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Skippable Ads Being Tested On YouTube Videos (POLL)

Posted 11.11.2009 | Technology


Google is experimenting with skippable, pre-load advertisements for YouTube videos. A short ad spot will play before select videos, though users have ...

Sam Stein

Health Care Ad Wars Heat Up: Democrats Targeted By Progressives

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics


The ad wars are ramping up in the health care debate, with two progressive groups targeting Republicans and wavering Democrats, including eight member...

Ad Featuring Angelina Jolie Ordered Off UK TV

AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER | Posted 04.18.2009 | Media


LONDON — A TV ad showing actress Angelina Jolie firing weapons must not be shown because it could be seen as condoning gun violence, Britain's a...

Look Who's Following me... Yikes!

Julia Bovey | Posted 03.01.2009 | Green


Julia Bovey

Someday, coal-fired electricity plants will likely be able to capture and store their global warming pollution, and that's something that NRDC encourages, as long as it's done well.

$2.6 Billion Spent On Political Ads In 2008

New York Times | Katharine Seelye | Posted 01.02.2009 | Media


Total spending on political advertising this year by candidates and interest groups reached at least $2.6 billion, the highest amount ever in a presid...

Drill ... Lower Gas Prices ... Build SUVs: Lies to an Ugly Future

A. Siegel | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics


A. Siegel

The Palin-McCain campaign's latest ad is, not surprisingly, dishonest on multiple levels and offers ugly prospects for the future.

The New Generation Of Billboards: Equipped With Cameras, Gather Details On Passers-By

New York Times | STEPHANIE CLIFFORD | Posted 06.08.2008 | Business


In advertising these days, the brass ring goes to those who can measure everything -- how many people see a particular advertisement, when they see it...

Top Ads Of 2007

USA Today | Laura Petrecca | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


According to both armchair critics and advertising pros, 2007 ranked with the best of times for TV and online video commercials -- or it was a disaste...