Felted Illuminations – The Molded Felt Lamp

(TrendHunter.com) It’s the Felt-Up Lamp. It’s the 34 DD Long lamp. It’s the Nipple Drainer Lamp. All much better names than just the simple “Molded Felt Lamp”. Felting is when one gets fabric soaking wet and then let it…

’30 Rock’ Toilet Paper Rolls Out, JCPenney Trains Males, ‘Guitar Hero’ Goes DIY


This week on Creativity's Top 5, Jack Donaghy of "30 Rock" provides a service to the Dutch, Swedish shop Daddy talks to plants for Heinz, JCPenney and Saatchi, New York, offer men a warning, Bernardo's seeks to improve the image of kids in the U.K., and "Guitar Hero" goes DIY.

What the Semantic Web — or Web 3.0 — Can Do for Marketers


Web 3.0 is not just about improving the consumer experience. And it isn't some industry ploy to sell you more services. The next-generation web — the semantic web — aims to solve some of today's biggest problems in marketing.

TV Decoder: Half of ‘Hannity & Colmes’ Is Leaving

Alan Colmes, the longtime liberal half of the Fox News Channel prime time program, will leave the show at the end of the year,

Deep Desk Dickin’ 3: Sex In An Advertising Office

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At a digital New York-based ad agency, two staffers have been caught on tape gettin’ that sweet pootang after hours. And yes, we’ve seen the tape. And yes, one of the sex offenders is pretty high up there. And um no. The lady in question looks like she’s having no fun at all. Dude. It’s about rhythm and motion. Humping her like a dog will get you nowheres, kid.

More: Australia’s Ad Execs Are High On Drugs. All Of Them.

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Advertising: Riding Obama’s Coattails, Making a Buck Along the Way

Merchandise commemorating, celebrating and — in some instances — practically canonizing Barack Obama is being sold by companies large and small.

Animated CG Canvases – Digital Matte Paintings by Jaime Jasso (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) These incredible images are the products of the medium of, believe it or not, CG (computer generated) or digital art. The first two images were created by Jaime Jasso of Venice, California’s Blur Studio…

Why Big Companies Are So Scared of Social Media


Sure there are success stories among the big companies that have dipped their toes in the social-media water. But the vast majority of giant companies are still absolutely terrified of social media. Given that even corn flakes are part of social media these days, that's a lot of fear.

BBDO Finally Gets Its Props From Starbucks

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Like we said, way back in October, BBDO has won Starbucks. Today, the agency has announced that they are the AOR for the brand.

Terry Davenport, SVP and Chief Marketing Officer at Starbucks said in a release:

“Already, we have seen an indication of the kind of fresh thinking, new energy and strong sense of partnership BBDO brings to the brand.”

Um yeah because they’ve been churning out work for you for over two months. Silly brands. Welcome to the internet age. Whatever you were trying to protect by delaying this news, did it work? Is everyone safe and sound? Sheesh.

By the way, did you know that BBDO’s mantra is “The Work. The Work. The Work.” News to me. Anyway, congrats (again) the the agency.

More: BBDO Lost Pepsi to TBWA/Chiat/Day LA

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Amanpour to Anchor a Nightly Show on CNN International

The foreign correspondent will host a nightly program on CNN International, which is retooling its lineup.

Rabbit Silhouette Fashion Crests – Balenciaga S/S 2009 (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Balenciaga for Spring Summer 2009: was it future wear or folds of fabric that marked the designer’s showcase pieces? This return to basics, using the fabrics, the colors and the cuts to make a statement,…

Granny Chic for Winter – Lace is Hip for the Holidays (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Seems that many women are conflicted about wearing lace. Is it too traditional? Or is it too old school? Too “straight-laced?” Whichever feelings strike you, it’s irrelevant to modern designers. Lace is…

A Crowd-Pleaser that’s Fun to Sing. Nice Thinking, TAG!

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I don’t think I could properly describe “Lips” even if I wanted to.

Recession Proof Christmas Albums? – The Julianne Hough Holiday Collection (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Julianne Hough’s Christmas album is going to be sold at Target stores this holiday season, arriving at a perfect time to keep the country singer’s career afloat after being eliminated from Dancing With…

A Real Ball Grabber of a URL

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via Exclam Comunicação, Curitiba, Brazil

Words As Accessories – Stannard Inc Jewelry (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Australian jewelry company Stannard Inc has a very unique and interesting line of jewelry. Their Bronze Age line features William the Brave bronze rings, and the very intriguing “Prime Numbers” bracelet. The…

Free Dr. Pepper Fail

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Remember how Dr. Pepper said they’d give everyone a free can of the goodness if Guns N’Roses released their forthcoming album ‘Chinese Democracy’ (which was nearly two decades in them making) in 2008? Yeah, well, that’s not going so well.

Yesterday the record was released, and people started flooding Dr. Pepper’s Web site (drpepper dot com slash freedrpepper), and it’s basically crashed, completely.

When we attempted to reach the site, we got a ‘Service Unavailable’ error. Hey Code and Theory, how about a blast server? Oh well. The soda maker released a statement earlier today saying that due to massive Web issues, it would honor the free DP offer through 6 p.m. today. This could get messy.

More:Finally Some Good News: Guns N’ Roses Needs an Agency

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Savaged by Zero

This mash-up of Toyota's "Saved by Zero" jingle and "The Ring" captures our current economic horror almost as well as the ad for the Pembroke Pines, Fla. Dodge dealer offering a buy-one-get-one-free deal on Ram trucks.

Movie Themed Holiday Decor – ‘Twilight’ Inspired Christmas Tree (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Teenage girls would go crazy for a Twilight-inspired Christmas tree. I made a visit to Squidoo and found almost all you would need in order to get the squealing started.

You would have to start with…

Edgy Aerobic Ads – American Apparel’s Most Striking Adverts (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Their clothes are awesome and the shop a must-visi,t but the adverts for American Apparel have recently come onto my radar too. Via Trend Hunter of course!

The very 80s inspired, aerobics-style ads include…