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0Featured: Jeremy Clarkson angers some by suggesting airlines should treat babies like luggage 1369256400
You might think that Jeremy Clarkson has run out of groups to offend, but the Top Gear frontman remains as unfiltered and unbowed as ever, this time calling for British Airways to deposit traveling young children in with the luggage under its planes. After a flight to Scotland, the irascible Brit ...
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Video: Hot Wheels' vending machine coughs up free Camaro diecasts at Toronto Auto Show 1362010500
There are still plenty of companies that haven't gotten the whole social media thing down pat yet, but Hot Wheels isn't one of them. During the recent Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto, Hot Wheels created a lot of buzz for itself by using a vending machine filled with Chevrolet Camaro ...
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Breaking: Jeep Twitter account hacked, bad words, poor grammar and some hilarity ensue 1361309400
Just a day after Burger King's Twitter account was compromised by "unauthorized users," Jeep's social media feed has been similarly hacked. Both instances of digital incursion share some similarities – the BK hackers changed the company's logo for McDonald's familiar golden arches, saying a ...
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Report: How social media is changing the way car defects and complaints are discovered 1359647100
Social media can allow direct and faster access to a person, a group or discussion of an issue, and that has led to wide ranging players in the automotive world figuring out how to use it in order to improve performance. Dealers encourage customers to use sites like Google+ and DealerRater.com ...
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Featured: Toyota Super Bowl ad to star Big Bang Theory bombshell Kaley Cuoco 1357673400
Toyota has turned to actress Kaley Cuoco for a little help during this year's Super Bowl. The Big Bang Theory star will play a role front and center in the automaker's spot for the game, and Toyota fans have a chance to show up in the ad as well. Anyone can take a photo and upload it via Twitter ...
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Rumormill: Lexus LFA racer image tweeted by driver Akira Iida 1352303100
The rumour has been that Lexus will soon have a motorsports-only LFA to supplement the mostly stock LFA it has been using in races like the Nürburgring 24-Hour. This past summer the Internet happened upon a couple of photos of this supposed LFA GTE prototype (right), an endurance racer that ...
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Featured: Ask an Expert with Pennzoil's Twitter Chat 1348586940
If you're a regular Autoblog reader, than there's a very good chance you're passionate about cars. You also know that proper oil maintenance is the key to long-lasting performance, but how well do you know your oil? In an effort to continue providing fans with expert motor oil advice, Pennzoil ...
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Featured: Tweet Race contest revs up at Pfaff Audi to drive a tuned 2013 A4 1344979800
Are you often described as a well connected social networking machine? Well, even if you aren't it looks like all those hours spent on Twitter could earn you the keys to a 2013 Audi A4 from the experts at Pfaff Automotive. The unique "Tweet Race" contest is looking to handsomely reward the most ...
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Report: Fiat CEO Marchionne outed as Challenger SRT8 driver 1344950100
Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat, Ferrari owner, and (we assume) fabulously rich guy, has an amazing lineup of vehicles he can drive. From his company's lineup, he could be driving a new SRT Viper, or a Ferrari FF or probably even a Maserati Kubang. Well, maybe not the Kubang. But SRT CEO Ralph ...
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Report: Rising fuel prices got you down? Blame Twitter 1344372960
The power of social media has revealed itself today in the form of fluctuation in fuel prices based on a false tweet. According to The Wall Street Journal, a Twitter account claiming to be Russian Interior Minister Vladamir Kolokoltsv tweeted that Syrian president Bashar al-Assad had been ...
