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The Onion Explains Twitter Hack Humor site offers serious advice for avoiding attacks

The Onion—a publication that doesn't even offer real news—seems like an odd target for the Syrian Electronic Army, but the satirical news site claimed its Twitter account fell victim to…

May 9, 2013, 11:52 AM EDT

This Is Not a Joke: The Onion Hacked by Syrians Parody site responds with parody

Hackers seized The Onion's Twitter feed on Monday, posting anti-Israel and pro-Syrian government messages to the parody news site's nearly 5 million followers. Though the incident recalled The Onion's 2009 parody…

May 7, 2013, 1:27 PM EDT

The Horror! SS+K Uses Scare Tactics to Urge Young People to Face Their Debts Creepy short film is not what it appears

The phrase "debt management" doesn't exactly scream "horror film," but that's the unusual route that SS+K took in teasing a program that helps college students and graduates face up to…

May 2, 2013, 3:30 PM EDT

The Onion Apologizes for Calling 9-Year-Old Actress the C-Word Oscars tweet mocked Quvenzhané Wallis

Satirical news outlet The Onion has apologized for taking its offbeat brand of humor a step too far during last night’s Oscars, when it referred to 9-year-old Best Actress nominee…

February 25, 2013, 12:45 PM EST

Obama or Romney? Vote With Your Coffee Cup in 7-Eleven's 7-Election The president pulls ahead early

Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney by 16 points in the only poll that matters: the 7-Election. Yes, 7-Eleven's politically themed promotion is back, letting shoppers enjoy their coffee in blue…

September 12, 2012, 10:48 AM EDT

Could Ads Convince Hipsters to Go to Applebee's Ironically? A competing vision for the chain

Applebee's has an actual new ad campaign out from Crispin Porter + Bogusky tagged "See You Tomorrow." But The Onion thinks it has a better idea for the restaurant chain:…

July 24, 2012, 8:38 AM EDT

Check Out This Cool New Tide Detergent Video Brand's reaction to 'Onion' spoof is to be on the right side of the joke

What’s cooler than Tide laundry detergent? Only one thing: a video about Tide laundry detergent! At least that’s the case if you talk to "Fred Hammond," the brand's "director of digital…

June 6, 2012, 4:16 PM EDT

Profiting From Hoodiegate Chris Lindland talks about timing, humor and other secrets of 'viral clothing.'

If that old saw about everyone getting his 15 minutes of fame is true, Betabrand CEO Chris Lindland got his the other week during the Facebook IPO. It started with…

June 6, 2012, 6:14 AM EDT

The Onion Launches Campaign Demanding Pulitzer Push marks (what might be) the paper's 1,000th issue

On June 20, The Onion will release its 1,000th issue (or, at least, its editors think it might be the satirical newspaper's 1,000th issue). Despite having conquered the hearts and…

June 20, 2011, 11:58 AM EDT

Advice From The Onion's Tech Team Hey editors, listen to your developers!

     The Onion’s tech team doesn’t like Willy Wonka’s model.      Too many publications approach their developers as though they were little more than Oompa Loompas, interchangeable drones that…

June 6, 2011, 6:54 AM EDT

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