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Motrin yanks ad that offended thousands, does it offend you?

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Click the link, watch the ad, and vote. The ad says that baby slings cause pain to moms and Motrin can help. "McNeil had yanked the campaign and its vice president [More]
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Ads to appear in airplane inspection bins (where you put shoes)

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They earned $435K in a 14 airport pilot. They will now allow ads to be placed in bins in all airports, the revenue will be used to upgrade and replace security equ [More]
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UK bans Apple ad, claiming it misleads

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2 guys complained to the U.K. advertising authority that the phrase "all the parts of the internet are on the iPhone," was misleading, and they agreed, saying "the [More]
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Microsoft hires Seinfeld for $10M. How's that gonna work out?

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Microsoft is starting a new campaign featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld together. They're trying to fix the public's perception of Microsoft (and presumably V [More]
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SocialCash - An ad network built just for Facebook apps

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SocialCash brokers ads to be placed in those little Facebook apps that are all the rage. From the article: 'SocialCash wants to be there to help developers turn so [More]
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Lamest political ad EVER

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This popped up on Torf today (click headline). I laughed out loud. Look at this guy. McCain is NOT going to appeal to young people with this ad. Is the guy robb [More]
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Nike Pulls Ads - A) Good judgement B) Overreaction

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Nike has pulled ads deemed homophobic. " Controversy arose last week over poster and billboard ads for Nike's new Hyperdunk basketball shoes showing a basketball p [More]
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