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Here Are the New American Stereotypes, According to French Ads for McDonald's
This series of French McDonald's ads for three new sandwiches proves that, for better or worse, European stereotypes of Americans have changed a bit over the years. Instead of being fat tourists or...
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Wait, There's Still Time for One More Christmas Ad You're Going to Love
It's getting down to the wire, but we're still finding little gems of Christmas cheer in holiday ads on YouTube. This one's for Meijer, the superstore chain, and it should bring a smile to even the...
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IAC's PR Chief Apparently Tweeted a Bizarrely Tasteless Joke About AIDS and...
UPDATE 2 (12:24 a.m., Dec. 21): Justine Sacco's Twitter account appears to have been deleted. Meanwhile, her tweet had become a trending topic of global discussion, with brands and Web celebrities...
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Brands, Web Celebrities and Anonymous Join Global Mockery of PR Pro's AIDS Tweet
UPDATE: Despite an overwhelmingly positive response from Twitter users, Gogo has apologized for its tweet making fun of Justine Sacco:@JustineSacco,apologize for response to your tweet.Right or...
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Justine Sacco Fired by IAC for 'Hope I Don't Get AIDS' Tweet
Website parent company IAC, owner of Match.com, Vimeo and many other popular services, announced today it has fired PR chief Justine Sacco for her instantly infamous tweet about AIDS in Africa."The...
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Did Xbox Really Ask Its Own Support Account for Hardware Help on Twitter?
If true, this is rather embarrassing. Several Twitter users last night reportedly caught @Xbox tweeting an Xbox One support question to Microsoft's own @XboxSupport team. The assumption, of course, is...
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The 25 Biggest Brand Fails of 2013
Arrogant, intolerant, sexist, disgusting, cheesy, tasteless, just plain stupid. Brand fails come in all kinds of off-putting shapes and sizes, though one thing remains constant—the guilty adrenaline...
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Short Film Tells a Teenager's Story Through His Computer Screen Shots
What we've got in Noah, a 17-minute film that debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival this fall, is a riveting take on our failure to communicate despite Facebook, Skype and all manner of...
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Man Proposes to Woman Through Chivalrous Video Game He Built Himself
In recent years, we've seen guys propose marriage through infographics,banner ads and crowdsourcing. But Oregon 3-D artist Robert Fink outscores them all with this impressive multi-level video game he...
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Agency's Christmas Present to Friends and Fans: Custom Slogans in Two Hours...
This holiday, McCann Helsinki is seeking to make copywriters and creatives everywhere hate them with the fire of a thousand slightly burnt gingerbread men. They're offering free, tailor-made slogans...
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University of Alberta's Version of Barney Will Devour Your Tender Mammal Flesh
Jurassic George, a rubbery T-Rex who terrorizes his hapless human sidekicks on a Barney and Friends-type show promoting the University of Alberta's free online paleobiology classes, is a prehistoric...
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Terrell Owens Revisits His Days Being Despised by Philly Fans in Carl's Jr. Ad
Terrell Owens may carry a lifelong albatross from his two ill-fated seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, but at least he can laugh about it. In a new Carl's Jr. ad for the Philly Cheesesteak Burger,...
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Sharks Now Tweet When Approaching the Beach
It used to be that when you wanted to warn ocean-goers about shark-infested waters, the only solution was to send a panicked Roy Scheider running down the beaches. But this system largely proved...
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Students Design a Better Box, and Millions Watch the Results on YouTube
Henry Wang and Chris Curro, students at Cooper Union's Albert Nerken School of Engineering, deliver a Boxing Week viral smash in support of their Rapid Packing Container, a cardboard box that's easy...
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The Top 30 AdFreak Stories of 2013
Here are the 30 most read stories on AdFreak in 2013:30. Intriguing Ads Tell Young Girls: 'You're Not a Princess' and 'Life's Not a Fairytale' By Rebecca Cullers A tiny, all-female Catholic...
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Dell Highlights the Dingy, Humble Beginnings of Today's Popular Brands
Dell seeks to recapture its entrepreneurial spirit in new work from Y&R and VML, including this "Beginnings" spot that shows small apartments, basements and other venues where modern brands were...
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Aspiring Audi Owners Are Insufferable Snobs in Obnoxious New Ad
Audi has earned a lot of different descriptions over the years, but "tacky" wasn't one of them. Until now. The automaker's new promotional video, "Luxury Car Abstinence," is meant to be a jovial bit...
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Coca-Cola Drops Gay Wedding From Irish Version of Heartwarming New Ad
Coca-Cola took a bold step when it included a gay marriage in the anthem spot for its new global campaign, but now gay-rights advocates say the brand is already backing down on its support by editing...
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Harrison Ford Returns to Advertising With an Homage to Great Movie Moments
Infrequent ad star Harrison Ford, whom we last saw codgering his way through a game of Uncharted 3, has made his commercial comeback in a new spot for British subscription service Sky Movies. The...
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Microsoft Celebrates the Heroic Women of 2013 in Inspirational Bing Ad
Microsoft took a different approach this time with its year-end roundup for Bing. Instead of simply copying Google's Zeitgeist with its own year in review, it focused instead on the inspiring (and...
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