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If Superheroes Had Brand Sponsors Roberto Vergati Santos imagines some heroic endorsements

Hey, being a superhero is expensive. Costume constantly getting scorched by alien eye-lasers, secret Arctic sanctum's coffeemaker always on the fritz … it adds up. So, what if superheroes had…

March 12, 2013, 9:57 AM EDT

Watch the PSA That Shocked Some Celebrities, and Will Shock You Too Grim health plea from End7

If you don't plan on eating for a while, check out the video below from the End7 project, dedicated to ending some truly terrifying infections known as "neglected tropical diseases."…

February 26, 2013, 3:41 PM EST

'Crotches Kill,' Canadian Ads Warn Texting Drivers A groin-inducing tagline

Crotches have been lethal for God knows how long. But traffic-safety officials in Alberta, Canada, are using new ads to highlight the most recent source of groin-related fatalities: subversive texting.…

February 26, 2013, 8:59 AM EST

DKNY Accused of Stealing Hundreds of Images From NYC Photographer Brandon Stanton cries foul

A New York photographer claims that DKNY is using hundreds of his photos in international store displays without his permission. Brandon Stanton, creator of the Humans of New York photo…

February 25, 2013, 11:22 AM EST

Grey Poupon's 'Pardon Me' Ad Is Reborn as Explosive Car Chase Two-minute spot by CP+B goes live during the Oscars

With a sold-out inventory of spots costing $1.7 million per 30 seconds, this Sunday's Academy Awards presentation on ABC is looking to be quite an epic advertising event. But one…

February 22, 2013, 5:00 PM EST

URL on Bus Shelter Ad Rewards You With Ride in Lamborghini or Dog Sled Qualcomm stunt attempts to create 'Best Bus Stop Ever'

While TNT has set the bar pretty high for interactive stunts in public spaces (in Holland, at least), there's still something charming about this "Best Bus Stop Ever" video from…

February 21, 2013, 12:34 PM EST

10 Trailers Sony Hopes Will Make You Ravenous for a PlayStation 4 Glimpse of new games includes plenty of eye candy

Christmas may be 10 months away, but Sony knows it’s never too early to start building buzz for its long-awaited holiday release, the PlayStation 4. Beating rival Microsoft in the…

February 20, 2013, 11:00 PM EST

Amazon Pays to Sponsor Controversy Around Its More Notorious Products Blonde 'Anne of Green Gables' is latest Facebook ad fodder

Amazon continues to profit from public mockery of certain products it stocks, with the newest target being a laughably fronted collection of Anne of Green Gables novels. The cover of…

February 11, 2013, 11:19 AM EST

The Downton Abbey Digital Explosion Influx of viewers to PBS.org turns Masterpiece into sponsorship gold

If there's one institution that has endured more twists of fortune than Downton Abbey and its stiff-lipped Crawley family, it's PBS's Masterpiece. As recently as 2011, the program was stuck…

February 6, 2013, 2:21 PM EST

Nokia Says Glowing Review of Its Own Phone Wasn't Really a Review Mocked by bloggers, brand recasts writeup as a 'hands-on'

Nokia became a bit of a laughingstock among tech bloggers yesterday, when the brand published a glowing review of its own phone, the Nokia Lumia 620, on its own blog,…

February 5, 2013, 8:07 AM EST

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