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February 28, 2007

Top 100 Rated Vanity License Plates

Funny stuff

And here's more license plate fun. At "The Biggest License Plate Gallery Anywhere" there's a list of the Top 100 Rated Vanity License Plates.

February 26, 2007

Good Game Good Game

Games

A must-see website for all of you in your thirties: . It's based around toys from the '80s. Start with a quiz to challenge your memories, and when you're done explore all the toys who populated your childhood. Meet Alf, the Cabbage Patch Doll, He-Man, My Little Pony, the Commodore 64 and many more... .... Good Game Good Game

February 25, 2007

Jesus bones discovered?.. and he had a son...

History & Mystery

Brace yourself. James Cameron, the man who brought you 'The Titanic' is back with another blockbuster. This time, the ship he's sinking is Christianity. In a new documentary, Cameron makes the starting claim that Jesus wasn't resurrected and that his burial cave was discovered near Jerusalem. And...Jesus sired a son with Mary Magdelene. ...It's supposed to be true ! Cameron is holding a press conference tomorrow (Monday) at which he will reveal three coffins, of Jesus of Nazareth, his mother Mary and Mary Magdalene. See Jesusfamilytomb.com.

February 23, 2007

Archaeology of Westpoint

History & Mystery

The Archaeology of Westpoint website presents over 4000 years of history to a broad audience through media-rich storytelling, while providing a useful tool for researchers to explore in detail the artifacts found at the Westpoint (USA) dig site. See The Archaeology of Westpoint

Virgin Money: say YES to the wild ballerina

Brands & Marketing

A new episode in the online campaign for Virgin Money. It's an interactive, kinda strange but nicely simple video thing that shows a classical ballerina going wild and wilder after you hit the say yes button. See Fresh Footwork.

February 22, 2007

Car Plates from Latvia

Funny stuff

Latvia sells the right to write any word on car plates to people who can pay for this...with all diree consequences...see the result of carplate freedom...Car Plates from Latvia:

February 21, 2007

Ice cold pussy

Gadgets & Stuff

A Hello Kitty made of real snow from Hokkaido delivered to your door for 4800 Yen. Other have started praying at the altar of Hello Kitty.

February 20, 2007

Diesel launches Climate-Change Clothes

Brands & Marketing

Diesel, the fashion brand, now offers a fresh take on the specter of a globally warmed planet: more beaches! In print ads promoting its spring/summer collection, Diesel depicts landscapes that have been transformed by environmental disaster. The proud buildings of Manhattan and the presidential faces of Mount Rushmore are half-submerged in water from melted glaciers. Paris is a steamy jungle. People who visit www.Diesel.com are encouraged to purchase a DVD of Al Gore's movie.

February 18, 2007

Guiness: a short film called Hands

Brands & Marketing

Check out a new online marketing Guiness site at www.guinnesshands.com ; it features a lovely black & white layout, the TV spot as well as an application which allows users to play with their own hands and create personalized messages. Each letter on the keybord represents a different gesture to choose. Try it.

February 16, 2007

Ice cold Art 3

Beautiful

Swedish Ice Art and from Alaska

Ice cold Art 2

Beautiful

For some other type of ice-art Rich DeMary mixes food coloring into gallon jugs of water and then pours them over icicles hanging off the rocks along U.S. 19 near Rivesville, W.Va. to create “Street Art”; Colored Icicles in West Virginia.

February 15, 2007

Ice cold Art 1

Beautiful

Check out the YouTube video of Takeo Okamoto, a master ice carver . Or check out more pictures from the 23rd Harbin international ice and snow festival in China.

February 14, 2007

The occupation of America

History & Mystery

Always wondered how the occupation of America took place?? An animated map of U.S. county formation from 1643-present. See U.S. counties from 1643 to now.

February 13, 2007

Axe, online crime scene investigation

Games

In its new marketing effort to promote Axe Vice, the brand has come up with a which campaign is only not running a selected and limited number of regions such as, for example, France, The Netherlands, Mexico, Argentina and Portugal. The concept behind it is an investigation. You have to find out why so many girls in town have become extremely naughty......

February 12, 2007

Nokia Push to Start

Games

Another advertising ideas which "exploits" hands. It's a a promotional website developed by Indusblue for Nokia Canada. "Push to start" features three advergames which challenge your right hand to play against your left hand. The games are extremely basic, but also quite nice and difficult to play, as they are all about coordination.

February 09, 2007

Levi's Love Machine

Brands & Marketing

Here's the Love Machine, an advergame Levi's has just launched in Turkey. The concept: just ten days before Valentine's Day, and Cupid has decided to resign and stop helping people falling in love and/or solving their problems with their partners.; ...the situation is dramatic, someone needs to help... see Love Machine.

February 08, 2007

DIESEL.COM BELONGS TO US

Brands & Marketing

Something cool & sexy? Check out www.diesel.com to see what's going on... It’s sexy, it’s ironic, but most of all it’s live ( ! ! ) -) Blackmail, a hostage, a little extorsion and some stealing did the trick. The plan is: To get our 15 megabytes of fame! (Click on 18 years & older).

February 06, 2007

Greenpeace & Apple: Green My Apple

Brands & Marketing

Apple is introducing the long awaited iPhone as Steve Jobs announced during his annual keynote speech at MacWorld. But there's more. In this spoofed keynote speech by Greenpeace we hear that Apple turns green. Nice timing! See Green My Apple. (Apple knows more about "clean" design than anybody, right? So why do Macs, iPods, iBooks and the rest of their product range contain hazardous substances that other companies have abandoned?)

Coca-Cola Campaign gone wrong

Interesting facts

About an Australian Coca-Cola Poster Campaign that went horribly wrong, because of a hidden picture painted in ice-cubes at bottom right corner - a woman performing "an act". Wonder what happened to the guy responsible? Anyone know? See the banned poster.

February 05, 2007

Kazaa/Skype founders create internet TV

Online treasures

The creative minds between Kazaa and Skype bring us Joost, which, like previous offerings, merits a pronunciation lesson: "yohst," not "juiced," according to AdCritic. It used to be called The Venice Project. Joost.com makes it so you can watch TV on the internet.

February 02, 2007

The Fame Game video competition

Video & Flash

Check out The Fame Game, the only global talent competition on the Internet, a great new video site where people can show off their talents. This might be something that could compete against YouTube, and you can win $25,000 for your video. See The Fame Game .

February 01, 2007

Today's lunatic might be tomorrow's Da Vinci: Paul Lafolley

Interesting facts

Today's lunatic might be tomorrow's Da Vinci... This fellow Paul Lafolley is certainly an interesting guy, with a different look at life and at art. Fascinating stuff. Just listen to his story here, and he'll even tell you that time-travel will be possible. Part 2 and Part 3 of the interview are here.

Nike consumer-generated advertising

Brands & Marketing

Nike has jumped on board, they improved on Dove's decent but docile Real Beauty campaign, and created their version on consumer-generated advertising called The Second Coming.