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The Apple ad machine through the years

The Apple ad machine through the years

If there's one thing that Apple has done exceptionally well over the past decade, it's advertising. They have built a...

Did Minority Report predict the future of advertising technology?

Did Minority Report predict the future of advertising technology?

The year is 2054. While preventing murders before they happen is the plot device driving the movie "Minority Report," one...

Apple Wants You To Believe in the iPad 2

Apple Wants You To Believe in the iPad 2

Despite selling out quickly and showing no signs of slowing, Apple released an ad that is geared towards expanding the...

Google Going for YouTube Gold

Google Going for YouTube Gold

YouTube has always been a "nice to have" property for Google. The traffic, the domination of a segment, the feather...

Singing Banner Ads Were Only The Beginning…

Singing Banner Ads Were Only The Beginning…

If Google has AdSense, let's just call this NonSense. A new advertising campaign for people-what-make-cars Alfo Romeo is (we desperately...

Most Car Ads Sucked During Super Bowl: But Not These Three

Most Car Ads Sucked During Super Bowl: But Not These Three

As I witnessed my Pittsburgh Steelers fall to the cheese heads, I couldn't help but be sullen throughout the night....

Android Ad Impressions Come to A Screeching Halt

Android Ad Impressions Come to A Screeching Halt

If there is one thing that Android really needs to have happen, it is that advertising needs to remain positive...

Magazines Explore Augmented Ads, But It Won’t Save Them

Magazines Explore Augmented Ads, But It Won’t Save Them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTeJW3IDrI0 Augmented Reality has been gaining popularity with the growth of smart phones throughout the world, and it appears that...

A Safer Kind of 3D Advertising

A Safer Kind of 3D Advertising

3D is absolutely bloody everywhere now. Everywhere you turn, stuff's popping out of every surface at you - most of...

We Want A Revolution – And Windows Phone 7 Promises It

We Want A Revolution – And Windows Phone 7 Promises It

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ROL2_czpW0 Microsoft is bold. In this new ad for Windows Phone 7, a simple promise is made: 'The revolution is...

Apple-Adobe Feud Heats Up With Blatant Disregard for Photoshop

Apple-Adobe Feud Heats Up With Blatant Disregard for Photoshop

It would appear that the rift between Apple and Adobe has become so great, that Apple's ad artists are losing...

Dell Grapples Apple in Latest Campaign

Dell Grapples Apple in Latest Campaign

Dell is so cute. Remember that totally handy OS guide they posted about how to choose between Windows and Ubuntu?...

Google Wants To Know Where You At

Google Wants To Know Where You At

As if Google didn't know enough about you (and serve up ads accordingly), Google AdWords is now offering a feature...

Something Tells Me A Dog Doesn’t Know How To Install Webcam Drivers

Something Tells Me A Dog Doesn’t Know How To Install Webcam Drivers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgFJ5y6589c Behold the tale of two inseparable interspecies buddies, a monkey and dog (only Japan, right?), whose friendship is torn...

I’m Drivin’ It: California Ponders Ad-Supported Electronic License Plates

I’m Drivin’ It: California Ponders Ad-Supported Electronic License Plates

California must really be strapped for cash. In a move to generate some revenue, the state is considering a bill...

Heineken Gets Personal with Online Campaign

Heineken Gets Personal with Online Campaign

Awhile ago, I wanted to purchase some custom Converse shoes. Y'know, how on their website, they let you design your...

Angry AdMob Brandishes Torch and Pitchfork at Apple

Angry AdMob Brandishes Torch and Pitchfork at Apple

Thanks to a change in Apple's iOS developer agreement , AdMob is now banned from iAd. But AdMob isn't taking...

Emptying Your Wallets: This Free Ride We Enjoy Might End Early

Emptying Your Wallets: This Free Ride We Enjoy Might End Early

As the Internet becomes more prominent in people's lives, they are expecting more things for free, and companies are seemingly...

Google TV Can’t Skip Ads – Should We Skip Google TV?

Google TV Can’t Skip Ads – Should We Skip Google TV?

Part of the greatness of the traditional PVR is that you can skip through crap you don't want to see;...

Corporations Using Mobile Platforms to Get Ahead

Corporations Using Mobile Platforms to Get Ahead

Companies, both big and small, are now connecting with consumers like never before. By utilizing advancements in technology they have...