Top Stories published by IPG Media Lab in 2007

Simpson’s Film ‘Reverse Product Placement’

Saw an interesting little piece on Kotaku today about the upcoming Simpsons flick and the great lengths the production is going to in order to create what I’m calling “reverse product placement” at 7–11s across the country. While the deal hasn’t…


Brand Perception in Second Life

Well, folks, CBNews and Reperes have released a study on the perception of real-world brands in Second Life and the consensus is in: either they like you, or they just don’t care.


K-Fed’s PopoZao Search: The problems with branded technologies

Well, K-Fed has gone done and got himself a search engine. Yeah, you heard that right. Kevin Federline, Britney Spears’ aspiring rap artist ex-husband, has created a branded search portal that awards prizes to people…


Google to Buy In-Game Ad Company

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google, which is already expanding its advertising arm to include print and radio, may also be looking at finalizing a deal to acquire San Francisco-based Adscape Media this month. If they do acquire the fledgling in-game…

These were the top 10 stories published by IPG Media Lab in 2007. You can also dive into monthly archives for 2007 by using the calendar at the top of this page.