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The relatively unknown song "Daylight" by Brooklyn-based band Matt and Kim was featured in a 2009 Bacardi commercial, and by the following year went gold,…
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In 1978, a message about a new word processing system went out to about 400 users of Arpa-net…that’s the U.S. Government sponsored progenitor of the World…
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The advertising industry has made a bundle pitching feminine hygiene products, but even that expression, “feminine hygiene products,” illustrates how ads…
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Anthropology translates literally to the “science of humanity." We tend to think of it as a field that seeks to answer the big questions about what makes…
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Part 1: Big Fundraiser Flame-Out, Circa 1884Mitt Romney’s campaign is trying to contain blow back from a secretly recorded video at a $50,000-a-plate…
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Your TV is Talking to YOU. Yes, YOU.Personalized, addressable ads are finally hitting our televisions. Ad Age's Brian Steinberg explains how they're doing something that seems a little too…
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A federal appeals court considers Tuesday how far the government can go in forcing a business — in this case cigarette makers — to warn consumers about its product. The FDA wants large, graphic warning labels on cigarettes to scare smokers, but tobacco companies say that violates their right to free speech.
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Two of America's best-known companies, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, have dropped their memberships in the American Legislative Exchange Council, a low-profile conservative organization behind the national proliferation of "stand your ground" gun laws.
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When Gay TV Goes StraightIn the 1990’s, Brini Maxwell became a household name…at least in Manhattan, where the show dominated public access cable airwaves. The character was the…
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As the journalism world continues to grow and change, media companies are constantly brainstorming ways to find the next best revenue stream, while still…