Super Viagra – Computer Aided Libido Discoveries

(TrendHunter.com) Those famous blue pills are about to get competition. Scientists from the Federal University of Brazil have used computer simulations to test many erection-causing chemicals to find eight promising candidates…

Funky Hippie Toasters – Pop Color Into Your Kitchen (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Stainless steel is sleek, smart and quite frankly, boring.  Wouldn’t you like to add a bit of color to your kitchen?  Well it is not often that you find funky toasters that are anything other than…

State-Wide Fat Bans – Schwarzenegger Signs California Trans Fat bill (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) California has officially banned trans fats, making it the first US state to make it illegal for restaurants to serve food with the unhealthy unsaturated fats.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger…

Coal. Cheap, Abundant, Clean.

Ad-hacks. When comedy groups have nailed the whole execution of “real people talking about the product/lifetsyle/emotional” thing – you know you have to stop using those testimonial cut-away in nice scenery ads, right? Please? Pretty please with sugar on top? just quit doing this already!

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Eyelid Tattoos – More Extreme Tattoos (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) So we thought tattoos had been done to death on Trendhunter, but oh no no no. I have found a new one to us all: Eyelid tattoos!

You can see the picture, but why anyone would want to see eyeballs on the…

Recession Aids – WalletPop Clever Money Management Tips

(TrendHunter.com) Times are hard, and getting harder with the rising cost of food, gas and other basic necessities. Getting through a recession when money is tight requires good money management. Walletpop is a great site…

Dogs With Cones Lamps – The Carlos Night Light

(TrendHunter.com) Here is a really brilliant dog-shaped accessory for your home! This one is really funny and stylish, not always an easy combination to balance. Kathleen Walsh managed to do it well with her Carlos Night…

Mitsubishi: Magnetic

Magnetic

Advertising Agency: Africa, São Paulo, Brazil
Creative Directors: Nizan Guanaes, Sergio Gordilho, Humberto Fernandez, Flavio Waiteman
Art Director: Humberto Fernandez
Copywriter: Flávio Waiteman
Production Company: Margarida Flores e Filmes
Director: Carlão Busato
Sound: Junk om
Aired: June 2008

Mitsubishi: Savage

Savage

Advertising Agency: Africa, São Paulo, Brazil
Creative Directors: Nizan Guanaes, Sergio Gordilho, Humberto Fernandez, Flavio Waiteman
Art Director: Humberto Fernandez
Copywriter: Flávio Waiteman
Production Company: Margarida Flores e Filmes
Director: Carlão Busato
Sound: Junk om
Aired: June 2008

How Are We Doing? And How Will We Do?

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Consulting and analysis firm PricewaterhouseCoopers released its five-year global entertainment and media forecast this week. MediaWorks takes a look at the forecasts for several of the media market's largest sectors, including internet-access spending and internet advertising, TV advertising and subscriptions, newspaper and magazine publishing, radio and out-of-home advertising, and recorded music, film and video games.

Outsource Your Chores – Waitpal.com (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Waitpal.com is a freelance website for regular folks who want someone to do those chores or odd jobs they do not have the time or motivation to do themselves. For those looking to earn a few extra bucks,…

Abandoned Celebrity Mansions – Mike Tyson’s Old Home (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Forget what you see in fake Hello and OK magazine spreads, this is more like it! These are pictures of what Mike Tyson’s mansion, found in Southington, Ohio, look like now that he has left.

The pictures…

10 Photoshop Disasters – From Missing BellyButtons to Giant Heads


Using Photoshop to enhance the images of celebrities and models in magazines and ads is a forgone conclusion. I do not think that a magazine has had an untouched image on its cover for ages. However, with…

Crash Landing Videos – Quantas 747 Jet Lands Despite Giant Hole (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) A Quantas 747 jet made an emergency landing after a giant hole ripped open on the side of the plane.  Perhaps this sort of thing happens all the time, but what made this experience so trend worthy was…

Electric Lamp Dresses – The Sharewear Project (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I have no idea what these modern furniture inspired dresses are, but they seems like a fun way to spend Sundays, and I want one!

Sharewear describes them as electronic dresses that merge together “to…

Triarc Names Post-Merger Leaders for Wendy’s


CHICAGO (AdAge.com) — Triarc lifted the curtain on its post-merger vision of Wendy's today, and it looks a lot like the past. Ken C. Calwell, the former chief marketing officer for Domino's Pizza, steps into the same role at Wendy's, and J. David Karam, one of the burger chain's largest franchisees, will take over as president.

10 Photoshop Disasters – From Missing BellyButtons to Giant Heads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Using Photoshop to enhance the images of celebrities and models in magazines and ads is a forgone conclusion. I do not think that a magazine has had an untouched image on its cover for ages. However, with…

Tribute: ‘Last Leacture’ Professor Dies – Inspirational Randy Pausch (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Inspirational Randy Pausch, the ‘Last Lecture’ professor, passed away today.  Randy was a Carnegie Mellon professor who created a legacy tour based on the importance of following your childhood dreams…

Randy Pausch has made his last lecture, and commercial. R.I.P.

“The world-famous Professor known for his last lecture has produced his last commercial.” Adland’s Robblink said when he posted Lustgarten Foundation – Randy Pausch commercial on the 16th. Randy Pausch died this morning of complications from pancreatic cancer.
Those who want to see his life-affirming “last lecture” (warning, filled with hilarious jokes about dying) can see the whole two hour last lecture here (steaming wmv) – or you can read WSJ summary or you can see some clips at the post gazette.

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Solved Mysteries – Northern Lights Explained by NASA (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) NASA scientists have finally explained the mystery behind the Northern Lights phenomena after a year long study.

Northern Lights (aurora borealis) are natural colored light displays that dance across…