Web Design Inspiration

Stern to allow NBA referees to gamble, since they all do it anyway

0

Public Relations Disasters

Halle apologizes for not being funny on The Tonight Show.

0

SEO Services

Shriver to quit NBC after govenator's term because of negative changes in media: like Bush (below), she won't be back

0

Photo Ops

Bush visits California fire scene; vows in an a now familiar way that they will be remembered

0

Engadget

Public Relations News

Vonage settles with Verizon in a costly settlement

0

Public Relations Agencies

IABC and Ragan Communications seem poised to argue up who wrote IABC's strategic plan. Given both communication styles, neither are likely to win.

0

Celebrity Trainwrecks

Another Lost star gets arrested for a DUI. Is there nothing to do but drink and drive in Hawaii?

0

DListed

Public Relations Ideas

A man named David Phillips claims to have had sex with Senator Larry Craig.

0

Attention Whores

Britney Spears to auction off her personal belongings to a children's charity. Nice idea, but who really wants her crap?

0

Attention Whores

The former Apprentice star Omarosa is back, with a personal umbrella holder. I thought only Diddy and Michael Jackson had these?

0

People Magazine

Celebrity Trainwrecks

Britney's hit and run charge dismissed.

1

Superficial, The

Celebrity Trainwrecks

David Copperfield allegedly tried to bribe victim.

0

People Magazine

Attention Whores

Latest celebrity feud: This time 50 Cent is up against Lance Bass.

0

Bad Ideas

Since we didn't have enough Dr. Phil, plans are in the works for a spin-off show featuring Dr. Phil and his son.

1

Dirt 100

Celebrity Trainwrecks

Dirt 100 can't do math. TMZ.com still on top, even though The Superficial has a higher score.

4

Talking Points Memo

Public Relations Disasters

Army Acknowledges Leaking Beauchamp Docs To Drudge, Promises Investigation

1

Attention Whores

Introducing the brand builder, Sean "Diddy" Combs.

1

Facebook Tips

Heroes' star Hayden Panettiere shows how to gracefully get out of a car in a short dress.

0

infOpinions

Social Media News

Crowdsourcing II :: DOs and DONTs of Online Reputation Managment

0

Market Intelligence

Fear Kills Social Media Campaigns

0

Men's Vogue

Braindead Media

Most kiss-ass celeb profile ever? Men's Vogue on Denzel Washington, aka God

0

People Magazine

Attention Whores

Heidi Klum: proud to be a size whore

1

Thicket Wire

Celebrity Trainwrecks

Britney Spears to Appear on Sesame Street?

0

Craven Demagogues

Rudy: "I Took A City Known For Pornography And Licked It"

1

Web Design Inspiration

Spin Thicket contributor scores a haiku on single father Tom Brady in this week's TMQ. (scroll to bottom)

2

Heroes

California Fire Foundation

0

Web Design News

A slideshow of the world's worst plastic surgeries

0

Public Relations News

The Sprint Touch - an answer to the iPhone?

0

Public Relations Ideas

Turkey attacks Iraqi village while professing that they're not trying too hard because they still want diplomacy to work

1

Engadget

Public Relations News

Recent poll reveals that most celebrities are found to be sexier than the iPhone

0

Mumbo-Jumbo

Million-dollar painting found in N.Y. trash...no, not in a Seinfeld rerun

0

The Art of the Prank

Social Media Fails

Newest toy recall from China

0

Public Relations Ideas

Conservative blog RedState says Ron Paul supporters are "liberals" -- bans them from site

0

international Herald Tribune

Legalese

BP to settle on charges of price manipulation and employee safety indifference

0

Boston Globe

Write Good

Reebok's attempt to engage teenagers by using "hip" language backfires

0

Social Disease Media

Facebook, about to be bought by Microsoft, is the Web's biggest time-sucking device

0

Wall Street Journal

Attention Whores

Former FEMA Director Michael Brown is “available for interviews” to discuss the wildfire crisis in Southern California

3

SEO Services

High school students deemed too dumb to understand newspaper satire; I get that problem at MO too

1

Christian Science Monitor

Braindead Media

Media myths about the Jena Six

0

Celebrity Trainwrecks

Skeletor stylist Rachel Zoe puts out her new style book A to Zoe.

0

Attention Whores

Us Weekly's top story: How frustrated Trista Sutter (The Bachelor fame) is that she is a size 4 after having her baby three months ago.

1

Celebrity Trainwrecks

Mel Gibson's wife, along with all of Malibu, does not care if Britney Spears' Malibu home goes up in smoke.

0

Web Design News

A "Pullem' Up!" campaign has launched in Dallas, Texas in the hopes that the youngsters will pull up their saggy, baggy pants.

0

Facebook Tips

After making it five whole weeks, Mark Cuban has been booted from Dancing with the Stars.

1

Mumbo-Jumbo

There's help available to create B.S. for your next announcement!

0

Brand Equity

How to know and stay true to your brand.

0

Occam's RazR

Good Ideas

A creative way to help a 14-year-old girl expelled for bringing butter spatula to school.

0

Web Design News

Blackwater has softened its logo from somewhat threatening to more corporate.

2

Employee Morale

Your place of work has been named one of the "best places to work". Does anyone really care?

1

Social Media Fails

Halle Berry planned to show Jay Leno some other pics too...

1

Good Ideas

Mustaches for Kids contest raises money for charity and facial hair popularity

1

Egotastic

Attention Whores

Getting to the bottom of who grabbed Jessica Biel's ass at a Packers game. Was Ann Coulter a material witness???

1

Thicket Wire

Celebrity Trainwrecks

Creepy New Anna Nicole Smith Footage

0

Bad Ideas

Paparazzi shouts to a fellow photog after arriving at Diana's Mercedes crash "hurry up, she's dead"

0

Smoking Gun, The

Facebook Tips

Five more sue Borat after appearing on film

0

Legalese

Joe Francis goes wild on Florida prosecutor, via attorney

0

Public Relations Disasters

Condoleezza Rice orders stronger oversights of private guards after Blackwater fiasco

0

Blatant Propaganda

Castro says Bush may start WW III

2

Forbes

Facebook Tips

Forbes list of most influential celebrities.

2

Content Marketing Strategy

W magazine is putting both Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston on separate covers of their November issue.

2

Attention Whores

Why is this girl groping Jessica Biel's ass?

2

Attention Whores

Tom Hanks has a MySpace page. Is he getting desperate?

2

DListed

Facebook Tips

Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal holding hands at LAX. Why are they denying a romance?

0

Superficial, The

Social Media News

Former friends and employees start a Web site to ask fans to boycott Britney Spears' new album.

0

Public Relations Ideas

New polls show Stephen Colbert ahead of Democratic candidates including Bill Richardson, Dennis Kucinich and Mike Gravel.

0

Bad Ideas

Halle Berry makes anti-semitic joke on Jay Leno.

4

Celebrity Trainwrecks

Parenting coach says Britney Spears ignores her kids.

0

SEO Services

Celebrity gossip sites are at the saturation point

0

Public Relations Ideas

Pete Stark gets head blown off, figuratively speaking; president amused

0

Legalese

Iraq Contract Documents In 'Disarray,' Inspector Says

0

Villains

Some online publishers are reaching too far in regard to content ownership and HowToDoThings might lead the pack.

0

Public Relations Ideas

State Department hired Blackwater because Rumsfeld wouldn't provide them security.

0

Good Ideas

Fix Your Breath!

0

Now Is Gone

PR Advice

Creating Social Media Strategy

0

Occam's RazR

False Advertising

People Magazine uses selective page layout to create a celebrity Brokeback scenario. Not that there is anything wrong with that...

0

Legalese

Former Justice Official Monica Goodling "likely will be subpoenaed in the DC Madam investigation, along with many others at Justice - in the near future."

0

Good Ideas

Viva Laughlin has been put out of it's misery. Try again, CBS.

0

Braindead Media

Obesity linked to headlessness

0

CBS News

Web Design Inspiration

Red Sox streak to World Series by winning three straight to tromp Indians, just like in the ALCS against the Yankees a few years ago

0

Smoking Gun, The

Facebook Tips

Kid Rock's mugshot after recent Waffle House assault, along with a pose after another assault arrest in 2005

1

Attention Whores

Chuck Norris endorses biggest sissy in GOP field for president

1

SEO Services

San Francisco sci-fi magazines' circulation numbers dismal

0

Market Intelligence

Anticipating great response to his taco giveaway idea, Taco Bell president sells almost 50,000 of his shares (see below)

0

Marketing Campaigns

Taco Bell to give away a free taco to every American willing to stand in line for one if a World Series base is stolen

3

Overhype Alert

Positive thinking won't help you beat cancer, study says

1

Web Design Inspiration

Patriots have the talent and killer attitude necessary to become the first undefeated NFL team since the 1972 Dolphins

0

SEO Mistakes

A frat party music video of epic proportions.

1

Grammy, Baby!

Avril Lavigne makes an eight-year-old girl cry.

1

Facebook Tips

Malibu celebs including Sean Penn, Olivia Newton-John and James Cameron all have homes in fire danger.

0

Celebrity Trainwrecks

Britney Spears' new lips, before and after. A stylist would have helped more.

1

DListed

Celebrity Trainwrecks

Kirstie Alley caught cheating on Jenny Craig with generic store brand diet shakes.

1

Bad Ideas

Jennifer Connelly reaches an all-time fashion low at a recent event. This must be seen to be believed.

7

Content Marketing Strategy

The New Rules for Breaking News & Robert Scoble Should be in PR

0

Celebrity Trainwrecks

Britney Spears tries to cover up her newly plumped limps from photographers.

0

Bad Ideas

Seems as though Ellen DeGeneres has a habit of re-gifting her dogs.

0

Grammy, Baby!

There's really no denying that Jennifer Lopez is pregnant from these latest pics.

0

Mumbo-Jumbo

Let's Put the Relations Back Into PR

1

Brand Equity

Warmalt make big acquisition

0

Newsbabes

Melissa Theuriau rides a bike

0

Media Lies

Religiosity

Three former Islamic extremists warn America about the terrorist threat

0

Independent Sources

Bad Web Design

Women are not for decoration -- well, some women, anyway

1

Public Relations Ideas

The Bush years have been tough for Socks the Cat

0

About Us

Attention Thicketheads: Spin Thicket now remembers your login information

5

Public Relations Ideas

Libertarian economic "expert" John Stossel gets bitch-slapped on CNBC, circa 2006

2

SEO Tips

20-20's John Stossel has been a jackass at least since 1984, when this video was taken

0

Thicket Wire

Celebrity Trainwrecks

Video of Britney Covering Up New Lip Job

0

Celebrity Trainwrecks

Britney and the kids go back to yo-yo visitation.

0

Attention Whores

Roseanne Barr weighs in on Britney Spears' abilities as a mother.

0

People Magazine

Celebrity Trainwrecks

Kid Rock appropriately arrested in a Waffle House fight.

0

Public Relations Ideas

Apparently Hillary set Socks on fire or something

0

InternetNews.com

Public Relations News

Skype Co-Founder Admits Expectations Were Too High

0

InternetNews.com

Public Relations News

Microsoft Responsible For Nearly Half of IT Jobs

1

Internet.com

Public Relations News

The search giant topped analyst estimates in its third-quarter, thanks to swelling ad revenue, higher-than-expected traffic and strong growth in international markets.

0

Harpers

Attention Whores

Report: Kurtz Blog Induces Coma-Like State

0

Attention Whores

Gosh, Howard Kurtz, Don't You Think You've Had Enough?

0

Social Disease Media

Uncle Remus explains the blogosphere

3

PR Advice

You really don't have to have the last word in a blog conversation

2

Chicago Tribune

Brand Equity

United Airlines CEO wants to charge passengers who want their luggage to come first off the plane

3

Public Relations Ideas

Ron Paul: Freedom vs Dependency on the State

0

Celeb nipple slip

Freudian Nip Slips

Uma Thurman shows front and back sides

0

TVgasm

Attention Whores

Tila Tequila's reality show A Shot at Love features some people who look like they need their shots

0

Public Relations Ideas

9-11 wackos disrupt Bill Maher's live show (video)

0

Craven Demagogues

Obama hanging out with reformed gay gospel singer -- reformed from being gay, not from singing gospel

0

Thicket Wire

Newsbabes

Zac Efron Has Big Muscles

0

Overhype Alert

Vick to adopt Iggy

0

Craven Demagogues

Bush says he's a conservationist; will preserve wildlife -- at least until penguins catch fire from global warming

0

SEO Mistakes

Weather permitting, Veronica Mars fans will fly a banner "Buy Veronica Mars Season 3 On Sale Now" from Middletown, Ohio, to Cincinnati.

0

Public Relations Ideas

If Jesus Christ ran for office, what ad would his political opponent run?

0

Thicket Wire

Facebook Tips

Vanessa Hudgens has called it quits with her 'High School Musical' co-star boyfriend Zac Efron.

0

Influential Marketing Blog

Good Ideas

Here's an idea: an uber business card

0

Imagethief

Public Relations Agencies

Is there a racist element to anti-China coverage over lead in products?

0

Publicity Stunts

Give Limbaugh credit -- charity stunt turns "phony soldiers" controversy in his favor

4

Guardian

Craven Demagogues

Putin relaunches Cold War vs. US -- via TV call-in show

0

Newsbabes

Melissa Theuriau target of racist hate campaign because of Moroccan boyfriend

0

The Bastardly

Newsbabes

Newswoman Melissa Theuriau on the cover of Park Magazine (w/ cleavage)

0

Public Relations Disasters

Rapper Nas has confirmed the title of his new album... N***er. Taking the sting out of the word?

3

Thicket Wire

Attention Whores

Lindsay Lohan Side Boob Picture

0

Facebook Tips

Trump gets trumped by his new celebrity apprentices: they take a don't give a shit attitude

0

New York Magazine

SEO Services

Fox Business Network is all about the gold

0

Facebook Tips

Fox cuts executive assistants' pay, using the anticipated writer's strike as an excuse

0

Public Relations Ideas

Romney denies focusing on Clinton criticism, stating that he whacks Democratic candidates equally

0

Web Design Inspiration

Torre gets the shaft

0

Good Ideas

FDA: Cold medicines (that do nothing) should be reserved for those over the age of 6.

0

New York Daily News

Celebrity Trainwrecks

Jessica Seinfeld's new cookbook stirs up plagiarism accusations.

0

Facebook Tips

Rebecca Romijn repeats the same story word for word on both David Letterman and Live with Regis and Kelly.

6

Public Relations Agencies

Zappo's shows human side in retailing shoes: good PR is readily apparent, intended as just PR or not

1

Fox News

Public Relations Ideas

Fox to air controversial right-wing documentary on Islam. We're shocked -- shocked!

0

Fox News

Celebrity Trainwrecks

David Copperfield accused of rape

1

Public Relations News

Comcast finds a creative way to stop customers from downloading.

1

Bad Ideas

Airlines are finally making great profits by screwing passengers

0

Public Relations Disasters

Independant internal investigation team for John Mackey's "Rahodeb" postings are led by Divad, Nhoj, and Hplar. Go figure.

1

Brand Equity

Little Old Lady Hammers Comcast

3

Public Relations Disasters

Nobel Prize winner in hot water for saying black people are dumb (and no, it's not Al Gore)

2

CanuckFlack

Public Relations Agencies

Brian Connolly drops Strumpette for a new blog writing in his own name

0

Public Relations Agencies

ABC's PR department goes for some quid-pro-quo product placement

0

PR Advice

Let the SEO master show you how it's done

2

SEO Services

Futurists discuss what newspapers will look like in 2020

1