23 of the worst online advertising fails ever

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Online ads can be effective when targeted right.

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But they can easily backfire when unintentionally placed next to the wrong content.

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Do fembots cry too?

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What would Jesus do?

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huffingtonpost.com
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Apple makes mistakes too.

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Pinterest

This is the Uber driver who tried to break into his passenger's house after dropping her off at the airport.

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Terrible.

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econsultancy.com

Probably not a huge market for pork sliders in Jerusalem.

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Ready, aim...

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Edibles are definitely not for kids.

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You're being watched.

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Face-palm.

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I do NOT want to see that video.

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Yahoo

Red Stripe's awesome. But it's not for 11 year olds.

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In case you didn't know, Vick was sentenced to 23 months in jail for running a "cruel and inhumane" dogfighting ring.

youd think dog food brands would make sure their ads dont show up beside michael vick
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Not funny at all.

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twitpic.com
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That's not very encouraging.

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allmywriters.net

Strange name for a phone.

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econsultancy.com
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You're evil if you laugh at this.

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oddee.com

That's NOT why I fly.

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Not the grilling technique I was looking for.

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That really is a bad idea.

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foxnews.com
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This is what happens when you target the wrong keywords.

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econsultancy

Not nice.

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cnn
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We get it - everything goes down eventually.

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Now that you've seen some terrible accidents in online advertising

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