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		<title>Mass Communications</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If anything can be taken away from the Intro to Mass Communications class it is that Mass Communications, in all forms of medium, are constantly changing and inevitably will always change. People&#8217;s needs and wants change with time and therefore what influences their life must be changing as well. New technology opens pathways  for new [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kathleenoneill42.wordpress.com&blog=1653182&post=31&subd=kathleenoneill42&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://kathleenoneill42.wordpress.com/2007/12/07/mass-communications/</link>
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		<title>Yours is here!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is that time of year again&#8211; Christmas.
Companies start advertising more and more because it is the season for giving. While there are many other gift-giving holidays throughout the year, Christmas is the BIG one. The largest and most expensive gifts are given this month.
Dell Computers is using celebrity endorsements in order to market their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kathleenoneill42.wordpress.com&blog=1653182&post=30&subd=kathleenoneill42&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://kathleenoneill42.wordpress.com/2007/12/03/yours-is-here/</link>
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		<title>BK</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Burger King is another company that is pretty decent at advertising. BK&#8217;s commercials are usually entertaining and creative. Their latest icon has been the &#8220;King&#8221; himself. I must admit, I was somewhat creeped out when Burger King introduced the King. His plastic face with its demented smile is strange enough to disturb anyone, but I know [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kathleenoneill42.wordpress.com&blog=1653182&post=29&subd=kathleenoneill42&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://kathleenoneill42.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/bk/</link>
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		<title>Duh</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So a couple of weeks ago I was complaining about the bland commercials put forth by all automobile companies. However, I actually saw a car commercial this past week that I enjoyed! Hyundai has three or four commercials advertising for their Holiday Sale.
The commercials are not much different than the regular car commercials. A Hyundai [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kathleenoneill42.wordpress.com&blog=1653182&post=28&subd=kathleenoneill42&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://kathleenoneill42.wordpress.com/2007/11/25/duh/</link>
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		<title>Advertising Techniques</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I finally appreciate the efforts put forth by advertising and public relations personel. The work my group and I put into our project allowed me to see through an advertiser&#8217;s eyes. I know we studied both careers in the book and with presentations, but you never truley understand something until you apply it to your [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kathleenoneill42.wordpress.com&blog=1653182&post=27&subd=kathleenoneill42&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://kathleenoneill42.wordpress.com/2007/11/25/advertising-techniques/</link>
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		<title>America on Drugs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Why is EVERYthing a disease anymore? Why is 50 percent of all commercials on TV advertising some new drug to cure some made up disease? And the other 50 percent is about hiring a lawyer to sue a drug company about horrible side effects from one of these drugs? It is not ethical to promote medicine and brainwash [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kathleenoneill42.wordpress.com&blog=1653182&post=26&subd=kathleenoneill42&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://kathleenoneill42.wordpress.com/2007/11/18/america-on-drugs/</link>
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		<title>Dropped Calls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever been talking on your cellphone when you suddenly realize that the other person isn&#8217;t there anymore? You don&#8217;t know how long they haven&#8217;t been able to hear you and you have no idea where your conversation got to. Well AT&#38;T realized that most cellphone users could relate to a similar situation and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kathleenoneill42.wordpress.com&blog=1653182&post=25&subd=kathleenoneill42&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://kathleenoneill42.wordpress.com/2007/11/18/dropped-calls/</link>
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		<title>Do alcohol advertising campaigns target the American youth?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s quite interesting that even though the drinking age in every state in the U.S. is 21, most advertisements for alcohol seem to target a younger crowd. Some commercials are definately aimed at the post-college crowd like the ones that show business coming home from work to enjoy a Bud- &#8220;For all you do, this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kathleenoneill42.wordpress.com&blog=1653182&post=24&subd=kathleenoneill42&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://kathleenoneill42.wordpress.com/2007/11/08/do-alcohol-advertising-campaigns-target-the-american-youth/</link>
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		<title>Advertising</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been following my blogs at all, you can see that I&#8217;ve brought up commercials just about everyweek to talk about both the good and the bad that are out there to watch. In class, we discussed advertising in general. From billboards to magazine ads to tv commercials, advertising is a creative and sometimes [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kathleenoneill42.wordpress.com&blog=1653182&post=23&subd=kathleenoneill42&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://kathleenoneill42.wordpress.com/2007/11/08/advertising/</link>
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		<title>Euphemisms and PR</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Public Relations personel and companies are constantly being blamed for using euphemisms in place of plain language in order to make a situation or object sound better. That&#8217;s what euphemisms are! The PR&#8217;s job is to present a better image of something or someone, so word choice in explainations plays a major role.
I don&#8217;t blame [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kathleenoneill42.wordpress.com&blog=1653182&post=22&subd=kathleenoneill42&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://kathleenoneill42.wordpress.com/2007/11/02/euphemisms-and-pr/</link>
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