Articles for tag: Advertizing

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Movie Review :: The Apparition (2012) (PG-13)

The ads for The Apparition tell us it’s about how believing in supernatural events can make them real. The finished film, on the other hand, never once says anything about belief or non-belief. There’s only a lot of generic talk about summoning some dark, evil force from “the other side.” Already, we have a huge ...

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Nintendo Vs. Sega, the 8 Bit War!

Many of us who grew up in the ’80s can remember when video games were just beginning to become a mainstream form of home multimedia entertainment. Our lucky generation has seen the successful early development of console gaming while it gradually replaced the arcade experience. Each generation is influenced by their age and individual life ...

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Truth in Advertising: An Analysis of Apple’s Mac Vs. PC Ads

For the past several months, and in several countries, Apple has been running some very witty, clever, and humorous advertisements. “Hi, I’m a Mac. Hi, I’m a PC.” This phrase is now embedded into pop-culture, proceeds some very witty and often times funny, but most of the time not-so-honest advertizing. Apple is attempting to define ...

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Buy Her Lab-Grown Diamonds This Year, Not Blood Diamonds

It’s true. Diamonds, the most sought-after precious gem, especially during holidays such as Christmas and Valentine’s Day, can be grown in a lab and sold to the public, thereby negating the worldwide monopoly that De Beers has on the diamond market. I should be certain to make the point that lab-grown diamonds are actual real ...