Who are the vigilantes of the internet?

I have been reading NowPublic for a while - so, like many others I decided that I would get an account and write a bit on what I saw out on the internet - that doesn't make me any better than any other who writes here, in fact nothing does. But I began asking myself questions...

Pork adverts banned

A major advertising campaign for British pork has been banned from further use for misleading the public with claims of ‘very high welfare’ following a complaint made by Compassion in World Farming. The Pigs...

Sex Pistols Frontman Johnny Rotten To Star in Ads For Butter

Legendary Sex Pistols lead singer Johnny Rotten, who once sang "there's no future, no future for me" seems to believe he has a future as an advertising pitchman. "Decked out in an English gentleman-style tweed...

Cosmetic cowboys could cost you your life, women warned

Vanity always vanity...Accept yourself for the unique expression of infinite consciousness that you are and you don't need vanity and expensive and dangerous procedures to feel wonderful about yourself."Women's lives are being put at risk by cowboy cosmetic surgery clinics...

New campaign highlights lasting damage of Drink Driving

Drinking and driving effects everyone, everywhere."About three in every ten Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their lives. Learn More"Department for...

Gruesome ad campaign showing bloody stab victims launched by Government to cu...

An incredibly gruesome new ad campaign has been launched in the UK showing children bloody stab wounds in order to deter knife crime. Warning: the images are very disturbing and not SFW."Children will be...

This is not Just a Grape This is a M&S Grape

"We have all seen the TV adverts for Marks & Spencer (M&S) sexy food and are aware of the lavish price tags that accompany their seemingly forbidden food. Well how about £300,000 for a grape? Accountant, Alexander Martin-Sklan, 55, from London claimed this is what...

Culture-Jamming Decapitator Hacks London Ads

I'm glad to see that the subversive art of culture-jamming is being kept alive in an appropriately gory and 'stumpified' form."Renegade artist and head-hunter the Decapitator has been targeting the streets of London with a signature style of graffiti tag - eerily removing the...

Yahoo! to Embed Ads in PDF Files

Why Adobe and Yahoo! think that companies and individuals want their PDF documents to look like splogs is beyond me... I do not quite see Goldman Sachs or CitiGroup sending out a report peppered with clickable...

Campaigners want alcohol tax rise

"Taxes on alcohol should be increased and advertising restrictions should be tightened, according to a new group of 24 leading health organisations. The Health Alcohol Alliance says 13 children are admitted to hospital every day as a result of Britain's growing alcohol...

TV Food Ads Make Kids Eat 84% More Food?

Obese children boost their food intake by 134% after watching food advertisements on television, according to a study by researchers at University of Liverpool.

eBay Takes All Its Adverts Off Google

"eBay has pulled all its advertising from Google after learning of the search giant’s plan to gatecrash its user conference this week to promote Checkout, a rival to eBay’s PayPal payment service. The online...

Google UK Bans Gambling Ads

"Google UK has extended its ban on adverts from gambling sites to include non-cash games and gambling tutorials. Casinos were always banned from bidding for AdWords but this policy now applies to fun sites which offer gambling type games for no money and those offering other...

Inspired Websites and Print Design

"Looking for Inspiration? Design Inspiration inspires your business communications. From starter websites to sophisticated brochures we help you stand out. Websites - We design web sites that inspire customers to...

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