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Sure, Super Bowl ads are a great way to generate a lot of buzz for your company or product. But how do you fare in the long term? Consumer Reports Home took a look at two stars of Super Ad Bowl 2009: Cash4Gold and General Electric.  More »

Comcast says their investigation shows that their systems were functioning properly, so they've turned the case over to the FBI.  More »

Cash4Gold has decided to counter a mounting stream of criticism - a Yahoo! tech article, a Red Tapes Chronicle MSNBC article, posts at Cockeyed and an insider confession at Complaintsboard - by putting up a series of debunking posts on their blog. I don't know about you but the more four-syllable words a questionable company uses and the more their pronouncements sound like an Intro to Rhetoric term paper, the more I trust them. [cash4gold.blogspot.com] (Thanks to Merck23!)  More »

I went into a Denny's Sunday and was shocked to see every single seat taken up by customers, from the booths to the counter to this annex room with tables. "Ever since they ran that free Grand Slam thing it's been like this," said hostess Krysal. "They're bringing the business back." Even after the free day was over last Tueday?   More »

Were you enjoing the free porno that Comcast provided during the Super Bowl? Would you like to finish watching it? Well, the maker of the film is offering a $10 coupon so that you can.  More »

Comcast is giving a $10 service credit to every Tucson customer whose Super Bowl viewing was interrupted by a porno snippet, but you have to call in. The number to call is 1-888-315-8219. A thorough system review indicated there was no technical glitch, "suggesting someone deliberately seeking to interrupt the broadcast rather than a technical glitch," wrote WSJ. US Attorney General spokesman Wyn Hornbuckle said, "We take this matter seriously." The pancake pupcake pile said, "You can call me nanerpus, nanerpus."  More »

The super fantastic Super Bowl ad liveblog kicks off now! Click this post's title to go inside...  More »

Of course you'll be watching Ben liveblog the commercials tonight, but from where will you be watching? The L.A. Times tells us that Super Bowl parties are the latest victim of the financial godzilla angrily stomping down our spendthrift ways. Take a minute tonight between Ben's updates to look around and ask yourself if there was more guacamole to spread around last year.  More »

Don't forget to tune into us during Superbowl Sunday, we'll be liveblogging the ads, reframing the advertising orgy within The Consumerist prism. (Photo: CrzysChick)  More »

Cash4Gold's SuperBowl slot will feature a bunch of washed-up geezers talking about sending in their gold for cash, but unlike the company's previous creative, this time you'll recognize their faces. Yep, it's Ed Mcmahon and MC Hammer.   More »

The E*Trade baby is back in this year's Superbowl lineup. A series of ostensible outtakes are posted on YouTube. Highlight of the bunch: "I want to punch the economy in the face!" (baby cries).  More »

The stage is set for truly the saddest year of Superbowl Ads, Cash4Gold has bought up a Superbowl Ad slot. Cash4Gold usually advertises on late-night cable TV. You send them your scrap gold, and they send you money. I can't wait to see what they come up with. Probably they'll just replay the same commercial. NBC also has two 30-second slots left for sale. Someone tell the Snuggie cult.  More »