The internet gives anybody, anywhere in the world, the ability to create something without having to deal with traditional gatekeepers. That can be good or bad, depending on the situation. In the case of the nearly 2,000 fake Women’s March event pages set up to scam Facebook users into buying T-shirts, it was definitely bad…
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Showdown Displays Formally Integrates Creative Banner Displays
Showdown Displays, Brooklyn Center, Minn., announced the formal integration of its sister company, Creative Banner Displays, which will become Showdown Displays effective Jan. 1, 2019. The two companies had been run by the same management company for the last six years, and have been offering the same product lines at the same prices, but directed…
Read MoreCaps Fans Really Want Those Bud Light Shirts (And Other Promo Items)
Remember those creative Bud Light shirts that played off of Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie chugging a beer through his jersey? Well, it turns out a lot of Caps fans want to emulate Oshie’s off-ice antics, because the shirt is selling for big bucks online. Many of the shirts are listed on eBay at the…
Read MoreFlywheel Brands Breaks Ground on New Office Building
Flywheel Brands Inc., Chattanooga, Tenn., broke ground recently on a new 6,000 sq. ft. office building to accommodate its growing team. The new headquarters will be located in Hixson, Tenn., just outside of Chattanooga, where Flywheel vice president of client development Bart Simpson said his brand marketing agency will develop a modern structure that satisfies…
Read MoreFlorida Passes Law Allowing Bars to Accept Free Branded Drinkware
Remember the legal battle over whether beverage companies would be allowed to supply branded drinkware to bars and restaurants for free? It was something big-name companies were in…
Read MoreWhy This ‘Give a Damn’ Tote Bag Had a Waiting List in the Hundreds
Fashion labels MZ Wallace and Lingua Franca have teamed up to create a tote bag imploring folks to “give a damn”—a sentiment shared by many women in America right now. The bag, which is in such high demand that the wait list reached the hundreds before it was even released, according to Fast Company, was…
Read MoreTravel Writer Notices Everyone in Cleveland Wears ‘Cleveland’ T-shirts
There’s an old adage that you’d probably hear on college campuses: Only freshman wear apparel with the school’s name on it. We know that’s patently false because, well, we went to college, too. That same idea might apply to popular tourist destinations. The locals surely wouldn’t wear shirts…
Read MoreReminder: Don’t Be Like London Heathrow Airport and Lose a USB Stick Full of Sensitive Information
There’s always a scene in spy movies where the daring protagonist is warned that “should this fall into the wrong hands, it would be catastrophic.” “This” could refer to a weapon, a jewel of some sort, or information. It wasn’t a spy movie, but a USB drive containing a ton of valuable information regarding security…
Read MoreThis ‘Destiny’ T-shirt Will Cost You $777K (Unless You Earn It)
You can’t buy achievements in video games. You can, theoretically, buy a “Destiny 2” T-shirt that says you’ve achieved something, though. It’ll just cost you almost a million bucks. But there is another, less expensive way: If players manage to unlock a certain weapon by Oct. 31, they’ll receive a code that makes the shirt available for a much more reasonable $24.99…
Read MoreOfficial Trump Football Jersey Wants You to ‘Stand Up for America’
The official Donald Trump merchandise store is selling a Trump football jersey with the number 45 and the message “Stand Up for America” on the front, and the name “Trump” across the back where a player’s name would usually appear. It’s an interesting bit of counterprogramming to Trump’s stance on the NFL anthem protests…
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