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Obama to appear in PSA with 3 NFL players

Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware has played in dozens of important games and hung out with some of the biggest stars in sports.

A Falcons player gets on the good side of PETA

Here's a change in Atlanta: A Falcons player showing some love for animals.

Nevada tourism launches new winter ad campaign

The Nevada Commission on Tourism has launched a new winter ad campaign it hopes will lure winter enthusiasts to northern Nevada and the ski slopes around Lake Tahoe.

Cadillac narrows list of ad agency candidates to 6

General Motors Co. said Thursday it narrowed down its list of candidates to handle advertising for Cadillac to six agencies, a month after announcing it was dumping the luxury brand's longtime ad partner.

Premature Macy's ad: Congrats on titles, Phillies!

Fear not Phillies fans, Macy's still has faith.

Philly paper gets ahead of itself on World Series

A Philadelphia newspaper has apologized to readers for mistakenly running an ad congratulating the Philadelphia Phillies on winning back-to-back World Series titles.

Groups run ad urging stop to Tongass timber sales

Nearly a dozen conservation groups are appealing to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to put a stop to two timber sales in the Tongass National Forest.

Michigan athletic director Bill Martin retiring

Bill Martin took over Michigan's athletic department when its finances and basketball program were in shambles and the school's facilities were outdated.

Weighty topic: NJ candidate's girth is an issue

There are weighty issues in New Jersey's tight race for governor — the highest property taxes in the nation, for one thing. And then there are issues of weight.

Unions will oppose Baucus bill unless it's changed

About 30 unions will run a full-page ad in newspapers Wednesday announcing their opposition to the Senate Finance Committee's health overhaul bill, a top labor lobbyist said.

Cadillac looking for new advertising agency

General Motors Co. is looking for an advertising firm for its Cadillac division — a bright spot for the company — but its incumbent agency won't be among the candidates.

Obama touts health overhaul in outside groups' ad

Medical industry and other groups pushing health care overhaul are airing a new television ad that stars the man in the middle of the battle: President Barack Obama.

Yahoo to spend $100M in bid for more brand buzz

Yahoo Inc. believes a lot of its good work has been overlooked by investors and the media so it's spending more than $100 million to get the word out to consumers directly.

Rival networks fire back over Fox News rally ad

Fox News Channel's competitors fired back Friday at the network over ads in three major newspapers claiming Fox alone covered last weekend's protest in Washington, D.C.

Harvard paper blames mixup for Holocaust-denial ad

The head of Harvard University's student newspaper is blaming an ad that questioned the Holocaust on "a miscommunication."

CBS to run video ad in EW print magazine

An upcoming issue of Entertainment Weekly's print edition will be embedded with a video player that will run ads for CBS shows and Pepsi.

Sprint Nextel agrees to stop using apes in ads

Sprint Nextel Corp. said Thursday it will no longer use great apes in its advertisements after animal rights activists complained about an ad by the wireless provider that features a chimpanzee.

Kennedy goes to bat for Dodd in campaign ad

Sen. Edward Kennedy is going to bat in a new TV campaign ad for longtime pal Sen. Christopher Dodd, who faces a tough re-election fight in Connecticut.

Nevada paper rejects ad about senator's affair

The owner of a Canada-based dating Web site says he was jilted when he tried to place an advertisement in Nevada's largest newspaper to capitalize on U.S. Sen. John Ensign's extramarital affair.

Houston picks Akron AD Mack Rhoades

The University of Houston has hired Mack Rhoades to be the school's athletic director.

Pa. newspaper ad calls for Obama assassination

A northwestern Pennsylvania newspaper is apologizing for running a classified advertisement calling for the assassination of President Barack Obama.

Dodd to air first TV ad in 2010 re-election bid

Embattled Sen. Christopher Dodd hopes to get a boost from President Obama as he airs the first TV ad in his 2010 re-election bid.

Clarification: Coffee Ad Wars story

In a story May 5, The Associated Press reported that Dunkin' Donuts will cut the prices of lattes in its New York, New Jersey and Connecticut stores. The story should have made clear that price cuts will be available only in stores in New York City and the counties closest to it in those three states.

Ad resembling story appears on front of LA Times

The Los Angeles Times has lent some credibility to the phrase that you can't believe everything you read in the newspaper — even if it's on Page One.

Ad featuring Angelina Jolie ordered off UK TV

A TV ad showing actress Angelina Jolie firing weapons must not be shown because it could be seen as condoning gun violence, Britain's advertising watchdog said Wednesday.

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Best Buy wishes muslims a happy Eid Al Adha in their Black Friday ad
Source:

Best Buy took a big step and decieded to acknowledge all holidays, starting with thanksgiving and Eid Al-Adha.

What Do Dogs Look Up on the Internet?
Source: Gizmodo

There's definitely something wrong with this ad

So who's still advertising on Beck? October 21 edition...
Source: Media Matters for America

"Eighty advertisers have reportedly dropped their ads from Glenn Beck's Fox News program since he called President Obama a "racist" who has a "deep-seated hatred of white people." Here are his October 21 sponsors, in the order they appeared:"

Hitler used in controversial safe-sex campaign
Source: dose.ca

An advertisement depicting Adolf Hitler engaged in sexual intercourse as a metaphor for the deadliness of AIDS has drawn the ire of groups devoted to spreading awareness about the disease.

Outrage Grows Over Ad Showing Planes Crashing Into NYC
Source: FOXNews.com

he World Wildlife Fund is joining a growing chorus of voices expressing outrage over an ad bearing its symbol that shows dozens of planes bearing down on downtown Manhattan with a tag line that reads, "The Tsunami Killed 100 Times More People Than 9/11."

Tobacco Companies Sue FDA, Alleging Free-Speech Infringement
Source: Wall Street Journal

Tobacco companies including Reynolds American Inc. and Lorillard Inc. filed a lawsuit against the U.S. and the Food and Drug Administration, saying that a June law imposed "unprecedented restrictions" on First Amendment rights.

Autopsy: Steven Cohen and the Ad Boycott That Ended His Career
Source: BNET Advertising Blog

Regardless, it was not threats that pushed Cohen off the air. It was the loss of his advertiser base. Had brands such as Heineken merely shrugged at what Cohen was saying, the emails he received would have made no difference. But the advertisers sided with the fans.

What Advertisers Will Pay For On News Sites
Source: Forbes

On the Web, newspapers and magazines sell advertising products quite similar to the ads they peddle in print.

VIDEO: Man in Bumblebee Costume Transforms into Camaro!
Source: carscoop

This has to be one of the coolest costumes we've ever seen and it definitely tops our "want it" list for this year's Halloween.

Microsoft Turns CAPTCHAs Into Ads
Source: TechFlash

Looks like nothing is safe from becoming an advertisement these days.

Google's Worst Ads Ever
Source: Silicon Valley Insider

Google (GOOG) announced this week it will be "rolling out a series of enhancements to AdSense's contextual targeting capabilities, which will more accurately match relevant ads to Web pages."

Glenn Beckinistas Wiggle Out of Straitjackets to Mount Counter-Boycott in Defense of Bigotry
Source: BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash

In case you hadn't marked it in your TV Guide already, Glenn Beck returns from his media blackout bunker vacation today.

SingTel ad on porn site
Source: Straits Times Interactive - SINGAPORE

AN ADVERTISEMENT promoting a SingTel website on a pornographic site has driven online users into a tizzy. On Thursday, a Stomp user who called himself 'Disgusted' put up a screen capture of a SingTel inSing advertisement, apparently found at a pornographic website.

CBS to run video ad in magazine this fall
Source: CNET.com

Broadcast network CBS will be advertising its fall TV season with a video-chip ad embedded in an issue of Entertainment Weekly.

Man catches MSI laptop with... his buttocks
Source: reghardware.co.uk

With so many laptops, notebooks, netbooks and – even – smartbooks on the market, manufacturers must create increasingly brilliant adverts in order to sap the cash from your pockets. Not MSI, though, which just resorts to 'cheeky' adverts.

Dictionary.com Now A Giant Web Billboard. Your Ad Here.
Source: TechCrunch

There are ads, and the there are ADS. Dictionary.com now features the latter, in what I can only describe as the most in-your-face advertisement I have ever seen on the web. About the only thing that could catch your eye more is if its next ad is for a porn or dead kittens.

The Megawoosh Waterslide Viral: How It Was Really Done
Source: newteevee.com

One of the hottest viral videos of the last couple of days shows a man in a neoprene suit on a DIY waterslide, flying 115 feet and then landing safely in a kiddie pool.

Massive Campaign For Obamacare Hits Air
Source: ozarksfirst.com

Supporters of the healthcare bill have accused the protesters at the recent town halls of being backed by the big drug companies, but now comes word that those same big drug companies are behind a brand new advertising campaign to support Obamacare .

A new health plan distortion
Source: PolitiFact

Like other groups criticizing health care reform, the conservative Club for Growth is using the August recess to try to stop the congressional effort to create a government-run health insurance option.

Liberal Media? CNN Refusing To Run Health Care Ad Critical Of Insurance Industry
Source: theplumline.whorunsgov.com

The network — already taking criticism for declining to run an ad criticizing Lou Dobbs — is now refusing to run an ad nationally criticizing the insurance industry, the group that tried to place the ad tells me.

Want to Marry Me? Here's a Written Test ...
Source: China Daily

A Chinese woman seeking a husband posted an advertisement "that required candidates to complete a 'written test'."

Are Bing Users Twice As Likely To Click On An Ad Than Google Users?
Source: TechCrunch

Are people who search on Bing more commercial than Google searchers? According to a study by search-advertising network Chitika, visitors who arrive at sites from organic search results on Bing are 55 percent more likely to click on an ad than if they arrived from Google.

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Palestinians mock 'bad taste' ad
Source: BBC News

A funny cell phone advertisement by an Israeli cell phone company tries to take a light hearted approach, by depicting a series of events which leads to Israeli soldiers and unseen Palestinians kicking a soccer ball back and forth, in all good fun, over the barrier wall.

Video of the moment Michael Jackson's hair caught fire - the event which changed his life
Source: bild.de

The moment that changed Michael Jackson's life captured on video - his hair on fire as he continues dancing unaware.

Forget Suing Google, Now It's Craigslist That's A Target For Misplaced Lawsuit
Source: Techdirt

It's been quite common for companies to sue Google when a competitor puts up an ad that references their own trademarks.

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