Yahoo Earnings Beat Wall Street Targets


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Yahoo's first-quarter earnings were good enough to trump Wall Street estimates. Now the question is whether they're good enough to get Steve Ballmer & Co. to bump the price they're willing to pay for Yahoo.

No Ordinary Choir

When will Honda stop coming up with such catchy advertising? I swear, their commercials just keep getting better and better. Back in 2006, Honda released a commercial in which an entire choir comprised of people made noises that sounded like a car- or more specifically- what a Honda vehicle would sound like juxtaposed with clips of a Honda vehicle traveling the roadways. If you close your eyes, you cannot tell the difference; amazing. Those other car companies could stand to learn a thing or two from these guys.

Top 34 Ways to Seek Enchantment – Fairytale Obsession (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The charming qualities of fairytales don’t just hold allure for children, adults are captivated by these enchanting stories as well. From beautiful creatures liked fairies, sprites, princesses to notions like happily ever after, these fantasy-rich bed time stories have led to the creation of many pr…

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Fiat Professional: Trolley shelter

Fiat Professional: Trolley shelter

The lowest loading height in its class. The Fiat Ducato.

Advertising Agency: Leo Burnett, Frankfurt, Germany
Art Director: Daniela Ewald
Copywriter: Volker Müller
Released: February 2008

Glass Balloon Animals – Jeff Koons Rooftop Exhibit at the Met (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Metropolitan Museum of Art is always full of beautiful art exhibits, but one of its most recent is actually ON the Met instead of inside.

Jeff Koons’ sculptures are currently on display on the rooftop of the New York art museum, the world famous Manhattan skyline acting as its backdrop.

The …

Retro Magazine Purses – Momaboma’s Paper Vintage Bags (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Momaboma is an Italian company that creates really beautiful, retro, vintage bags. The bags are made out of paper from recycled glam magazines from the 1950’s and 1960’s and other material such as old vinyl records. The carefully-chosen paper is then processed with resin, polypropylene, vinyl and gl…

Eatalica restaurant: Just in case

Eatalica restaurant: Just in case

An empty stomach leads to a dirty mouth. Eat well.

Advertising Agency: 1pointsize, Chennai, India
Executive Creative Director: Sharad Haksar
Art Director: K. A. Shanmugavel
Copywriter: E. Prakash
Released: February 2008

Foreheads Branded, Chuck Mocked, Sony Teases, World Orgasmified

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– Score about $10,000 to get a logo tattooed across your forehead. Add another $2000/year to keep it there. Got anything better to do?

Firefighting Robots – OLE Insect Firefighter (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The OLE robot is a product of the industrial-design studio at the University of Magdeburg-Stendal in Germany. The OLE, which is autonomous and is guided by GPS, intelligent feelers, infrared and heat sensors, is equipped with tanks of water and powdered fire-extinguishing agents.

The armor of this …

Eatalica restaurant: Car

Eatalica restaurant: Car

An empty stomach leads to a dirty mouth. Eat well.

Advertising Agency: 1pointsize, Chennai, India
Executive Creative Director: Sharad Haksar
Creative Director: Anantha Narayan
Art Director: K. A. Shanmugavel
Copywriter: E. Prakash

Eatalica restaurant: Pimp

Eatalica restaurant: Pimp

An empty stomach leads to a dirty mouth. Eat well.

Advertising Agency: 1pointsize, Chennai, India
Executive Creative Director: Sharad Haksar
Creative Director: Anantha Narayan
Art Director: K. A. Shanmugavel
Copywriter: E. Prakash

Dermasolutions: Fat

Dermasolutions: Fat

When there’s excess, get rid of it.

Advertising Agency: Rapp Collins Colombia, Bogotá Colombia
Creative Directors: Pablo Castro, Juan David Botero
Art Directors: Carolina Ramírez, Yesid Suárez
Copywriter: Pablo Castro
Released: November 2007

Admcom: Business cards

Admcom: Business cards

Be the change you want to see in the world.

Advertising Agency: Admcom, Bologna, Italy
Creative Director: Maurizio Cinti
Art Director: Manuel Dall’Olio
Copywriters: Silva Fedrigo, Massimiliano Pancaldi
Illustrator: Manuel Dall’Olio
Released: January 2008

Intelligent Fashology – Biodevices Vital Jacket Monitors Heart (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Recently, we are seeing more and more fashology that incorporates technology into fashion and clothing. The latest addition is the Vital Jacket by Biodevices, an intelligent wearable garment that continuously monitors electrocardiogram (ECG) wave and Heart Rate.

Such bio-monitoring clothing is allo…

Three Top Marketing Execs Leave Sara Lee

CHICAGO (AdAge.com) — Three top executives are leaving the marketing department at Sara Lee as CEO Brenda Barnes cleans house.

Centraal Beheer Achmea: Just call us

Centraal Beheer Achmea: Just call us

Advertising Agency: DDB, Netherlands
Creative Director: Martin Cornelissen
Art Directors: Maarten van Kempen, Marco Sluijter, Daniel Ashkol
Copywriter: Dieuwer Bulthuis
Photographer: Ernst Yperlaan
Released: April 2008

Davivienda Bank: Middle-East

Davivienda Bank: Middle-East

Advertising Agency: Leo Burnett, Bogotá, Colombia
Creative Directors: Carlos Murad, Otavio Schiavon
Art Directors / Copywriters: Andres Orozco, Camilo Carvajal
Illustrator: Andres Orozco
Photographer: Andre Klots
Origami: Maria P. Franco

Davivienda Bank: UK

Davivienda Bank: UK

Advertising Agency: Leo Burnett, Bogotá, Colombia
Creative Directors: Carlos Murad, Otavio Schiavon
Art Directors / Copywriters: Andres Orozco, Camilo Carvajal
Illustrator: Andres Orozco
Photographer: Andre Klots
Origami: Maria P. Franco

Davivienda Bank: Russia

Davivienda Bank: Russia

Advertising Agency: Leo Burnett, Bogotá, Colombia
Creative Directors: Carlos Murad, Otavio Schiavon
Art Directors / Copywriters: Andres Orozco, Camilo Carvajal
Illustrator: Andres Orozco
Photographer: Andre Klots
Origami: Maria P. Franco