Craigslist Has Cost US Newspapers $5 Billion
Lost advertising revenue since 2000
Advertising
UK Bans Advertising Firm From Using Trash Cans To Track People Using Wi-Fi
Was trying to make ads more personable in London's financial district
Marijuana Ad to Air at NASCAR Races
At first it looks like a beer commercial, then it turns out to be a pitch for legalization.
FTC Warns Search Engines to Make Advertisements Clear
Whines about decreasing compliance with their regulations
Advertising + Communism = Strange Things On the Internet
Making commercials in the Soviet Union.
JC Penney Kettle Resembling Hitler Sells Out
Company twitter page says the resemblance is unintentional
Mountain Dew Pulls Ad After Complaints It's "Arguably Most Racist Commercial in History"
Created and starring the members of the hip-hop collective Odd Future
Mountain Dew Pulls Ad After Complaints of Racism
Created by the front man of the hip-hop group Odd Future
Facebook Rejects Ads Criticizing Zuckerberg
Some not happy with his new political group's support of Keystone XL
CDC Rolling Out New Anti-Smoking Ads
Apparently there are some folks left who don't know it's bad
Video Game Industry to Launch Needless New Ratings Campaign to Stop Folks Trying to Score Political Points Off Them
Expect more PSAs trying to reach parents who probably don't actually care what their kids are playing
Nielsen to Start Including Online Television Viewing Numbers
Including through devices like tablets and consoles
Laura Bush Wants Off Pro-Gay Marriage Ad
Did not agree to inclusion as a backer of recognition
Democrats Consider Selling Polling Data to Companies
Information from surveys could end up in hands of credit card companies and retailers
Time Warner to Ban Certain Kinds of Gun Ads
No semi-automatic weapons and no pointing guns at people
Red Bull Sued over Energy Claims
Because they charge more money than coffee. No, it makes no sense.
France Orders Internet Provider to Stop Blocking Ads
Can't control what users see, but they aren't getting share of the revenue
Gay Republicans Take Out Ad Criticizing Hagel
Attacks potential defense secretary nominee over comments on gay rights as well as positions on Iran and Israel
Kucinich Wants to End Tax Deductions for Marketing Junk Food to Kids
Fiddling with the tax code while Hostess burns
$4 Million a Piece Super Bowl Ads Almost Completely Sold Out
$225 million in revenue expected by CBS
D.C. Transit Authority Claimed Controversial Ads Might Cause People to Fall Off Subway Platforms
U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer, who earlier this month issued a preliminary injunction ordering the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to start running the American Freedom Defense Initiative's controversial anti-jihad ads, recently released an opinion in which she explains her reasoning.
FTC Offers Prize for Fighting Robocalls
$50,000 to whomever can figure out how to block them
Facebook Testing "Want" Button
An opt-in marketing tool? Or will it result in Facebook telling you what all your friends want you to buy them?
Federal Judge Orders D.C. Transit to Accept Anti-Jihad Ads
Injunction requires them to start displaying on Monday
Facebook Rolls Out Paid Promotions for Individual Posts
Friends ignoring your rants about the Federal Reserve? Facebook has the solution!
American Express to Refund $85 Million
250,000 customers get refunds over marketing and billing schemes
