Lamato Brings Social Networking to…Um…Old People

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Hey, who says social networking is only for 20-somethings? Not Lamato Network which claims to be aimed at people 32-54

Apparently ooVoo Wants Your Money

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ooVoo, a video conferencing site that most of us used exactly ONCE (and probably never again), is converting to a paid model for PCs, according to an email from Deb Wiseman of Crayon.

ooVoo Wants Your Money — for a Tea Party Larger than Three, Anyway

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ooVoo, a video conferencing site that most of us used exactly ONCE (and probably never again), is converting to a paid model for PCs, according to an email from Deb Wiseman of Crayon.

Hooray for You: Splashcast Turns Virals into Ad Platforms

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Splashcast just launched HotSpot, which enables advertisers to tag objects in published videos.

Uniqlock Scores, Gawker Goes Gorilla, Rio Sees Future, Ludacris Flows Mobile

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– Repeating its successes at One Show and the Clios, Uniqlo’s “Uniqlock” (agency: Projector) won the Cannes Cyber Grand Prix.

So THAT’S Why the Joker Card Always Feels Sticky.

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Forget about cows, celebrities and good health. After watching this video for BC Dairy, you will never see poker the same way again.

MySpace Redesign Rides Flaming Wings of Batman

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Looks like Batman film The Dark Knight is the sponsor for Phase I of MySpace’s redesign, which went live today.

Brazil Takes Home Cannes Cyber Lion

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Adland tips us to the winners of the Cannes Cyber Lions.

Brazil Takes Home Cannes Young Cyber Lion

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Adland tips us to the winners of the Cannes Cyber Lions.

National Grid: Floe

National Grid: Floe

Check out the microsite and play with your polar bear: http://www.nationalgridfloe.com/

Advertising Agency: Mullen, Wenham, MA, USA
Chief Creative Officer: Edward Boches
Executive Creative Director: Mark Wenneker
Group Creative Directors: Stephen Mietelski, Michael Ancevic
Associate Creative Director/CW: Mark Gottesman
Associate Creative Director/AD: Mark Chamberlain
Art Director: David Oliva
Copywriter: Kerry Shea
Director of Integrated Production: Keith Johnston
Agency Digital Associate Producer: Christopher Grey
Agency Account Service: Drayton Martin, Julie Carney, Kelly Dickens, Melissa Blaney
Digital Agency: Firstborn
Creative Director: Joon Park
Lead Developer: Jens Fischer
Back End Developer: Francis Turmel
3D Animator: Michael Kuzmich
Producer: Lucy Swithenby
Designer: Su Jung Kim
Sound Design: Jessie Baido, Ian Hackney

BuddyFetch: For People that Just Can’t Friend Fast Enough

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This is sort of weird. Buddy Fetch brings Ask Jeeves to mind, except you’re not seeking answers to abstract questions; you’re seeking buddies.

Enlarged Ego? Patchy Facial Hair? Plain Awkward? Adrantsarax May Be Right for You

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This is awesome!

Twix Tears One Out of the ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ Playbook

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Remember those Choose Your Own Adventure books that pretty much let you decide whether you’d die two, or twenty, pages into the story?

‘Get Smart’ Whored, Mommy Scolds McCain, Man Conceives Soda, Jack Hits the Track

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matrixx pulls a fast one: to score coverage for a cross-promotion between Vespa, Subway and Get Smart, it produced a write-up for us.

Bored, Wealthy and Evil? Have We Got the Distraction for You

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Here’s an ad campaign that could prove useful if you ever end up in the Netherlands with more money than you deserve, you gold-digging footballers’-wives, you.

Lotus Toilet Paper Absorbs More than Its Fair Share of Moisture

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Check out The Giant by agency Les Ouvriers du Paradis, possibly the most charming bathroom fairy tale ever.

Starbucks Goes Bananas, Mennen Spiffs, Cusack Talks Dirty Politics, Microsoft Bans ‘Gay’

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– Can your manly-man hair pass the caress test?

Learn to Distinguish Between Storks. One of Them Isn’t Carrying Children

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Some storks bring you children. But watch out for the one with the glasses; he’s got nothing but pickles.

MySpace to Redesign. See Mock-Ups Here

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MySpace is redesigning its site, partly to make it more ad-friendly.

Yahoo Castrates Microsoft Talks, Forms Search Relationship with Google

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Yahoo to Microsoft: no, you can’t have the company, and no, you can’t buy our search, either.