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What Were Your Favorite Super Bowl Ads?

Yesterday was Super Bowl Sunday, and although I was very happy to see the New Orleans Saints to pick up their first championship win, I know that in two, four, or a dozen weeks from now, I'll remember the Super Bowl co…
Would You Pay $3 Million for 30 Seconds?

The price of ad space has always baffled my mind, especially during the Super Bowl—this year, the most expensive 30-second spots on CBS sold for $3 million, according to DailyFinance. With a price tag like that, I t…
Goodvertising: JetBlue's Flyer's Collection

As I was very sleepily riding the Subway this morning, I noticed a strange series of ads on the opposite side of the train. They were posters advertising something called the "Mighty Flavor Ball and Flavor Packets" (p…
Badvertising? NYC Health Shows Man Literally Drinking Fat

Warning: Slightly gross I found an interesting video through The Consumerist brought to us by NYC Health, an organization campaigning to reduce city dwellers' consumption of sugary beverages. To really hammer home the…
Crowdsourcing: Yellow Tail Wants You to Name Its New Chardonnay

In booze news, the Aussie wine company Yellow Tail is holding a contest to find a name for its newest make of chardonnay. Winos can submit their suggestions through December 9, and the winner will receive a free shipmen…
Latisse: Grow Darker, Longer, More Terrifying Lashes

Commercials for Latisse—that new prescription drug that can give patients longer, darker lashes—have been freaking me out for months, and it's good to know I'm not alone. Consumer Reports Health Blog wrote up a post a…
Phone Wars: AT&T Sues Verizon

I love clever advertising, so I've been really enjoying Verizon's "There's a map for that" commercials, which poke fun at Apple's "There's an app for that" ads for the iPhone, along with AT&T's spotty 3G coverage.…
Auto Wraps: Get Paid to Drive

Image SourceThoughmomma@xanga sent us a cool article on AOL about how some advertisers are willing to pay everyday people to "wrap" their cars in promotional material. You can make $300 to $900 a month driving around wit…
Calling All New Yorkers: Earn $10K from Charmin

Image Source Speaking of toilet paper, Charmin is holding auditions in for toilet paper "ambassadors"—perky folks who hang out in the brand's Times Square bathrooms and both greet toiler-goers and blog about it later…
Creative or "Crazy" Advertising?

The city of Louisiville has created some unusual ad campaigns to attract new blood: Louisville vs Los Angeles, CA