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Suggest a New Song to Replace ‘Our Country’ During Every NFL Commercial Break

By Andy Sternberg | Published: 6 August 2008
“The dream is still alive….” At least it has been for the past few NFL seasons for John Mellencamp’s variously-interpreted anti-War on Terror anthem and the Chevy Silverado ad for which it’s served as the audio backdrop. I know Mellencamp has made millions off this campaign, in spite of the fact that it may have hurt [...]
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How to Opt-Out of Appearing in Facebook Ads

By Andy Sternberg | Published: 26 June 2008
A couple months ago I was put off after seeing a friend in a sidebar ad on Facebook and realizing that I likely appeared on the sidebar of my friend’s Facebooks without my knowing. At left, you’ll see Tom Lewis aka TomDog purporting to endorse a Facebook App. Sure, he probably is a “fan” of the [...]
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How Much is McCain Paying to Advertise on This Blog? Will it Be Easy to Block Such Ads?

By Andy Sternberg | Published: 24 June 2008
I had to chuckle this morning when I revisited a year-old post about Lara Logan (it’s been receiving traffic lately in the aftermath of her appearance last week on The Daily Show) and found this John McCain for President Google image ad at the bottom of the page: SearchEngineWatch points to a couple interviews in which [...]
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