Shane Crombie
@netizenshane.bsky.social
Online media planning & buying since 1998 at agency’s that no longer exist (Lot21, DDB, Y&R, GroupM) and probably shouldn’t (McCann).
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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Crap in the Box used to have great TV ads like Taco Bell until they learned customers were mostly high and/or drunk when they wanted fast food.
Jack in the Box shut down more than 70 stores, expecting more to close amid financial struggle
Jack in the Box plans to close dozens of restaurants by the end of the year in an effort to cut costs and boost revenue.
nypost.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Crap in the Box used to have great TV ads like Taco Bell until they learned customers were mostly high and/or drunk when they wanted fast food.
Netflix & Amazon learning about ‘on any given Sunday’ the hard way this festive season.
December 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Netflix & Amazon learning about ‘on any given Sunday’ the hard way this festive season.
Got some creative agency on creative agency crime here. Looks like TBWA/Hakahudo has a return of serve to contemplate.
Marketing Mentor on Instagram: "McDonald’s recently launched a fully AI-generated holiday ad, but it quickly sparked controversy.
Critics slammed it for ethical concerns and fears over potential job...
McDonald's recent foray into AI-generated ads sparked a heated debate over the impact on human jobs and creativity. While the ad was meant to be a showcase of innovation, it backfired, leading to its ...
www.instagram.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Got some creative agency on creative agency crime here. Looks like TBWA/Hakahudo has a return of serve to contemplate.
America’s struggle to understand XMAS at the beach is officially over 🎅🏽 🏄
December 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
America’s struggle to understand XMAS at the beach is officially over 🎅🏽 🏄
$2000 for this vs. a free 20 min YouTube video is a tough call. 🤔
Online AI Prompting Certificate Course | UT Austin
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December 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
$2000 for this vs. a free 20 min YouTube video is a tough call. 🤔
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Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
December 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
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CIA Realizes It’s Been Using Black Highlighters All These Year
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December 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
CIA Realizes It’s Been Using Black Highlighters All These Year
theonion.com/cia-realizes...
theonion.com/cia-realizes...
Company with no business model now equal in value to global car industry (minus Teslas ridiculous valuation)
OpenAI discussed raising tens of billions at about $750 billion valuation, the Information reports
OpenAI has held preliminary talks with some investors about raising funds at a valuation of around $750 billion, the Information reported on Wednesday.
www.reuters.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Company with no business model now equal in value to global car industry (minus Teslas ridiculous valuation)
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wouldn't put it past Elon tbh
Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
December 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
wouldn't put it past Elon tbh
TikTok USA made ~$10bn in 2024 and is being sold for ~$14bn. This deal has nothing to do with data privacy or national security. It’s the steal of the century.
The deal is expected to close next month, with Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX owning 45% of TikTok’s U.S. business.
Larry Ellison Retakes No.3 Richest Spot From Jeff Bezos As Oracle Shares Rise On TikTok Deal
The deal is expected to close next month, with Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX owning 45% of TikTok’s U.S. business.
www.forbes.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
TikTok USA made ~$10bn in 2024 and is being sold for ~$14bn. This deal has nothing to do with data privacy or national security. It’s the steal of the century.
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Things are going great over at X, The Everything App
December 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Things are going great over at X, The Everything App
Why is a debate needed?
US Congress debates ‘no robot bosses’ legislation
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has re-introduced legislation aimed at curbing the use of automated decision-systems in employment, renewing the push for what has become known as the “No Robot B…
roboticsandautomationnews.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Why is a debate needed?
A square peg with round holes
This Stellantis Brand Is Quietly Preparing Its Most Radical Steering Wheel Yet for Production | Carscoops
The Hypersquare steering wheel and steer-by-wire technology are headed for a production car soon, as Peugeot begins early prototype testing
www.carscoops.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A square peg with round holes
When you’re the cheapest option and the piece focuses on Netflix’s prices, it can only be Paramount that pitched this. And these prices are mostly false comparisons.
Streamers are raising prices at an astonishing rate — here’s how much more you’re paying
“Most people tend not to notice these incremental increases, which is how it works. At some point, you’ll be paying twice as much as you were originally.”
nypost.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
When you’re the cheapest option and the piece focuses on Netflix’s prices, it can only be Paramount that pitched this. And these prices are mostly false comparisons.
Who wouldn’t buy a $20 sub for discovering only music they really like- key, chord progression, tempo, lyrics etc not just by genre and artist.
You’re in Control: Spotify Lets You Steer the Algorithm — Spotify
For the first time, Spotify is giving users the power to steer the algorithm. Gustav Söderström, Spotify’s Co-President, CPO, and CTO, shares the vision behind Prompted Playlists, and how a new era of...
newsroom.spotify.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Who wouldn’t buy a $20 sub for discovering only music they really like- key, chord progression, tempo, lyrics etc not just by genre and artist.
Record label does deal with Napster
Disney to invest $1 billion in OpenAI, license characters for Sora video tool
Walt Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will let the startup use characters from Star Wars, Pixar and Marvel franchises in its Sora AI video generator, a deal that could reshape how Hollywoo...
www.reuters.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Record label does deal with Napster
Google finally pays some attention to its news app, had ceded the syndicated news app space to Apple years ago
Google is testing AI-powered article overviews on select publications’ Google News pages | TechCrunch
By adding AI-powered article overviews, Google says users will get more context before they click through to read an article.
techcrunch.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Google finally pays some attention to its news app, had ceded the syndicated news app space to Apple years ago
While Special Purpose Vehicles and sliced up asset backed securities are so 2008, 5 yr GPU backed loans when chips only last 2 is all new for 2025.
Something Ominous Is Happening in the AI Economy
The last time so much wealth was tied up in such obscure overlapping arrangements was just before the 2008 financial crisis.
www.theatlantic.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
While Special Purpose Vehicles and sliced up asset backed securities are so 2008, 5 yr GPU backed loans when chips only last 2 is all new for 2025.
Netflix goes Bricks & Clicks in Dallas later this month
December 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Netflix goes Bricks & Clicks in Dallas later this month
‘Some five billion people in remote and developing regions still wash their clothes by hand. It’s a task that unfairly burdens women and young girls, who can spend up to 20 hours a week on the chore’
Flat-pack washing machine spins a fairer future
A former Dyson engineer is rolling out a revolution for household chores in deprived communities after inventing an off-grid washing machine
www.positive.news
December 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
‘Some five billion people in remote and developing regions still wash their clothes by hand. It’s a task that unfairly burdens women and young girls, who can spend up to 20 hours a week on the chore’
“He all of a sudden lost all general manners and personality around people that couldn't give him clout, which to me, is swag-less”
2025 was the year of the ‘swag gap’
From intelligence gaps to ‘shrekking’, why do we suddenly care so much about the difference in our own – and each other’s – relationships?
www.dazeddigital.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
“He all of a sudden lost all general manners and personality around people that couldn't give him clout, which to me, is swag-less”