The Week on AdFreak: Dec. 28, 2012-Jan. 4, 2013 Allstate's shame, Nike's defiance and Apple's bad timing
Here are the five most-read AdFreak posts from the past week:
5. Allstate Features Home Ravaged by Hurricane Sandy in Ad, but Fights Owners on Claim
4. Fiat Raps About Motherhood and Faking Orgasms
3. Pixar Parodies College Recruitment Ads for Monsters University
2. Nike Scores With New Ad as Fans Declare, 'Hockey Is Ours'
1. Apple's 'Do Not Disturb' iPhone Ad Is Brilliant, but Terribly Timed
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- Yankees, Manchester City Team Up for MLS Launch
- ESPN's Cherie Cohen Headed to NBCUniversal to Focus on Cable
- Time.com Is On a Hiring Spree
- Pinterest Plays Coy on Ads, but Expect Commerce to Lead
- Digital Dignitaries Debate Display's Death
- Mayer Talks Tumblr Plans, Unveils New Flickr
- Spotify Launches Music Charts
- NBC Makes Bet on Fake Reality
- Nutella Thanks Its Biggest Fan, Founder of World Nutella Day, by Sending Her a Cease-and-Desist
- The New York Times Reinvents the Boring Banner Ad
- Ad of the Day: Nike
- Introducing Beardvertising: Tiny Billboards That Clip on to Your Beard
- Even Home Intruders Get the Girl in Campaign for Axe's New Hair Products
- Advertising Student Ships His Pants to Kmart's Agency, Lands Internship
- 67% of Smartphone Owners Would Rather See Ads Than Pay for Premium Content
- ESPN Lays Off More Than 100 Employees
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