Online Collections of Ads
- Ad*Access - http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adaccess/
A large collection of print ads from American and Canadian magazines and newspapers dating from 1911-1955.
- AdFlip.com - http://adflip.com/
This site contains copies of print ads from the 1940's to the present.
- Coca Cola Advertising Archives - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ccmphtml/colahome.html
This is a collection of Coke TV commercials from the Library of Congress.
- The Living Room Candidate - http://livingroomcandidate.movingimage.us/index.php
A collection of presidential election TV ads from 1952-2004.
General Information
- AdSmart: Science, Tobacco and You - http://scienceu.fsu.edu/content/adsmart/index.html
A primer on advertising literacy that is especially useful to those learning how to evaluate ads.
- Advertising Age
- http://www.adage.com/index.cms?intro=seen
An excellent resource about the business of advertising. Site requires free registration.
- Emory Law Library-Advertising Law - http://www.law.emory.edu/erd/subject/ad.html
This useful site provides links to FCC rulings and other information about advertising law.
- Search Engine Advertising - http://searchenginewatch.com/resources/article.php/2156561
An article outlining how search engine advertising works.
- Why Bad Ads Happen to Good Causes - http://www.emcf.org/pdf/badadshappenforgoodcause.pdf
A lengthy online article that discusses advertisements for non-profit organizations.
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