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Conservatives Erupt Over Coke's Multicultural Ad

Responses to Super Bowl commercial ring out

(Newser) - Hoo boy. Coca-Cola ran a Super Bowl commercial featuring "America the Beautiful" being sung in English, Arabic, Spanish, and other languages, and not everyone is pleased:
  • The song is "a deeply Christian patriotic anthem whose theme is unity," writes Michael Patrick Leahy for Breitbart , pointing out that
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ScarJo Splits With Oxfam Over Super Bowl Ad

Humanitarian organization not cool with SodaStream commercial

(Newser) - Oxfam International says Scarlett Johansson's support of an Israeli company operating in the West Bank was incompatible with her role as an Oxfam Global Ambassador. Oxfam's statement followed Johansson's announcement yesterday that she was resigning her Oxfam role, which she held for 8 years , because of a...

Happy 30th Birthday, Apple's '1984' Commercial*

*Unless you count the airing in Idaho a few weeks earlier

(Newser) - This time of year, it's not unusual for someone to bring up Apple's Super Bowl ad from 1984, usually with the word "iconic" attached. But this year—today, in fact—the attention is especially appropriate, because it's the 30th anniversary, notes the Huffington Post . Well, mostly,...

Farmer Ad Was a YouTube Remake
 Farmer Ad Was a 
 YouTube Remake 
Super Bowl Ad Stories
Feb 4, 2013 1:42 PM CST

Farmer Ad Was a YouTube Remake

And more fallout from last night's Super Bowl ads

(Newser) - People are still talking about the ads that aired during last night's Super Bowl. Here are some of the stories that caught our eye:
  • Dodge's show-stopping "God Made a Farmer" looked awfully familiar to David Haglund at Slate : It's nearly identical to a Farms.com ad
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GM Won&#39;t Buy Ads in Next Super Bowl
GM Won't Buy Ads
in Next Super Bowl
May 18, 2012 5:06 PM CDT

GM Won't Buy Ads in Next Super Bowl

It's too expensive, says marketing chief

(Newser) - Maybe Facebook shouldn't feel too bad that GM is dropping its paid ads from the site: The automaker isn't buying any Super Bowl spots next year, either, reports the Wall Street Journal . GM, usually a heavy presence in the big game, says the price of the ads—currently...

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