Blinking Ads Shut Down Boston
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An ill-advised PR stunt for Aqua Teen Hunger Force causes chaos in Beantown when authorities scramble to defuse what appears to be a coordinated terror attack. In Table of Malcontents.
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By KEN MAGUIRE BOSTON - Several illuminated electronic devices planted at bridges and other spots in Boston threw a scare into the city Wednesday in what turned out to be a publicity campaign for a late-night cable cartoon.
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Turner Broadcasting apologized on Wednesday for a marketing campaign that sparked Boston's biggest security scare since the September 11, 2001, attacks -- closing bridges, shutting major roads and putting hundreds of police on alert.
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Online auction site eBay has pulled its ads from Google's U.S. search engine site after Google scheduled a party for attendees of eBay's conference in Boston.
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A software program that blocks ads is a two-edged sword: It stops annoyances for consumers, but it threatens to break down the business model that helps pay for Web content.
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A television network's marketing campaign went badly awry on Wednesday, causing a day-long security scare in Boston that closed bridges, shut major roads and put hundreds of police on alert.
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By PATRICK CONDON MINNETONKA, Minn. - When officials in this Minneapolis suburb didn't like the two eye-popping digital billboards that Clear Channel erected along the freeway, they pulled the plug. They had the power company cut off the electricity.
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By The Associated Press  ABC has turned off the lights for "Day Break" and "Show Me the Money." The low-rated series airing back-to-back on Wednesday have been pulled by the network.
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When officials in this Minneapolis suburb didn't like the two eye-popping digital billboards that Clear Channel erected along the freeway, they pulled the plug. They had the power company cut off the electricity after just a few days.
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Marche Movenpick, the upscale marketplace-cafe at the Prudential Center, abruptly shuttered its doors yesterday and is unlikely to reopen, leaving a big hole to fill in the Boston shopping complex.
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More than 10 blinking electronic devices planted at bridges and other spots in Boston threw a scare into the city Wednesday in what turned out to be a publicity campaign for a late-night cable cartoon. Most if not all of the devices depict a character giving the finger.
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A controversial campaign by Lycos Europe to attack websites run by spammers has been shut down.
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DirectRevenue, the well-known adware creator that most recently did business as Best Offers, abruptly closed up shop this week, leaving some asking what the company's management is up to now.
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Authorities plan to charge two men on Thursday after an elaborate publicity stunt -- planting blinking devices that were mistaken for bombs -- caused Boston's biggest security scare since the September 11 attacks.
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Less than a month after highways and bridges were shut down during a bomb scare touched off by an advertising stunt, a new marketing scheme has led angry city officials to shut down a historic site.
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In the wee hours of last Sunday morning, when the nation&#39;s collective clicker had long since abandoned the Yankees-Red Sox debacle
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First video killed the radio star. Now it looks like the video recorder's days could be numbered too, after Britain's biggest electrical retailer announced an end to sales of the household gadget.