Mazda under fire for “crass commercialization” of Dr. Seuss’ Lorax [w/video]

Filed under: Budget, Etc., Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Crossover, Mazda Over on Twitter, we recently had a discussion over whether or not it was fair for the cinematic version of Dr. Seuss’ Lorax to be out shilling for the Mazda CX-5. Turns out, we’re not the only ones who question the logic here – the Lorax speaks [...]

Video: Saudi woman’s “right to drive” protest video circulates online despite gov’t. efforts

Filed under: Government/Legal, Videos, Middle East Manal al-Sharif’s campaign for women’s right to drive – Click above to watch video after the jump The Arab Spring has brought a wave of change and reform to the Middle East, but that tide has seemingly stopped at Saudi Arabia. According to The New York Times, the Saudi [...]

When Tweeting Goes Wrong: Chrysler accidentally throws out F-bomb *Update

Filed under: Etc., Chrysler For those of you who don’t use Twitter, these next few sentences will be rather odd. Most companies maintain a Twitter account these days as a means of directly reaching out to potential customers and the public in general. The Chrysler account had an interesting message broadcast to the world this [...]

Buick launching contest for social network fiends

Filed under: Etc., Marketing/Advertising, Buick, GM Buick is on the hunt for a younger demographic and it’s hoping to find it with the help of a new social media campaign. Called the “Quest for the Keys”, Buick is turning to Facebook, Twitter and a variety of location-based services such as FourSquare and Gowalla, to have [...]

Police using Twitter to track down stolen cars

Filed under: Etc., Technology Police in Seattle have turned to social media in an effort to help recover stolen vehicles. By sending out a Tweet that describes the liberated vehicle, authorities are hoping someone in the network of followers will spot it and report the vehicle’s location. The Twitter account being used by the SPD [...]