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AdFreak
 Bob Dylan peddles for Cadillac Escalade. Erin Brockovich attacks a New Zealand appliance ad. And a fake presidential candidate outpolls some of the real ones. In posts on such provocative, surprising, or humorous events, AdFreak reports on the glossy world of advertising. The blogging arm of the industry publication AdWeek, the irreverent team of commercial-watchers behind this site produces multiple dispatches each day examining how marketing and publicity are being used, abused, or stylishly turned out. Other recent highlights examined the apocalyptic way the Chinese sell Viagra, how the "brainbox" behind "Girls Gone Wild" has used online ads to mount his public defense, and the alarming possibility of "aroma-emitting LCD displays" (sniff). When AdFreak launched in 2004, AdRants commented, "It's as if the chains of the editorial desk have been removed from the writers." The scribes remain as unfettered and exuberant today. Let the freak flag fly!
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