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A man strolls in front of the Benetton store in downtown Rome

Benetton ‘Unhate’ Campaign Ads: A Stroke of Genius

We still live in a world where the subtexts of a majority of hugely popular and not-so-popular advertisements are racist, anti-feminist, and deeply prejudiced against the marginalized sections. But when the Benetton group launched an advertizing campaign, featuring world leaders in liplock, all hell broke loose.

Pope Kissing Imam: Vatican Taking Legal Action Over Benetton Ad

The Pope kisses Ahmed Mohamed el-Tayeb, the imam of the al-Azhar mosque in Egypt.
The Vatican is taking legal action against Benetton's advertising campaign showing the Pope kissing an Imam. The Italian clothing company has said it will pull the ad, which is made up of montages of several political and religious leaders locking lips. The images are part of a global advertising campaign from Benetton.
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Qihoo Q3 Beats, Sees Q4 Revenue Above Estimates

China-based Qihoo 360 Technology Co (QIHU.N) posted better-than-expected quarterly results and forecast strong revenue for the current quarter as the provider of antivirus software draws more money from online advertising.
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Without NBA, networks look for alternative programming

Networks are prepared to miss the first few months of a delayed NBA season. But now that it looks like the entire season could be canceled, TNT, ESPN/ABC and the league's other broadcast partners have to make some serious programing decisions.
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Diaspora Co-founder Ilya Zhitomirskiy Dead: How Did He Die and Why?

Ilya Zhitomirskiy, a co-founder of the open-source social networking website Diaspora, died at the young age of 22, shocking everyone. San Francisco Police Department Officer Alvie Esparza told CNNMoney on Sunday that the initial determination of cause of death appeared to be suicide.
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LVMH Acquires Swiss Watch Dial-Maker ArteCad

French luxury goods conglomerate, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A. has announced that the company has acquired 100 percent shares of leading Swiss watch dial-maker, ArteCad.
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FBI: Major Internet Fraud Gang is Busted

Following a joint investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and law enforcement agencies in Estonia and the Netherlands, an international gang who stole $14 million after hacking into at least 4 million computers in an online advertising scam has been arrested

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