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The Ad Council. A private, non-profit organization, the Ad Council has created thousands of public service ads since World War II; many of the more recent PSA campaigns are featured on this Website. http://www.adcouncil.org/campaigns/
Adbusters. This Website provides an on-line companion to the well-known Adbusters magazine, which is devoted to culture jamming i.e. promoting social activism through parodying and attacking texts produced by the media. In particular, look at their spoof ad posters and postcards available through their order link. <http://www.adbusters.org/home/>
Anti-Smoking Ads. This section of the Emedia site, called Admunch, features several parodies of cigarette advertisements. <http://www.emediaplan.com/admunch/Archives/SocialAdvertisement.asp>
BADvertising Site. The self-proclaimed home of honest tobacco ads, this site contains an interesting archive of spoof ads as well as instructions for creating your own honest badvertisements. <http://www.badvertising.org/>
Detroit Project Television Commercials: Spearheaded by Ariana Huffington, the Detroit Projects primary focus was moving toward alternative fuel vehicles to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil sources. Here view the classic TV commercials developed by this campaign. http://www.detroitproject.com/ads/default.htm
False Advertising: a Gallery of Parody. This collection features parody ads for a variety of products, including credit cards, computer products, and clothing. http://parody.organique.com/contents.html
Freevibe.com. Part of the Whats Your Anti-Drug? campaign, this site contains an archive of their TV ads, available through the &ldots; And Check This Out menu. http://www.whatsyourantidrug.com/
Macboy Real Dudes. In this parody of an Apple Switch commercial, on-line animator Macboy uses Gateways former spokesperson Steve to argue for switching from PCs to Apple. See also the Bill Gates and Big Brother switch parodies linked through the same site. http://www.macboy.com/cartoons/switch/dude/
Office of National Drug Control Policy Ad Gallery. This link to the media homepage for the National Youth Anti-Drug Media campaign features ads for television, radio, print, and the Internet. http://mediacampaign.org/mg/ <http://mediacampaign.org/mg/>
PETA Media Center. This page from the PETA site provides links to a vast array of striking op-ads produced by the organization, from print ads, to billboards, to web banners. http://www.peta.org/mc/advertising.asp
Truth Ads. This well-designed and frequently updated site hosts anti-smoking advertisements. Be sure to look at its archive or back issues to view past campaigns. <http://www.thetruth.com/>
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