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Worst Ads of 2010: The Winners!

After more than 100,000 votes, The Consumerist has announced the results of its Worst Ads in America Awards. The winner? Not what we expected.READ»

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The Worst Ads of 2010

It seems advertisers are hell-bent on making the commercial breaks that separate fans from "Mad Men" and "Jersey Shore" the longest, most excruciating minutes of our lives. In the last year, we've suffered through Progressive's painful spokeswoman Flo squawking about insurance and awkward State Farm ads that remind us in depressing terms just how bankrupt we all are from the recession. READ»

Prove You're Human. Type Our Slogan

Fed up with trying to interpret those meaningless distorted CAPTCHA word-pictures? New York-based startup Solve Media wants to turn your irritation into ad dollars. READ»

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Apple's iAds: Only for Big Spenders?

One report suggests only 0.24% of users click on advertisements.READ»

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Google Fights for Underdog Candidates (And More Profits)

The search giant is lobbying the FEC for an election ad exemption that could bring in a bonanza of AdWords cash.READ»

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Sony's PlayStation Move Ad Snarks on Microsoft's Project Natal, Ignores Nintendo Wii

Sony's new ad takes place six months in the future, in a world in which PlayStation Move has been released and is a huge success. That may be wishful thinking.READ»

Innovation in Online Video in Israel

As part of our continuing tour of Israeli hot startups we visit Plymedia and CEO Ben Enosh shows us how Ply adds contextual content such as advertisements, subtitles, pop-up bubbles and other layered content to existing web videos.READ»

The Super Bowl, George Orwell, and Behavior Change

Did you watch the Super Bowl Sunday night? I personally care about the commercials almost as much as the game itself. Advertising companies do a lot of research into trying to understand what people deeply need and care about. They ...READ»