Aug
09
Aug
09
Bernie Mac is Dead?
Posted in: UncategorizedSo a rumour was started earlier this week saying Bernie Mac had died after being hospitalized with pneumonia – and then it was denied by his agent. But now Bernie mac is dead says the Chicago Sun Times Obituary. See also: Cicago Tribune, and TMZ that both report Bernie Mac died this morning.
Bernie Mac is known as the King of Comedy – but here in Adland, we know him best from the “Nike The Chosen one” commercial from 2003.
R.I.P. Bernie… 50 years is way too young. What if Madonna, Prince and Michael Jackson all bought the farm tomorrow (they all turn 50 this year) wouldn’t that be a shocker.
Nike – LeBron “King” James – Passion / The Chosen One (2003) – 0:60 (USA)
Aug
09
Tape Delay by NBC Faces End Run by Online Fans
Posted in: UncategorizedNBC’s decision about the Olympics opening ceremonies sent people to their computers to poke holes in a technological wall.
Aug
09
F.B.I. Says It Obtained Reporters’ Phone Records
Posted in: UncategorizedThe Federal Bureau of Investigation said that it had improperly obtained the phone records of reporters for The New York Times and The Washington Post in the newspapers’ Indonesia bureaus in 2004.
Aug
09
Motion Activated Shower Curtains – Bloody “Psycho” Curtain
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(TrendHunter.com) Janet Leigh, the actress who portrayed the stabbing victim in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film “Psycho” was so terrified after viewing the shower scene that she completely stopped taking showers and switched…
Aug
09
Intelligent Future Homes – The Jung Smart House (GALLERY)
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(TrendHunter.com) The Jung Smart House could be a good indicator of what housing may look like in the future. Everything in this German engineered home is regulated by KNX sensors which control shade and light, air quality…
Aug
09
YouTube Exploitation – One Sick Advertising Idea
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This is one sick and horrible advertising idea, and I would never fault the editors for not publishing this one… but here it is….
When I first heard about the infamous pornographic “2 Girls 1 Cup”…
Aug
09
Dark Knight Sequel Rumors – Johnny Depp as The Riddler? (GALLERY)
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(TrendHunter.com) After making $314 million in just 10 days, it is destined that there be a sequel to the Dark Night. Apparently, the radar is pointing to both Johnny Depp and Philip Semour Hoffman for a possible sequel.…
Aug
09
Glamorization of Video Game Characters – 10 Hot Gaming Characters (GALLERY)
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(TrendHunter.com) This is a bit creepy as people must have put a lot of thought into the top 25 hottest female fighters in video game land. Objectively I have cut it down to ten for your enjoyment – and yes boys also your…
Aug
09
Anti-Steroid Awareness Campaigns – Don’t Be an Asterisk
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Don’t Be an Asterisk is a new, multi-year public awareness campaign launched by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the Ad Council. The campaign focuses on teen use of steroids and illegal performance-enhancing…
Aug
09
Political Furniture – Baghdad Coffee Table (GALLERY)
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(TrendHunter.com) Named the New Baghdad, this coffee table consists of a collection of thousands of industrial steel contours brought together by Israeli designer Ezri Tarazi. When all these elements are integrated, the…
Aug
09
Nuclear Submarine Furniture – Matrix Unplugged Chair
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(TrendHunter.com) If you want to spend $35,000 on a hideous looking chair, then artist Zoran Milivojevic has just the one for you – it’s called the Matrix Unplugged Chair.
The tech geeky chair is made from the torpedo…
Aug
09
Nike’s Got Soul
Posted in: UncategorizedI love this Nike ad just for the song alone. And it really personifies what being a champion is all about. I’m gonna say that I think the Olympic ads are WAY better than the superbowl ads have been for the past few years.
New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media
Aug
09
Anti-Steroid Awareness Campaigns – Don’t Be an Asterisk
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(TrendHunter.com) Don’t Be an Asterisk is a new, multi-year public awareness campaign launched by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the Ad Council. The campaign focuses on teen use of steroids and illegal performance-enhancing…
Aug
09
Animal Shot Glasses – For Wild Nights of Drinking (GALLERY)
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(TrendHunter.com) These Animal Shot Glasses are a great gift to any hunter or animal lover.
When in use, the cool glasses balance atop the head of a bear, bull, deer, moose or rhinoceros.
The stylish glasses are made…
Aug
09
Diguising Meat As Spaghetti – Inventions for Picky Kids
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(TrendHunter.com) Meat Spaghetti is a totally random idea based on a concept I have never come across: that children don’t seem to enjoy eating meat.
To entice children to consume animal products, they have changed…
Aug
09
(Disturbing) Viral Book Campaigns – “The Gargoyle” Burning Flesh Ad
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Using a viral campaign to promote a book, in this case, The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson, is still pretty rare.
This very graphic and unsettling video is not for the squeamish. The Gargoyle is about a…
Aug
09
Gadgets to Bypass The Great Firewall of China – Freedom Stick for Beijing Olympics
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(TrendHunter.com) Even though China had promised to provide unrestricted Internet for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, they announced recently that certain websites will be blocked.
If you are a journalist who values Internet…
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