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GOP’s dumb new Obama scandal: He’s destroying NFL!

The nuts are back with another huge scandal: Advertising on Obamacare during football games will ruin America

Jim Newell Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 12:30 PM UTC 50
Entertainment Barack Obama, Obamacare

How Kraft salad dressing is profiting off the female gaze

Kraft is flipping the script with a male pitchman -- but the formula may be the same old exploitation VIDEO

Daniel D'Addario Monday, Jun 17, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 38
Entertainment Video, Kraft, zesty guy

A Mad Men nightmare: The “second screen”

What would Don Draper do with a generation that checks its phone every time an ad comes on?

Andrew Leonard Friday, May 31, 2013 11:45 AM UTC
Technology Viggle, Shazam, Twitter, social tv

How to screw up Tumblr

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer promises not to bungle a good thing. Easier said than done

Andrew Leonard Monday, May 20, 2013 4:25 PM UTC
Technology Yahoo, Tumblr, GeoCities

The illusions of advertising

A look at the science behind marketing tricks

Stephen L. Macknik, Leandro Luigi di Stasi and Susana Martinez-Conde, Scientific American Thursday, May 16, 2013 9:35 PM UTC
Life Scientific American, Science

How Facebook could blow it

A pledge to give users the power to block the ads they hate is a promise the social network can't keep

Andrew Leonard Friday, May 3, 2013 11:45 AM UTC
Technology Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg

Alex Jones: Conspiracy Inc.

Conspiracy theories can be big business. Here's how the multi-platform entrepreneur makes his millions

Alex Seitz-Wald Thursday, May 2, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 157
Media Alex Jones

Facebook is blowing it

Mark Zuckerberg won't let me turn off the spammy online dating ads on my smartphone. It's a big mistake

Andrew Leonard Wednesday, May 1, 2013 8:24 PM UTC 44
Technology Facebook, Advertising

The most racist commercial of all time?

UPDATED: Critics call a Mountain Dew ad racist -- but the joke could be on them VIDEO

Mary Elizabeth Williams Wednesday, May 1, 2013 4:10 PM UTC 12
Life Video, Advertising, Odd Future

Breast cancer awareness is big business

Pink ribbon campaigns and other mainstream initiatives might be hurting women more than they're helping

Veronica Bayetti Flores, Feministing Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 5:49 PM UTC
Media Feministing, Cancer

Hyundai’s shocking ad: You can’t kill yourself in our car

The car maker apologizes for a horribly tasteless ad -- but no one wants to take responsibility for it

Mary Elizabeth Williams Friday, Apr 26, 2013 2:50 PM UTC 39
Life Hyundai, Advertising, ford, Suicide

Stop posting that Dove ad: “Real beauty” campaign is not feminist

Dove's just selling deodorant and soap in a new way, while peddling the same old beauty standards as empowerment

Erin Keane Thursday, Apr 18, 2013 3:10 PM UTC 67
Life Dove, women, Advertising

Rape lyrics cost Rick Ross a Reebok deal

Reebok dumps Rick Ross for lyrics "misinterpreted" about sexual assault. Is this setting a dangerous precedent?

Mary Elizabeth Williams Friday, Apr 12, 2013 2:56 PM UTC 31
Business rick ross, reebok, Rape

Google’s war against fake news

A Forbes media reporter criticizes the company's attack on "sponsored content." He couldn't be more wrong

Andrew Leonard Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 4:30 PM UTC 23
Technology Google, Google news

“Mad Men” recap: A veteran in paradise

A new season, same old crazy Don: All hero on the outside, big fraud on the inside. Let the slow descent begin!

Heather Havrilesky Monday, Apr 8, 2013 12:30 PM UTC 22
Entertainment Mad Men, don draper, Jon Hamm

Facebook wants to steal your soul

Mark Zuckerberg's master plan: Transforming your smartphone into his mobile advertising billboard

Andrew Leonard Thursday, Apr 4, 2013 9:57 PM UTC 24
Technology Facebook, facebook phone

Ingenious Craigslist ad goes viral, then mysteriously disappears

Hey, Craigslist: let the man sell his 1999 Toyota Camry

Chase Hoffberger, The Daily Dot Friday, Mar 29, 2013 8:58 PM UTC
Technology the daily dot, Craigslist

Prada releases short film by Roman Coppola and Wes Anderson

The "Moonrise Kingdom" duo created three commercials for the fashion house VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 4:38 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, Moonrise Kingdom

Ghost towns of the Web

Bot-driven traffic to bogus Web publishers is a blight on the online advertising economy. Can our phones save us?

Andrew Leonard Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 5:31 PM UTC 11
Technology Advertising, online advertising

Google’s latest privacy attack

It makes nice with 38 states -- paying a $7 million fine. Then turns around and targets privacy laws and a key app

Andrew Leonard Friday, Mar 15, 2013 11:45 AM UTC
Technology Google, Privacy, Street View

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