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Facebook shut down The Cool Hunter ‘s Facebook Page because of multiple instances of copyright infringement

Via TNW Facebook …Two months ago, Facebook shut down The Cool Hunter ‘s Facebook Page . Founder Bill Tikos this week posted about what happened (a submission for which hit the Hacker News frontpage), and was clearly frustrated as the decision was a huge blow

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The impact poor cultural awareness or translations can have on a product or company when selling abroad

Sharwoods spent £6 million on a campaign to launch its new ‘Bundh’ sauces. It  received calls from numerous Punjabi speakers telling them that “bundh” sounded just like the Punjabi word for “arse”. Although cruel, cross cultural marketing mistakes are a

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“You’ve gotta love a good old fashioned, knock down, drag out religious debate” adRants

Dr. Pepper posted a picture on their Facebook page that shows an ape evolving into man after drinking a Dr. Pepper. Predictably, the image has created a firestorm of commentary with religious types decrying the imagery and less-that-religious types telling

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