6 posts and columns on Kimberly Chou

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Levi's Looking for "New Americans"

in News on July 14, 2009 at 10:00 am PT

Levi’s is hoping to tap into its all-American image while appealing to young, user-generated-content-savvy consumers in its “Go Forth” advertising campaign.

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Audi Tries to Create an Online Pro-Diesel Movement

in News on July 6, 2009 at 3:16 pm PT

For Audi’s latest advertising campaign, the automaker says it’s promoting a cause, not just its cars. With a motto of “Diesel: It’s no longer a dirty word,” the “Truth in Diesel” campaign aims to convince consumers that diesel is the greenest solution, said Scott Keogh, Audi of America’s chief marketing officer.

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Obama Administration Launches IT Spending Tracker

in News on June 30, 2009 at 4:00 pm PT

President Barack Obama’s Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra announced this morning the launch of an “IT dashboard” that allows people to see how the federal government is spending taxpayer dollars on information technology projects.

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Personal Democracy Forum: Seeking the Youth Vote

in News on June 29, 2009 at 5:49 pm PT

The historic election of President Barack Obama marked a high point for youth involvement in elections. Now, activists are trying to figure out how to bottle youthful Obamania and transport it to other elections.

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Iowa Teen Wins Text-Messaging Championship

in News on June 17, 2009 at 8:30 am PT

After the tears (and there were tears), texts and frantic thumb work, Kate Moore, 15 years old, came from behind to win the best-of-three finals round of LG’s U.S. National Texting Championships Tuesday.

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Prius Takes Over Dictionary.com's Home Page

in News on June 4, 2009 at 10:01 am PT

To advertise its third-generation Prius hybrid, Toyota is playing a bit of word association with potential customers. With help from advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi, the car maker is working with Dictionary.com for ads targeted to the definitions of words such as “sustainability,” “green” and “moonroof.” Those keyword-based ads launched last week, but Prius also took over the online dictionary’s home page Wednesday and Thursday, with another two-day takeover planned for July. Dictionary.com has also included Prius ads in its word-of-the-day emails, which reach 1.3 million subscribers.