Shake Off that Cartoon Crush; Erin Esurance Has a Steady

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Emo heartthrob Kazutaka Nomura of PWRFL POWER gets animated, woos the uncatchable Erin Esurance, and teaches her a powerful lesson about self-esteem. In song.

Those Idiots that Apply Makeup While Driving? They’re Glam Users.

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I saw this graphic on the Glam Media website today. It was part of a rolling series of images intended to give advertisers a sense of the Glam audience.

Gay Couple Hopes to Reunite. Go Help.

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Founder Tim Coco of agency COCO+CO has launched a personal campaign to get Washington’s attention. Apparently his husband Genesio J. Junior Oliveira, Jr. was deported last year after failing to win legal status.

No-Evil.net: Mobile vs Microwave

No-Evil.net: Mobile vs Microwave

I like this new “viral” video for NET10. Its all about the concept of cell phone companies being evil.

Advertising Agency: Droga5
Via: adgoodness

In 2083, Tennis Players Will Sport Cups on Their Faces

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For Lacoste’s 75th anniversary, French agency CRM Company Group imagined what tennis players will look like 75 years from now.

Oh, What Kids Would Write if They Had the Chance

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Trendhunter drew my attention to Tikatok, a social network that enables kids to design their own books.

Toyota Prank Call Campaign Gets Double the Mileage Out of UGC

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In exchange for a little bit of personal information, Toyota Matrix will trick one of your friends into thinking that some nightmare stalker version of you wants to live with them.

Bad Credit? Girl Wrestlers. OF COURSE!

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Hot girl-on-girl arm-wrestling action preaches the gospel of First Premier Bank. Link takes users to where you, yes you, can contribute to the credit crisis.

Citroën Berlingo: Trio

Citroën Berlingo: Trio

Check out the video: http://www.berlingotrio.nl/

Advertising Agency: EuroRSCG Amsterdam, Netherlands
Creative Directors: Laurens Boschman, Joost van Praag Sigaar
Creatives: Laurens Boschman, Joost van Praag Sigaar
Director: Maurice Trouwborst
Music: Bas Bron, Maurice Trouwborst
DOP: Michail Brooke
Production Company: Cake
Producers: Kim Wolffensperger, Jolanda de Boer
Account: Erica Törnlöw, Daniëlle Swagerman
Released: May 2008

WeeMees Invite Presidential Candidates into Their Bedrooms!

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Right now on WeeWorld, WeeMees can invite Presidential would-bes into their rooms and talk about them. This is something WeeWorld’s PR lady calls “fanning the youth vote flames.”

Not Sure About that Dinner Party? Slip a Little Bacon Salt in Your Handbag

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Guided by the belief that everything should taste like bacon, two whimsical dreamers named Justin and Dave launched a product called Bacon Salt.

Facebook’s a Whack Ass Marketing Tool, Find Me on MySpace

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Four years ago, I was peer pressured into joining Facebook, Now, immediately following graduation, I was sent the following group invite from a classmate.

Budget Elicits UGC from Budget Travelers … and Totally Fails to Budget Wisely

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I don’t really know what this video’s all about, but I’m pretty sure it isn’t worth $25,000 in prize money.

Facebook Loves Itself Some Indiana Jones

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Promotions for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull have hit Facebook with a vengeance.

Some Pig Wants You to Bring Out Your Dead

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Oink Ink Radio needs entries for its 11th annual Dead Radio contest.

Economist.com Surrenders to Web 2.0 Design Logic

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The quote at left comes from a banner ad for The Ideas People, a “knowledge” campaign meant to school you on the modern pioneers of great ideas while slyly promoting The Economist.

Economist.com Surrenders to the Web 2.0 Aesthetic

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The quote at left comes from a banner ad for The Ideas People, a “knowledge” campaign meant to school you on the modern pioneers of great ideas while slyly promoting The Economist.

Bush Won’t Help Lenders, Countrywide Demonstrates Why

Here’s a contextual quirk that appeared in Joe Madison’s AP news feed. In the video, Bush refuses to support a bill that bails mortgage lenders out of crisis mode. Meanwhile, a contextual ad for Countrywide — a lender in…

WeeWorld Starstruck, FWA Theater Goes Live, Vespa Gets Smart, Pole Dancers Feud

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– WeeWorld is holding a celebrity lookalike contest. The WeeMee at left is a Miley Cyrus lookalike.

Bit beer: Music in a bottle

Bit beer: Music in a bottle

Check out the site: http://www.music-in-a-bottle.de/

Find out yourself, how you can make music with your webcam and a bottle of ‘Bit’ beer on our web. In case you don’t have a bottle at hand, an optional way of testing is provided on the site.

Advertising Agency: Jung von Matt/Neckar, Stuttgart, Germany
Creative Directors: Holger Oehrlich, Matthias Kubitz, Joachim Silber, Michael Zölch
Art Directors: Fabian Roser, Kai Heuser, Stefan Roesinger
Copywriters: Kathinka Knoll, Daniel Schweigmann
Programmers: Daniel Hübschmann, Yael Bar-Zeev, Oliver Mueller
Music & Sound: Robert Jedam