and a little controversy for a good cause
Thursday, December 25, 2008

Merry Merry: Playing for change!

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Connecting the world through music is the mission of The Playing for Change Foundation. They provide facilities, supplies and educational pr...
Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Fisher-Price Toys- They're hot!

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From San Jose Mercury News: "Some customers calling the consumer-relations hot line on a Fisher-Price DVD are getting an invitation for...

Daffy Duck wants more, more more

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In keeping with the season a song from the honourable Daffy Duck 'nuff said What say you Mr Scrooge?
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

KickButt- Make one of my students have a happy new year!

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Here is my plea. I'm part of a group of GTA college and university people who have been working on an anti-smoking initiative with Toron...
Friday, December 12, 2008

The Doghouse- Presents vs Presence

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What happens when a man buys his wife a vacuum cleaner for Christmas? Oh there is so much one can say about this. What does it say about the...
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Ode to Toronto Transportation-What's going on on the TTC

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Today's post is mostly a musical interlude First came the Shuffle Demons 22 years ago with their "Spadina Bus" Now comes a rap...
Sunday, December 7, 2008

Baby it's Cold Outside- When ad guys do good- TAXI !

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I have a little exercise I use in one of my classes to try to get the class to put themselves in the place of early Canadian settlers who li...
Friday, December 5, 2008

I've got me some "Truman Syndrome"

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If you blinked last week, you might have missed a small news story talking about something that is being called “Truman Syndrome.” A little ...
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