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"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman

I think we should change the (Creator/Jew Wario™) joke in the Web Originals tab, in light of the sexual abuse allegations against him.

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I think we need to prune the "In episode 6 of season 2, the car Joe drives is a Hyundai" listings where the product is never focused on (visually or in dialog). One that especially jumps out is the police cruisers in Robocop being modified Ford Taurus. It was chosen because it looked futuristic (for 1987 anyway), not because they were pimping out Ford, and it's not like they ever mentioned how great the Taurus is or gave long shots of the logo or anything.

Did I overlook it, or isn't there a post for the usage of macs in the third season of Fringe? I believe in episode 4 or 5 we see that apple logo quite often.

The meaning of the folders is not clear. Does each one indicate a type of product or a type of media where publicity is found?

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The newest remake of "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" has a soundtrack co-written by Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor. In the film, a minor supporting character is seen wearing a NIN t-shirt. Does this come under this article? Could be a coincidence though

Wasn't there a kind-of subtrope about this with Apple Macintosh? Every Computer is a Mac, or something like that. I can't find it.

Dave Mirra BMX 2 featured the Slim Jim Guy as a rider, no joke. There are also Slim Jim billboards.

Fox branded trucks are in one level, but it IS a bike game.

How should Product placement be treated? there are at least two categories i can see: Blatant Product Placement to actually advertise the products, and one where they are placed in the scenery, but not neccesarily commented upon. My qualm is this: Harry Potter films have several proucts placed in the background, some of them quite distinguishable. For example, in the chamber of secrets one can see the Chronicles of Narnia piled quite high in a bookshop, in the third film people are shown reading a brief history of time, by Stephen Hawking. Then there is the 5th film with breakfast cereals in the great hall, with packaging and all. Is it product Placement or not?

"* Modern Family dedicated an entire episode to a character's quest for an iPad.

• Although all parties concerned swear no money or product changed hands over the placement."

If no money changed hands, then this isn't product placement. No one at Apple placed the product in their show. It's just them including something timely into the plot of a episode.