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Trimming Astroturf From the American Petroleum Institute's 'Vote 4 Energy' Ad

Philip Radford | Posted 03.09.2012

Read More: Bp, Energy Citizens, Keystone XL Pipeline, American Petroleum Institute, Vote 4 Energy, Shell, Greenpeace, Executives, Tar Sands, Commercial, Big Oil, Exxonmobil, Chevron, Astroturf, Jack Gerard, Green News
Philip Radford

Americans are clearly too smart to be faked out by Big Oil's phony grass roots strategies. Vote 4 yourself, not oil executives.

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Lobster On The Couch: The USDA's New Commercial On Food Safety

Posted 12.30.2011

Read More: Food Safety, Television, Usda, Commercial, Lobster, Video, Healthy Living News

The USDA wants us to be vigilant about keeping food safe. With one out of six Americans suffering from a food-borne illness this year, it's no wonder ...

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WATCH: Genius Or Sellout?

Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, Nike, Target, Gap, Michel Gondry, Smirnoff, Prada, Nissan, Andy Warhol, Commercials, Ikea, Apple, Ps2, Commercial, Best Commercials, David Lynch, Coca Cola, Play Station 2, Sony, Spike Jonze, Arts News

There are the starving artists, burning unacknowledged works to keep warm in the wintertime, and then there are these artists. In the slideshow below,...

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Tyler Kingkade

Could This Be The First Occupy Wall Street Commercial?

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: David Sauvage, John McCain, Video, Occupy Wall Street Protest, Commercial, Van Jones, Wall Street, Occupy Wall Street, Ows, President Obama, Activists, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Zuccotti Park, New York, New York City, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The director behind what could be considered the first commercial promoting the Occupy Wall Street movement also made a video for an unl...

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Astoria Characters: The Last Comic Riding (A Bike)

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Redline Freestyle Bike, Astoria, Converse Sneakers, Football, University of Evansville, Audition, Stan Laurel, Theater, Colorado, Joke, Rock Climbing, Humpty Dumpty, Comic, Los Angeles, Clark Gookin, Commercial, Helmet, Honda Civic, Actor, Bicycle, Rutgers University, Waiter, Astoria Characters, Indiana, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Clark Gookin is long and lean like a telephone line, so he's not an easy fit for this tyke of a bike that's the color of a ripe Georgia peach.

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The Man Who Redesigned Britain

Constantin Bjerke | Posted 11.03.2011

Read More: Britain, Anglepoise, Kenneth Grange, Architecture, Design, Hitch Mylius, Kodak, London, British, Classic, Margaret Howell, Art, Commercial, Black Cab, Functionality, Parker, Museum, Product, Modern, Arts News
Constantin Bjerke

Kodak cameras, Parker pens, London black cabs - iconic and familiar as they are, is it so surprising that they've all experienced a design overhaul fr...

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WATCH: The Most Eighties-tastic Commercials Ever

Huffington Post | Emily Singer | Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: 80s Clothing Commercials, Video, Commercial, Jordache, Lee Jeans, Levi's, L'eggs, Wranglers, Gap, Calvin Klein Jeans, Womens Fashion, Calvin Klein, Hanes, Clothing Commercials, Style News

Ever since reading the news about Jordache's new throwback TV commercials, which chronicle Jordache denim looks from the Farrah Fawcett-inspired Seven...

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Why Hollywood is Placing its Bets on Viral Video

Marshall Goldsmith | Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Kungfu Panda, Commercial, Cannes Lions, Sharethrough, Dan Greenberg, Advertising, Videos Interactive Video, Youtube, Movie, Disney, Film, Marshall Goldsmith, Blockbuster, Hollywood, Business News
Marshall Goldsmith

Aside from TV commercials, billboards, product tie-ins, and the usual ilk, Hollywood is trying something new this year to promote their summer flicks: viral video campaigns.

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China Hikes Power Prices In Attempt To Counter Threatening Shortage

Posted 07.30.2011

Read More: Commercial, Agricultural, Coal Imports, Power Prices, Industrial, Profit Margins, Jianguang Shen, China, Business News

BEIJING (Jim Bai and Tom Miles) - China has raised power prices for industrial, commercial and agricultural users in some regions by about 3 perce...

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WATCH: Stephen Colbert's PAC Commercial

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wisconsin, Mitt Romney, Campaign, Michelle Bachman, Same-Sex Marriage, GOP Candidates, Pac, Stephen Colbert, Commercial, Scott Walker, Sarah Palin, Republican, Tim Pawlenty, Book, Newt Gingrich, Colbert Report, Comedy, Gay Marriage, Video, Comedy News

On Thursday's "Colbert Report," Stephen addressed the various GOP non-candidates who have yet to announce their heavily speculated presidential runs. ...

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WATCH: Ad Temporarily Burns BMW Name Into Viewers' Eyes

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: After Image Effect, Video, Commercial, Advertising, Profoto, Bmw, Cars, Motorcycles, Media News

BMW has figured out how to get into the heads of prospective customers — literally. The car and motorcycle company worked with lighting manufac...

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Does Chevron Think We're All Stupid?

Rebecca Tarbotton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rainforest Action Network, Punk, The Yes Men, Commercial, Chevron, Advertising, Parody, Spoof, Stupid, Amazon Watch, Ad, We Agree, Funny or Die, Greenwash, Green News
Rebecca Tarbotton

Have you seen the way big oil has tried to rebrand itself since the BP oil disaster started six months ago? Each company wants us to believe it is the...

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Chevron's Casting Call

Lauren Selman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ecuador, Rainforest Action Network, The Yes Men, Commercial, Chevron, Toxic, Oil Spill, Advertising, Spoof, Parody, Amazon Watch, Casting, Legacy, Campaign, Pollution, We Agree, Green News
Lauren Selman

Any working actor will tell you that the job begins in the audition. It's true. Enter the room like you have the job, and you're much more likely to n...

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Southwest To Attack Rivals' Flight-Change Fees

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Southwest Airlines, Baggage Fees, Fees, Flight-Change Fees, Rival Airlines, The-Cranky-Flier, Airport, Commercial, Business News

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines is giving its "bag cops" a break. Southwest has been running a heavy dose of TV commercials boasting that unlike mo...

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Broncos TV Games Will Have Focus On The Family Ads

The Denver Post | Electra Draper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Television, Commercial, Tim Tebow, Broncos, Nfl, Focus on the Family, Tv Ads, Denver Broncos, Denver News

Focus on the Family denies that the crossover appeal of religious rookie quarterback Tim Tebow is the sole reason the conservative Christian ministry ...

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iPhone 4 FaceTime Commercials: Are Apple's TV Ads Really "Heartbreaking?" (Video)

George Spyros | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mobile, Dvertising, ios4, Television Commercial, Apple Computer, TV Advertising, Cell Phone, Reception, Gizmo, Iphone, Iphone 4, Tech, Apple, Commercial, Ios, Mobile Device, Gadget, Technology, News, Facetime, Apple Inc., Technology News
George Spyros

Fortune online is calling Apple's new commercials for FaceTime "heartbreaking." Spolier warning: nobody gets any bad news. As a matter of fact, in two out of the four spots, the characters in fact receive good news.

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The Rules of Polite Behavior in the Air: Private Jet Etiquette

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Air Force One, Travel Safety, Flight Anxiety, Blue Star Jets, Commercial, Flight Deck, Citation, Gulf Stream, Global Express, Airplane, Mile High, Airborne Pleasure, Aviation, Up in the Air, Pets, Luxury, Falcon, Weight Restrictions, Jet Etiquette, Friendly Skies, Net Jets, Flight Attendants, Beech Jet, Private, g5, Vip, Worldwide Travel, Stephanie Von Stein, g4, Luggage, AMR Combs, Flight Crew, Fractional Ownership, Lear Jet, Pilot, Marybeth La Motte, Charter, Cabin, Travel News
Lisa Mirza Grotts

First came etiquette, then netiquette (e-mail etiquette), and now jetiquette, or private jet etiquette. For optimum airborne pleasure, here are some suggestions for flying in a private plane.

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ITV World Cup Commercial Mistake (VIDEO): Broadcaster MISSES England's One Goal, Airs Commercial Instead

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steven Gerrard, Itv, Television, Commercial, Adrian Chiles, World Cup, USA, World Cup 2010, England, Hyundai, Itv Hd, Apology, Video, Sports News

World Cup viewers watching Britain's ITV HD channel missed seeing England's only goal in Saturday's game against the U.S. because of an ill-timed comm...

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Harman Uses Bush/Cheney Fear Tactics on Winograd and Voters

Linda Milazzo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 36th Congressional District, Washington, George W. Bush, Jane Harman, Single-Payer Healthcare, Nuclear Proliferation, Congress, Campaign, Henry Waxman, Marcy Winograd, Dc, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden, California, Dick Cheney, Commercial, Israel, Bubble, Aipac, Los Angeles News
Linda Milazzo

Harman is out of touch. She's the richest woman in Congress. Every two years she re-buys her seat and indulges her personal passions: war, war technology and war intelligence.

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Catchiest Commercial Jingles Of All Time (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Commercial Jingle, Commercial, Jingle, Classic Commercial, Slidepoll, Business News

Ah, those lovely, mildly irritating commercial jingles that you just can't get out of your head! Like it or not, those catchy little tunes that keep y...

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DDB Brasil Commercial Shows Planes Crashing Into World Trade Center, New York (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, Tsunami, Commercial, World Wildlife Fund, Advertising, Ddb Brasil, 9/11, World Trade Center, Wwf, Ddb Brazil, Ddb, New York News

On Tuesday, a tasteless ad that depicted September 11th happening with hundreds of planes instead of two found its way on to the Internet. The ad was...

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Obama Hits Primetime, Daily Show: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October 30, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Google, Tivo, Daily Show, Microsoft, Paul McCartney, Ad, Mediabytes, Jonh Lennon, Openid, Television, Commercial, Watch Instantly, Shelly Palmer, Barack Obama, Primetime, Dvr, Infomercial, The Beatles, Media News, Rock Band, Netflix, Media News
Shelly Palmer

Barack Obama spent roughly $4 million dollars on 30 minutes of primetime ad space last night. The commercial, which aired on CBS, NBC, MSNBC, Fox an...

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