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    April 2, 2018
    An updating, infuriating list of all the April Fools' pranks on the Internet in 2018
    April Fools' Day was on a Sunday, April 1, and on Easter this year, which isn't the best scenario for all the thirsty brands looking to get their pranks into the weekday news cycle. Based on our email inbox, many of the brands have settled on the same workaround: Just start their...
    business/technologyApril 2, 2018 - 1:47pm
    January 28, 2018
    Three Schwan’s trucks are stacked on top of each other on Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis to attract customers ahead of Super Bowl LII on Feb. 4. (courtesy of Periscope)
    Super Bowl ads are only one way Twin Cities ad agencies tap into the big game
    ST. PAUL—Immediately before the NFL's shield logo fills your TV screen and Super Bowl LII kicks off at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday, Feb....
    business/technologyJanuary 28, 2018 - 10:35pm
    November 1, 2017
    Representatives of Facebook, Twitter and Google are sworn in at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing into social media influence over the 2016 elections, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 1, 2017. From left: Colin Stretch, Facebook's general counsel; Sean Edgett, Twitter’s acting general counsel; and Kent Walker, a senior vice president and general counsel for Google. (Eric Thayer/The New York Times)
    Russian ads, now publicly released, show sophistication of influence campaign
    WASHINGTON - Lawmakers on Wednesday, Nov. 1, publicly shared several of the 3,000 Facebook ads bought by Russian operatives as they sought to...
    newsNovember 1, 2017 - 1:53pm
    October 9, 2017
    Dove ad that shows a black woman turning herself white sparks consumer backlash
    The Dove brand sheepishly admitted that it had "missed the mark" with a not-so-vaguely racist advertisement that has made it the latest target of consumer rage. But many angry and befuddled Dove lovers spent the weekend wondering what mark Dove was trying to hit in the first place....
    newsOctober 9, 2017 - 7:39am
    June 26, 2017
    A Google logo is seen in a store in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 24, 2017. To match Exclusive EU-GOOGLE/ANTITRUST REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
    Gmail will no longer scan your emails for advertising purposes
    Google is making a change to its advertising practices that will affect millions of Gmail users around the globe. Starting later this year, the...
    newsJune 26, 2017 - 11:32am
    April 5, 2017
    Still image from the commercial, titled "Live for Now Moments Anthem," Pepsi calls it "a short film about the moments when we decide to let go, choose to act, follow our passion and nothing holds us back." It features "Lions" by Skip Marley.
    Pepsi pulls Kendall Jenner ad, says it 'missed the mark'
    LOS ANGELES - In an attempt to court a politically active younger demographic, Pepsi may have instead set them off. A new ad for the soft...
    newsApril 5, 2017 - 1:50pm
    February 10, 2017
    Facebook to provide ad data for independent audit
    Facebook said it would provide information about ads displayed on its platform for an audit, months after the social network admitted to overstating...
    newsFebruary 10, 2017 - 9:30am
    February 6, 2017
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    AirBnB ad generates buzz with late-entry Super Bowl ad
    NEW YORK -- With Americans' attention more finely tuned to the political climate under U.S.
    newsFebruary 6, 2017 - 9:28am
    February 3, 2017
    Joel and Ethan Coen, known for directing films "Fargo" and "No Country for Old Men" make their Super Bowl debut with this spot touting the automaker's AMG GT Roadster. Image from YouTube
    WATCH: Find your favorite Super Bowl commercial
    NEW YORK -- The 51st edition of the Super Bowl will kick off on Sunday from Houston's NRG Stadium, pitting the New England Patriots against the...
    newsFebruary 3, 2017 - 1:54pm
    August 29, 2013
    Marketers slow to deploy ads featuring gay couples
    ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Even as gay marriage becomes legal in more places, corporate America has been slower to feature gay couples in advertising plans.
    newsAugust 29, 2013 - 12:19pm
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