Add Big Pharma to the list of corporate magistrates that will faithfully and gradually raise consumer ire – that list already including Congress, Big Oil, telecoms, cable, tobacco, and media – as "the people," i.e., the organic proletariat that operates outside of the boardroom, subvert the previously impenetrable by taking their complaints to YouTube.
"YouTube Gives Straight Dope On Big Pharma"
Recent deaths associated with drugs bought at online pharmacies have brought the issue front and center for many Americans. It's still unclear as to whose responsibility it is to police them, but the strongest critics are pointing fingers at search engines and comparison-shopping sites.
And we have yet another example of the distance contextual advertising has to go. When a New York Times advertisement pops up above a guide to the Big Apple's cocaine scene, there is clearly more work to be done – unless the NYT would actually endorse such a thing.
The ad is covered in a thick layer of irony, informing its target market that the Times is the "ultimate guide to global travel," advising on:
Security firm Fortinet has found a lot of malicious code posted on Google's Blogger service, with a mass mailer worm directing spam recipients to it in some instances.
The Department of Homeland Security developed the Ready.gov website as a disaster preparedness information point of presence; one member of the Federation of American Scientists initiated a challenge to improve on the Department's work.
A couple of months ago, there were several cases reported connecting impotence drugs like Viagra, Cialis and Levitra to loss of vision among people who used them.
Answering concern about reports of a rare form of sudden blindness afflicting men who had taken erectile dysfunction medications Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning label to adorn all new packaging.
In a British study, researchers find the continual interruption of e-mail causes a greater IQ loss than marijuana does.
For a few days now, the latest Internet goof-up being linked by news sites and IM'ers alike has been focused on Target.com. Since early last week, people have been finding questionable products featured on Target's website. As links to these pages make their way around the Internet, the blogosphere was quick with its commentary. However, did some bloggers jump the gun when criticizing Target?
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