I hosted the @Netherlanders Twitter account and got the whole country shut down. Sort of.
Well, sort of. I was invited to host the @Netherlanders Twitter account, which is like the @Sweden account once was,
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Don't seek praise, seek criticism - and advice
I suppose this is as good of a spot as any to note that I gave some sincere advice to Nikky Gary regarding looking for work as a young creative. This has now become an article at Adpulp.
Adpulp: Åsk Wäppling’s Adland Torpedoed By “Nuisance DMCA”
David Burn did a proper interview here: "Åsk Wäppling’s Adland Torpedoed By “Nuisance DMCA” asking the questions that many others also wondered about, so I was happy to get to answer these publically.
Techdirt "Adland shuts down after web host complies with bullshit DMCA notice"
Techdirt notes that we're offline and write "Adland Shuts Down After Web Host Complies With Bullshit DMCA Notice" on Fri, Sep 27th 2019.
Bluebus; 'Adland' goes down for publicizing Bridgestone commercial - lawyer complained
There is one advertising website that has been around longer than Adland has, and it is the Brazilian BlueBus site that premiered in 1995, a whole year before us. They noted the death of Adland in this article here.
SF Egotist: "Adland shut down over DMCA takedown"
The SF Egotist, another advertising blog that has been around for years reported on the demies of Adland here. "Adland shut down over DMCA takedown"
Resumé : Reklamsajten Adland hotas av nedläggning
Resumé rapporterar om Adland's plötsliga nedläggning som hotar bli permanent. Det finns en arkiverad länk här.
Reclaim: "World’s largest and oldest commercial archive Adland taken offline"
A site called Reclaim the Internet was the first out to report that "World’s largest and oldest commercial archive Adland taken offline after questionable DMCA claim" (archive link)