Talking Stain Ruins Interview. Tide Comes to the Rescue

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Now this Tide commercial (link to follow) is one you just love to watch over and over.

Ooooh. Budweiser Pulls the Rocky Card.

There’s something about the “Rocky” theme that brings out the adrenaline-pumped patriot in us. We would never have imagined Budweiser was gonna pull that card in this spot involving a dalmatian and Hank, an overlooked race horse. GO HANK!…

Pigeons Destroy City, FedEx Far Smarter Choice for Delivery

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So now we know using FedEx is a far wiser delivery solution that carrier pigeons.

Indigenous Native, Circle of Flame Promote … Cars.com?

We have no idea what Cars.com’s Super Bowl ad was actually about, but it involved a really hot tatted islander who releases a murderous carnal scream, and a circle of flame where we hoped a gladiator fight would take…

Classing Up Plastic Bag Reuse – The Tubelor Trash Can

(TrendHunter.com) A great way to make use of unwanted plastic bags is to use them as bin liners. Of course, hiding these bags from being seen are a common problem. That’s why we’re really happy to see that someone finally came up with a great solution!

Tubelor is the iF product design award winner in 2008, a pr…

Cops Get Fresh … for Dell (red) Laptops?

We knew dell was working on changing its image, and we knew it was going to do a spot for its new project (red) line, but we didn’t realize it would involve cop fondling and just general gratuitous ass-slapping….

Kina Grannis Wins Doritos CGM Contest

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OK, Doritos. For a minute there I didn’t know I was watching a commercial.

Bridgestone Goes High-Intensity With Squirrel Salvation

Bridgestone just shocked us into submission with an ad involving a squirrel’s near-death experience by tire skiddage. We knew there was screaming; there was just a lot more than we expected. Suddenly we feel like road kill has feelings. Mostly…

Visually Stunning Under Armour Commercial Delivers Confusing Message

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This Under Armour commercial is visually stunning, wonderfully created, beautifully shot. Amazingly colored.

Bud Light Brings Manly Touch to Wine/Cheese Fete

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Bud Light’s given us another one of its brief flourishes, with men using large cheese and baguette to smuggle Bud Light into their girls’ wine and cheese party.

Audi: ‘Old Luxury Just Got Put on Notice’

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Loved that Audi mafioso ad. We know from experience that nothing’s more devastating than waking up covered in oil. Well, depending on the oil.

Ability to Breath Fire A Good Thing…Until You Sneeze

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The Bud Light Fire ad turned out to be a bit more comical than we had assumed it would be.

Microsoft Pushes Sync with Anesthesia-Free Surgical Operation

Um, ouch? Some guy under the knife, giving feedback to the surgeons about whether or not he feels the pinch. Idea is to advocate the voice-activated Sync (now stock in Fords).

Ford F-150 Gets Its Swing On

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Well now here’s something different.

Super Bowl Ad Orgy Kicks Off with Focus, iPhone Ripoff

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Here we go, starting with the outdated-hipster head-bobbing for Ford Focus and Verizon’s wannabe iPhone. (Stacking ’em up, knocking ’em down like Dominos? Yeah, nobody’s ever done that before.)

Super Bowl Pre-Game Proves Highly Somber Joygasm Buzzkill

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We don’t normally pay much attention to pre-game shows, but we couldn’t help noticing the impersonations of Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin gracing the screen alongside stars like Peyton Manning and superimposed images of the Constitution.

Microsoft bids for Yahoo to try and take on Google

Microsoft has just proposed to buy Yahoo for approximately $46b, a 61% premium over its current market valuation.
A clear and stated goal is for Microsoft to try and take on Google. This will be a multi-pronged attack on search, email, display, maps, local business listings, photo sharing, social networking….
From a search point of view, it […]

OMG! See Danica Patrick Expose Her Beaver!

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OK, we can totally understand why FOX didn’t accept the “beaver” version of Danica Patrick’s GoDaddy commercial.

Dell Smashes Competition With Beautiful Photography

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While the photography and special effects are beautiful in this Dell spot, there’s really nothing special about it. It

Alicia Keys Warms Up Super Bowl 200 Crowd

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Alicia Keys made a rousing appearance during the Super Bowl 2008 Pre-Game Show which the crowd appeared to enjoy.