Tag: ADVERTISEMENT

Either Google pitched a fit, or the New York Times got savvy to the fact that not everyone searches with Google. (Wait, they don't?) Either way, TechCrunch is reporting that the paper decided to extend its five-article-per-day referral limit to all "major" search engines. It's an intelligent-enough about-face from the initial policy, which the Times said would apply only to Google. After ...

Remember the video of the mysterious hacker taking over the video monitors in Times Square? The one we were all sure was fake, probably? Well, the cynical among you can strike a smug pose because not only is the video fake, it's a viral ad for the upcoming Bradley Cooper vehicle 'Limitless.' Miss it? Scroll to 1:26, when the hacker tackles the big screen. Oh, whaddya know, that screen is ...

Samsung's new commercial for the Galaxy Indulge smartphone isn't just a commercial. It's a bona fide work of art, built around Snoop Dogg (in various iterations), Warren G, and a dating show from a bygone era. There's an overt emphasis on all the G's, a clever 'Regulate' reference, and narration from Ted Williams -- the formerly homeless man with the Golden Voice. Unfortunately, the spot ...

Take a moment to glance down at your laptop. Chances are, you see a bunch of hideous, glittery stickers, with the names or logos of companies like Skype, Intel or Microsoft [Ed. Note: Nope! Just see white. Cult of Mac!]. Don't try and remove them, though. Scratching off these stickers, as with Chicken Pox, will only result in even uglier scars and residue. So, why are they there? The New York ...

After Google inadvertently gathered personal information from its Street View cars and rendered Gmail addresses more visible with the ill-conceived launch of Google Buzz, the company soon found itself under fire from governments and consumer advocacy groups. Few critics, however, have been as vocal as Consumer Watchdog, which has now placed an enormous anti-Google ad in the middle of Times Square. ...

Share OK, now this is getting out of control. He took our cool, our precious YouTube time, and now, he's making our marriage proposals. As we reported earlier, the Old Spice guy has been going on a Twitter tear the past couple of days, sending out personalized, bite-sized thank-you-commercials to targeted celebrities, bloggers and plebeian followers. Throughout the campaign, he's received (and ...

Google has released an exhaustive list of the 1,000 most visited sites on the Web. Facebook, Yahoo!, Live, Wikipedia and MSN made up the top five, pulling in over 1.99 trillion unique visitors every month. With the list, Google is giving advertisers the option to cherrypick where they want their ads in order to improve placement for their products or services. What's fascinating, though, is the ...

If you've been on Facebook lately, you've seen the advertisements lining the right side of the page. We usually don't pay them much attention, but every now and then, an ad pops up that catches our eye -- rarely for the right reason. According to The New York Times, many companies are festooning Facebook with self-service ads, which promote products you might like by scanning the information ...

Remember when you were a kid, and your parents would send you to your room? You'd stomp up the stairs, slam the door and grumble, "Boy, I wish I had a different set of parents. I'd even sell them, if I could." Well, a middle-aged Connecticut man has taken this idea to new lengths. According to WCBS, Michael Amatrudo tried to sell his parents on Craigslist. During a rainy weekend, the 51-year-old ...

There are people who will go through a lot to avoid having to look at advertisements online. There are add-ons for all of the major Web browsers completely dedicated to stripping pages of their revenue-generating ads. Somehow, though, the sponsored ads that show up next to messages in Gmail manage to escape any and all blocking efforts. Until now, that is. Lifehacker has discovered a trick that ...

When Apple first started throwing punches with its condescending 'I'm a Mac' ads, Microsoft struggled to hit back. The Redmond-based company's initial response was a series of ineffective, touchy-feely 'I'm a PC' spots. After these fell flat, Microsoft came out with the 'Laptop Hunters' series of ads, claiming that PCs offer a better value than Macs. Something about these ads must have struck a ...

YouTube is experimenting with a new ad delivery system that lets viewers choose to watch either a relatively lengthy pre-video advertisement, or to stick with shorter ads inserted throughout the video. Note that these ads will only appear on sponsored videos, not the meme masterpiece of Keyboard Cat teaming with Hall & Oates. Although this change may not seem like a big deal, giving viewers ...

We're not gonna deny that the advertisement to the right would certainly be described as "sexy," but it's hardly lewd or inappropriate. So why exactly did Facebook reject this ad for 'And Then Came Lola,' a film targeted at a lesbian audience? Filmmaker Ellen Seidler told SheWired.com that Facebook sent her a rejection notice saying the image was "either irrelevant or inappropriate." The letter ...

Microsoft's latest ad -- a companion-piece to its new "Laptop Hunters" website -- stars "real person" Lauren. Lauren's a little funky, a little folksy, and 100 percent real. She doesn't have an agenda to push, she's just out in the world, living in "reality" searching for a sweet laptop that's under $1,000. She admits to herself she's "not cool" enough for a Mac (though cool enough for a ...

We've certainly seen mobile-activated bus stop ads before, but the cool factor on this one was just too impressive to overlook. Tryvann Winter Park, a ski resort that sits just 15 minutes away from downtown Oslo, was searching high and low for ways to better market itself to residents of the bustling Norweigian city. In order to do so, it turned to JCDecaux, which conjured up the brilliant idea ...