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18 Oct 2010 10:54

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Offbeat: Posted without comment: First ad based on Chilean mine disaster

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07 Oct 2010 10:55

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World: Gruesome 10:10 ads, or why Richard Curtis is no Edgar Wright

  • Fun fact: This ad in favor of cutting carbon emissions is written by Richard Curtis. You know, the guy who directed “Love Actually” and “Notting Hill.” And the narrator is none other than Gillian Anderson. Oh yeah, for no stupid reason whatsoever, they gruesomely blow up kids in this video. Because that’s not going to piss off sponsors or anything. Sony’s already dropped out. Yeah, yeah, wry British humor. But come on. source
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28 Sep 2010 10:45

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Culture: Trojan’s “Triphoria” ad somehow getting aired on daytime TV

  • Have to give it up to Trojan. They somehow made a device that one would never expect to have a mainstream audience into something that some networks have approved for daytime advertising. The secret? They don’t in any point of this video use the word “vibrator.” source
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15 Sep 2010 11:22

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Tech: In new ad, Amazon plays up the Kindle’s only advantages

  • Let’s face it – these criticisms are spot-on. But you know what that douchebag should’ve said? “Well at least I can do something other than READ BORING BOOKS!”
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02 Sep 2010 21:21

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Tech: Copyright owners use YouTube ads as a backdoor into ¢A$H

  • 2 billion views of YouTube videos with ads every single week
  • 14% the percentage of total weekly views on YouTube each week ad-supported videos make up – a small chunk, but definitely still a lot
  • 33% of those videos (or more) are clips which are copyright violations that the owners have chosen to make money from source
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24 Aug 2010 10:53

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Politics: Facebook won’t let pro-pot political group promote itself with pot

  • They said they decided to reclassify it as similar to tobacco, but we said we weren’t trying to encourage people to smoke marijuana, we were supporting a change in US drug policy.
  • “Just Say Now” spokesperson Jane Hamsher • Regarding Facebook’s decision to decline a series of ads by the group that promoted a change in drug policy. (The group, by the way, has a lot of left-leaning luminaries on its board, including Salon’s Glenn Greenwald.) Why? Because they used a marijuana leaf. And they block cigarettes. Yet they don’t block alcohol. Hmm. It’s kinda like the iPhone App Store, eh? source
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18 Aug 2010 21:02

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Tech: Posted without comment: Apple’s new iPad ad (and its parody)

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23 Jul 2010 22:45

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Biz: Nutritionist’s nightmare: Unhealthy food ads during cartoons stay put

Current federal advertising standards make it OK to advertise cereal and other fairly unhealthy foods during cartoons. Attempts to change this? Stalled. source
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30 Jun 2010 12:19

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Culture: “Is this real life?” David After Dentist family cashes in on YouTube fame

  • Maybe it’s exploitation. Maybe it’s just good fortune. But this classic viral video helped David DeVore Jr. and his family make $150,000 in a year – most of it off of ads on the video’s YouTube page. Between those, T-shirt sales, deals for medical scrubs and a spot in a Super Bowl ad, the family has totally cashed in during a period where his father, David DeVore Sr., could have been in dire straits. See, before this, he was a real estate agent. In Florida. You know, the worst place in the country to be a real estate agent. source
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18 Jun 2010 12:56

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Politics: A pitchman is born: Dale Peterson’s back with another awesome ad

  • You know, Dale Peterson may not have a future in politics, but he definitely has a future in advertising. In fact, he could use the Ernest advertising model so popular in the ’80s – use the same exaggerated NIMBY farmer type to sell milk. Or pitch for other politicians, like he does here. He’s really, genuinely, good at this. source
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