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David Ortiz’s selfie with President Obama was an ad, just like everything else

Everything cool on the Internet is an advertisement or a hoax (except for this, which is good and real).

Win McNamee
Here is the selfie David Ortiz took at the White House on Tuesday.

39K+ retweets! Plus, here are 14 publications, including SB Nation, that embeded the tweet in an article.

This is a real statement from a real human on behalf of Samsung, via Boston Globe:
”We were thrilled to see the special, historic moment David Ortiz captured with his Galaxy Note 3 during his White House visit. It was an honor to help him capture such an incredible and genuine moment of joy and excitement.“Of course. This photo of genuine happiness is a genuine LIE.

(Photo via Getty Images)

Here, I put together a guide to Brand Content on the Internet.
Lifehack: Become an unfeeling cynic and never be hurt by Big Brand again.

(via Washington Post)

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