Links for 2008-07-01 [del.icio.us]

Trend Hunter ‘Face Lifts’ Menus & Adds Top 20 Scroller

(TrendHunter.com) TrendHunter.com now features sexy new menus that make the site a cleaner and more fun to use. Hopefully you ‘likey’.

Also, now that we are publishing throughout the day, I’ve added an interactive scroller…

All About… Microblogging

Does surging interest mean real benefits for brands in Asia?

Live Issue… Is this the final curtain call for Run Run Shaw and TVB?

After 100 years, it appears that one of the longest-running shows in Asia may be preparing for its final curtain call.

Profile… Demopoulos follows the road less travelled

The founder of Qunar, China’s fast-growing travel search engine, is driven by a passion for entrepreneurship.

Profile… Mobile marketer looks to life after phone calls

Eric Mallia combines a passion for music, communication and brands at SmarTone – Vodafone.

Brand Health Check… Nintendo embroiled in battle for Generation Y

Nintendo, the Japanese video game console maker, is coming off a record-breaking year of profits and turnover.

Automobile Fashion – Volvo Truck Collections

In celebration of its new range of trucks, Volvo has unveiled a new fashion collection of more than a hundred pieces of merchandise. The items are divided into two collections: The FH16 Collection and…

Do digital agency joint ventures make sense in China?

Saatchi & Saatchi’s tie-up with digital agency Energy Source requires careful planning if it is to work.

Live Issue… Number portability unsettles telcos

Transferable numbers may shake up the mobile sector in Singapore and Malaysia.

Feature… Boom or bubble?

Investment is pouring into China’s burgeoning digital sector, but many of the companies receiving the cash have yet to turn a profit.

Ear Tattoos

(TrendHunter.com) Subtle, discrete, and classy. Contrary to the flamboyant, tattoos that fit the shock value stereotype, the ear tattoo is a rather unique tattoo location.

Compared to other more subtle tattoo locations…

Li-Ning debuts Olympic outfits

HONG KONG – Chinese sporting goods brand Li-Ning has launched a seven-day roadshow in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok district to unveil the collection of sporting outfits designed for China’s Olympic hopefuls.

Automobile Fashion – Volvo Truck Collections (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) In celebration of its new range of trucks, Volvo has unveiled a new fashion collection of more than a hundred pieces of merchandise. The items are divided into two collections: The FH16 Collection and…

9 Hockey Innovations – From Hockey Underwater to Hockey Vacuums (MEGA GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) What better way to celebrate Canada Day than we a patriotic cluster devoted to hockey? The following features all pertain to Canada’s national sport, and range from underwater hockey to revolutionary innovations…

Health Management Mobiles – The Pantech Inhealth Cell Phone (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Pantech Inhealth cell phone designed by Kristina Lee is a device geared towards the health-conscious person.

The concept phone keeps tabs on your workouts and manages your diets by using the eNose…

Ink Stained Fashion – Fernando Brizio Dresses Come With Pens (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Releasing his inner nerd, designer Fernando Brizio is going to make it cool to jam felt pens in your pocket and have them bleed all over the place. Brizio actually made a dress with a bunch of pockets…

Art Meets Medical Treatment – Lamb Dialys (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Revital Cohen is a second year student at the London Royal College of Art.

She is fascinated by the inhumane effect dialysis machines have on patients with defunct kidneys.

In a presentation of her work…

Islamic Red Carpet Fashion – World’s Most Expensive Abaya Costs $350,000 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Abaya, a traditional Islamic outfit for females, gets the “world’s most expesnive” treatment on the hands of British designer Bruce Oldfield, a favorite of the late Princess Diana.

“This is the…

Interactive Aquafaces – National Aquarium Ad Campaign

The National Aquarium in Baltimore has a new ad campaign called “More Fun in Every Sense”. Fun is right, the set of five posters, created by advertising agency gkv, also of Baltimore, contain images…