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    • retro

      Are You Ready For The UHF TV Transition?

      Before DTV, before cable even, another transmission standard transistion rocked boob tubes across America - the groundbreaking introduction of UHF signals! More »

      4:03 PM on Mon Oct 26 2009
      By Ben Popken
      11,755 views, 76 comments

    • ad wizardry

      UPDATED: Sony Was Not Responsible For Chilean Ad With Nazi Imagery

      Copyranter spotted this insensitive — to put it mildly — Chilean PS3 Ad that shows a gamer giving a blood transfusion to German field marshal Erwin Rommel while laying in beds whose headboards are adorned with swastikas. More »

      10:12 AM on Wed Sep 30 2009
      By Phil Villarreal
      7,952 views, 74 comments

    • nigerian 419

      Nigeria Demands Apology For Sony Ad Implying They're A Source Of Scams

      Nigeria is mad at Sony for its latest ads that suggesting a lot of scams come from the country. Heaven forfend! More »

      5:37 PM on Fri Sep 18 2009
      By Ben Popken
      103,437 views, 114 comments

    • badvertising

      Microsoft Goes After Malicious Ad Suppliers

      If you visited the New York Times website last week, you may have been surprised to have your browsing interrupted by one of those scammy "we're scanning your computer for viruses OH NO YOU HAVE A VIRUS!" ads that overtake your window. Now Microsoft has filed 5 lawsuits in an attempt to fight back against the jerks who may have been responsible for it, and certainly for other ads like it all over the web. More »

      12:47 PM on Fri Sep 18 2009
      By Chris Walters
      24,228 views, 44 comments

      Most discussed GuinevereRucker: I just removed this same program for a client (I do housecalls for computer stuff). It looks exactly like an antivirus more »

    • weird

      Play Doh Ads Make Crying Out For Help Fun

      These Play Doh ads from Singapore don't seem to be aimed at kids. Then again, the message "safe no matter what you make" seems to be aimed directly at parents of kids who play with Play Doh, which leads us back to our initial thought, which is wtf kind of kid requiring parental supervision is shaping eerily realistic looking bottles of pills and razor blades for fun? Play Doh, the fun sad toy that tastes like tears!

      "A Campaign With an Edge" [UglyDoggy via AgencySpy]

      7:01 PM on Wed Sep 16 2009
      By Chris Walters
      6,291 views, 29 comments

      Most discussed nagumi: Is it odd that I remember the taste of Play-Doh more than actually playing with it? Why would moulding clay need more »

    • media whoring

      Chris Walters On BBC Tomorrow

      Consumerist's Chris Walters is slated to be a live guest on the BBC's "World News Today" tomorrow morning at 7:30 am Eastern, shown on the BBC America and BBC World News cable channels. He'll be talking about those talking ads in the Sept 18 issue of Entertainment Weekly which combine singing greeting card technology with tiny LCD screens. Set your DVRs, and bust out the tea and crumpets.

      PREVIOUSLY: Gird Yourself, Video Advertising Is Coming To Print Magazines

      3:14 PM on Wed Sep 16 2009
      By Ben Popken
      1,015 views, 34 comments

      Most discussed Trai_Dep: Oh Gods please, Chris. Do a Cockney accent, just like Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins did. For us. Please! more »

    • funny

      Will Anyone Buy My 1300 Chinese Pope Hats?

      One of the fun side-effects of Craigslist is that the lack of an editorial gatekeeper means it lets the crazy blossom. The newspaper Telegraph has assembled 20 of what they consider the wackiest Craigslist ads, including over 1300 Pope hats (sorry, they're just replicas), diapers for incontinent dogs, and 300 stuffed penguins. Naturally we assume every one of them is really about sex, but maybe we're being too jaded about Craigslisters. More »

      12:17 PM on Mon Sep 14 2009
      By Chris Walters
      6,035 views, 24 comments

      Most discussed GitEmSteveDave_RockinL...: While I can think of some great things to do with 1,214 pope hats, I think 1,300 is just plain more »

    • propaganda

      Chamber Of Commerce Attacks Proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency

      Maybe you forgot about the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency in all the health care sound and fury, but it's still out there, and financial companies are still very much against it. Now the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is launching an ad campaign that shifts the focus from credit card companies to smaller businesses that they insist will be affected, although the scope of the proposed agency is still kind of unclear. More »

      9:19 PM on Wed Sep 9 2009
      By Chris Walters
      2,236 views, 35 comments

      Most discussed Trai_Dep: Just the fact that the Chamber of Congress doesn't admit reality and say they're looking after the interests of Mega more »

    • bankruptcy watch

      Samsonite Files For Bankruptcy

      Yesterday, a gorilla* stormed through the offices of Samsonite Corp, the "world's top luggage maker," and jumped up and down on their financial status. Their retail unit filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will close approximately half of their 173 stores. More »

      9:19 PM on Thu Sep 3 2009
      By Chris Walters
      8,150 views, 68 comments

    • how to

      Shut Out The Worst Ad Offenders With These Firefox Tricks

      If advertisers and websites would play fair with their readers, we wouldn't need to apply various filters and blocks to them. But when you're trying to read an article and every sixth word is hotlinked with a pop-up ad, while the FavIcon in the browser window blinks at you like a traffic light, while loud video clips start auto-playing when the page loads—well, it's time to shut it all down. Lifehacker has put together a great list of all the ways to reclaim your sanity when you're online.

      "Use Firefox to Fix the Web's Biggest Annoyances" [Lifehacker]

      2:43 PM on Mon Aug 31 2009
      By Chris Walters
      8,949 views, 70 comments

      Most discussed LupusGray: I can block ads with Firefox? Like the really annoying animated ConsumerReports ad immediately to the left? Awesome. more »

    • misleading

      $10 XSport Fitness Upgrade Really Costs $20

      Cache asked about the $10 "Super Power Pass" add-on at his local XSport Fitness club today—the sign in the window says "work out where you want, when you want with a Super Power Pass for just $10 more*," and lists "Chicago - New York - Washington" across the top. We don't know what's linked via that asterisk, because the fine print on the ad is so small that it's unreadable in the photo Cache took, but as you might expect there's no such thing as a $10 add-on that lets you use any XSport Fitness. More »

      10:40 PM on Wed Aug 26 2009
      By Chris Walters
      4,216 views, 8 comments

      Most discussed taking_this_easy: first 100 people who give me $10 will get $20* back *$20 in another currency isn't this false advertising? more »

    • marketing gimmicks

      Gird Yourself, Video Advertising Is Coming To Print Magazines

      Here's one horrible thought about the steady advance in display technology: there could be a future where a noisy, hyperkinetic commercial plays as you turn the page of your magazine, and your Tivo remote will not be able to save you. More »

      10:08 AM on Thu Aug 20 2009
      By Chris Walters
      4,776 views, 93 comments

      Most discussed Radi0logy: Note to magazine publishers: I will permanently boycott any magazine to use this "upgrade", and cancel any subscription that uses more »

    • ask the consumerists

      Poll: Does A Company Pulling Ads Off A Show Affect Your Opinion?

      We mentioned last week that some companies have pulled their ads off Fox News host Glenn Beck's show in response to comments Beck made and the controversy that followed. Now there are reports that even more companies are pulling their ads from the show. We're curious whether any of this actually affects consumer opinion of a company, so we made a poll. Take it! More »

      3:59 PM on Tue Aug 18 2009
      By Alex Chasick
      8,363 views, 130 comments

      Most discussed Burning pakalolo not...: I voted it makes me less inclined to shop there. I don't support a company that bows to the more »

    • restless congressmen syndrome

      Congress Tries To Bottle Up Prescription Drug Ads

      One reason health care is so expensive is pharmaceutical companies spend so much money buying TV and magazine ads to teach us about our health problems we weren't even aware of (restless leg syndrome, anyone?) then provide the wonderdrugs to cure the maladies. More »

      9:40 AM on Tue Aug 11 2009
      By Phil Villarreal
      4,508 views, 134 comments

      Most discussed Audiyoda: The real problem is price fixing by pharmacies. Ever price check something @ a Costco pharmacy? Then call more »

    • backlash

      Type The Wrong URL? Comcast Redirects You To An Advertising Page

      According to PCWorld, Comcast is testing a program called "Domain Helper" that will redirect you to an advertising page if you type the wrong URL. More »

      3:26 PM on Thu Aug 6 2009
      By Meg Marco
      7,870 views, 118 comments

    • Apparently, if you put in a "tragedy" word for every 167 words in your email message, Gmail's servers won't display ads out of some robotic simulacrum of empathy. You'll also freak out or depress your friends, but hey, no ads! [BoingBoing] (Photo: solidariat) MORE »

      8 comments

    • badvertising

      Hardee's Biggest Franchisee Refuses To Show Anus Spot On TV

      Remember Hardee's anal-centric "a-hole" ads? Even if they never aired in your area, they've been floating around online for a few weeks at least. Ben Mayo Boddie, who operates 350 Hardee's restaurants from his home in North Carolina, has had enough of a-hole this, ball muncher that, and he's refusing to air the spots. More »

      12:51 PM on Thu Jul 23 2009
      By Chris Walters
      8,104 views, 80 comments

      Most discussed Snarkysnake: They are doing the parent company a great favor by not running these ads that were apparently written and produced more »

    • walmart

      Walmart Seeks Incredible Deals On Suppliers' Advertising

      In hard times, with shrinking advertising budgets, who can blame retailers for trying to get the most for their money by convincing their suppliers to promote stores by co-branding? When Walmart is involved...pretty much everyone blames the retailer. See, everyone's favorite retail juggernaut is threatening to take shelf space away from vendors that do not use part of their ad budget to promote Walmart. More »

      10:30 PM on Mon Jul 20 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      7,352 views, 57 comments

      Most discussed tangent4: If Walmart starts selling only those products that are willing to pay for advertising - not those products that are more »

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