Linkpile (via Delicious)

Posted by Rob Walker on May 2, 2009
Posted Under: Non-Daily Linkpile

Conceptual Consumption: "Especially useful for explaining why people choose certain types of apparently negative experiences." Via Mind Hacks.
AT&T Queried on Targeting Ads: "After criticizing Internet companies for gathering behavioral data on consumers for advertising, AT&T Inc. is coming under scrutiny itself for using such practices in its marketing."
Product placement makes inroads on Broadway: "In a move that could offend theater purists, there are at least seven signs for Molson Coors Brewing Company products on stage, including five for Coors Light."
Sponsored seats generate revenue for MLB teams: The "Coca-Cola Corner" at the Boston Red Sox' Fenway Park and the "Bud Light Bleachers" at the Chicago Cubs' Wrigley Field. Etc.
Can-opener that looks like a can: From the 1970s.