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Reuters: Match.com is accused in a federal lawsuit of goading members into renewing their subscriptions through bogus romantic e-mails sent out by company employees. The Match lawsuit was filed earlier this month in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles by plaintiff Matthew Evans, who contends he went out with a woman he met through the site who turned out to be nothing more than "date bait" working for the …

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I always have Yahoo as the home page on my browser, so I couldn't help notice this little juxtoposition: There are any number of reasons for GM's new job cuts, but creating the types of cars that rely on price-based promotions to sell can't be helping much. …

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I was going to say something positive about Banana Republic's current story-based campaign, where the print work teases and then directs one to HolidayStory.com, but no. BR's site does not support Safari. We're sorry, but we do not support the version of the browser you are using. We're working on supporting Safari. Please check back soon. Check back soon? I don't think so. Once a brand loses the opportunity to …

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NYT: American products are struggling these days in the Chinese market, where they have trouble measuring up to European brands and even some Chinese brands. Abby Chan, a 23-year-old advertising copywriter, took a break from shopping for Levi's jeans at a mall here (Guangzhou, China) on Wednesday evening and relaxed at a table in a Starbucks restaurant. Aside from coffee and denim, there were not many American brand …

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A new movie called “Wal-Mart: The High-Cost of Low Price” is making the rounds at screenings primarily in churches and community centers across America. In a review that's chock full of hyperbole, the movie gets a clear 'thumbs-down' from Ad Age: Whether the movie gains the traction of a “Supersize Me” or Michael Moore’s “Roger & Me,” it will do so despite its untraditional distribution formula and its decidedly …

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The latest in Publicis New York's "It's all about the beer" campaign. [via Adhunt] …

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In a move that can only be described as totally unexpected (or better yet, jaw-dropping), Wal-Mart is looking at a new urbanism proposal in Pass Christian, Mississippi--a town decimated by Hurricane Katrina. [via Reveries] …

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