Animated Lego – The Apprentice in Lego (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) We are loving the latest version of the UK Apprentice, especially as a lot of the cast is attractive, so I love the animated lego recreation of the firing-moment.

These guys looked like prats the first time round but in LEGO, they look a million times worse. Please rest assured these are not the cr…

Micro Music Venues – The Black Cab Sessions

(TrendHunter.com) It’s a simple premise really – get a black cab, get an up and coming band/artist and a video camera, drive around while they play and then post the resulting footage online. Et voila: the Black Cab Sessions.

Essentially focusing attention from bombastic impersonal stage shows, it’s all about…

Celebrity PSAs – Sexual Harassment by Hayden Panettiere (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Will Ferrell’s comedy social site Funny or Die has collaborated with the “Know More Things” foundation on a celebrity Sexual Harassment PSA featuring Heroes actress Hayden Panettiere.

Panettiere draws attention to sexual harassment at the work place. It doesn’t matter who does it, even if it’s by …

Marketing 100 Calories – Cadbury Thins: Stapler, Panties, Blemish (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The “100 Calorie” obsession continues with products like the Cadbury Thin bars not only lining store checkouts, but also invading us through print campaigns, and even video ads like the three featured here.

Clearly, Cadbury is targeting image-conscious women with the commercials. The campaign is a…

Dramatic Fashion Campaigns – Rag & Bone: A Saga of Hope, Drama, and Miniskirts (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) For Rag & Bone’s spring collection, the fashion house created a campaign featuring Abby Lee as a young model who looks distraught and on the verge of tears.

The aptly titled “A Saga of Hope, Drama, and Miniskirts” appears on the Barney’s website and features the short story of a beautiful young mo…

Supermodel Lesbians Gone Mainstream – Irina and Freja Kiss for Elle

(TrendHunter.com) These images of two, young supermodels locking lips isn’t from some dirty men’s magazine; quite surprisingly, it’s from the pages of Elle, one of the most respected, high end women’s fashion magazines.

“They even have this image of Irina and Freja, still dressed from the Earth Pledge show, in a bi…

Naughty Billboards – Miss Universe Wants a Cockatoo (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Former Miss Universe Australia, Erin McNaught, has been featured in a series of billboard ads that promote a pretty naughty message.

The advertising campaign, which is also running in print media and on liquor store posters, features captions like, “She loves a cockatoo,” “Who’s a cheeky girl then…

Neg’s Urban Sports (RIDICULOUS) – Top 6 Games to Prank Your Way to a Good Time (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Bored? Downtown? Neg’s Urban Sports are outlandish challenges where contestants disrupt social norms, pranking victims in score-able challenges. For example, how long can you ride a big stranger? When you knock on a stranger’s door, how long can you keep them from closing the door? Be crazy, and …

Celebrity Ice Cream – Eva Longoria for Magnum Mayan Mystica (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Magnum, one of the world’s largest ice cream companies, was able to snag Eva Longoria as the face of the campaign for their new flavor, Magnum Mayan Mystica. The sexy TV spot aired this week in the UK.

“New Magnum ‘Mayan Mystica’ is inspired by the ancient origins of chocolate, the Mayan Indian…

Virtual Mix Tapes – Mixwit is Embeddable (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Remember the 80’s? Ghetto-blasters and mixtapes dominated that decade and everyone was making mixtapes for their breakdancing routines, for their friends, and the most important reason: for their crushes!

Alas, technology came and wiped the humble mixtape right off the map, but now there’s Mixwit …

Celebrity Social Networks – Radiohead W.A.S.T.E.

(TrendHunter.com) As if we didn’t have proof enough of Radiohead’s forward thinking embrace of modern technology and marketing (see their Pay What You Want release of new album In Rainbows recently), the ever innovative band has created a social networking site called W.A.S.T.E built by interactive developers Nin…

Year of the Leg? – Cameron Diaz’ Legs The Feature of GQ UK (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Holy legs! Cameron Diaz is featured in a white hot summer pool inspired cover shoot in the upcoming May issue of British GQ magazine.

The 2008 Hollywood Special issue features Diaz is photographed by Simon Emmett in a smoking hot skimpy black swimsuit relaxing by the pool under the LA sun.

Diaz d…

Mobile Music Identifiers – Shazam

(TrendHunter.com) I have addicted to Shazam which is one of those rare text services that works BRILLIANTLY.

Basically you text 2580 and hold the phone to the speakers for 15 seconds. You then get a text saying what the tune it is within one minute.. The service is amazing as it really does work and pick up the most…

Top 10 YouTube Music Videos of All Time

(TrendHunter.com) This collection showcases 10 of the hottest Youtube music videos of all time (+ 3 bonus videos, because I couldn’t stop myself). To videos were hand picked from Trend Hunter’s collection of more than 2000 viral flicks.

Each of these videos exude creativity and demonstrate the power of thinking o…

Celeb Cartoon Shows – Headcases (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) This cartoon image of Victoria Beckham is a screen grab from Headcases, an computer animated TV show featuring media icons like politicians and celebrities. Like most caricatures, the illustrations on the ITV show aren’t particularly flattering, but they are incredibly entertaining!

“The best sket…

Website Parodies – Dyslexflix Spoofs Netflix

(TrendHunter.com) This is a really funny site. Dyslexflix is a spoof of Netflix the largest online DVD rental service which offers flat rate rental-by-mail to customers in the United States. Dyslexflix will recommend completely disparate films to the users and the result can be very amusing. I visited the website and…

Micro-Media Outlets – Pitchfork.TV

(TrendHunter.com) While mainstream channels and broadcasters everywhere scrabble to diversify and work out new revenue models in the face of plunging viewing numbers (MTV, that means you), some independent media outlets are quietly starting low cost online TV channels, most recently Pitchfork.TV.

Essentially an ext…

Royalty on YouTube 2 – Queen Rania of Jordan (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Queen Rania is a very young, influencer of Jordan, and she’s dedicated to keeping positive ties with the west. One technique to develop good relations and appeal to today’s younger generations has been the launch of her own YouTube channel.

In her clips, the beautiful queen asks the YouTube commun…

Clean Humor – Writer’s Encourage More Fun (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) I just got back from the bi-annual Erma Bombeck Writer’s Workshop at the University of Dayton, Erma’s alma mater, which was held from April 3 to 5, 2008 in Dayton, Ohio. The current trend is “clean humor,” a term that I heard many times by attendees and faculty throughout the entire three da…

6 Political Beatbox Videos – Bush, Clinton, Obama, Blair and Tom Cruise (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I’m quite happy to have discovered the world of political beatbox and musical remix. In the last week, I’ve posted a couple videos in this category, but today I’m featuring them all.

My favorites include Bush singing ‘Imagine’, Tony Blair singing ‘Should I Say or Should I go’, and of course, Bus…