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Early in my career I worked for the ad agency that invented the modern-day Super Bowl commercial. This year, my partners produced the Sling Baby ad for Doritos, which was one of the Sunday’s most popular spots, according to USA Today’s AdMeter.

Washington Times: Tony Blankley, 1948-2012

Buzzfeed: "Romney's Inexplicable Debate Fibs"

New York Times: "PAC Ads to Attack Romney as Predatory Capitalist"

The New York Times has an interesting article today about the use of social media like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter by museums to foster online communities built around common interest in art:

James O'Keefe has a new NPR video out and SPOILER ALERT: It's also really embarassing.

Rand Paul is pro-choice when it comes to toilets.

It's time for another round of "Hey, Let's Imagine the Avalanche of Media Coverage if a Tea Partier had Done This."

Facebook publicists announced today that President Barack Obama and pop performer Lady Gaga are running neck-and-neck to become the first living person with 10 million fans. 

The numbers in David Carr's piece on Sarah Palin's brand are striking:

(1) 2 million people watched the first episode of her show, Real American Stories. That's about the same number who normally watch On the Record with Greta van Susteren, which Palin preempted.

(2) Going Rogue has sold 2.2 million copies.

(3) Palin will be paid a reported $1 million for eight episodes of "Sarah Palin's Alaska," a travelogue / documentary, on TLC.

(4) Palin's appearance on Oprah last fall to promote Going Rogue drew that show's highest ratings in two years.

(5) Palin has 1.5 million Facebook friends.

Look at the outer shell--the parachute pants, the piano-key tie, the fake tuxedo T-shirt--and you might mistake me for a slave to fashion. Do not be deceived. Early adoption isn't my thing. I much prefer late adoption, that moment when the trend-worshipping sheeple who have early-adopted drive the unsustainable way of life I so stubbornly cling to ever so close to the edge of obsolescence, that I've no choice but to follow. This explains why I bought cassette tapes until 1999, why I wouldn't purchase a DVD player until Blockbuster cashiered their VHS stock. Toothpaste?