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safety
Disturbing Billboard Bleeds When It Rains
The local government in Papakura, New Zealand isn't screwing around when it comes to road safety. Their new bleeding billboard campaign takes a Red Asphalt approach that they hope will creep out reckless drivers. More » -
bad ideas
Sony Promotional Image Shows Some Dangerous Behavior
Sony's new press image is all fun and cheeky until that model drops his PSP into the tub and ends up with a seriously embarrassing obituary. [Kotaku] -
robots
Robot Parkour Ad by Nike
Without the limitations of, you know, human bodies and gravity and all that junk, the already-crazy sport of parkour (or "extreme running") becomes even more amazing. This bit is from a Nike ad and features a computer-animated, hoodie-wearing robot. More » -
microsoft
Microsoft's Windows 7 Tour Videos Feel, Uh, Familiar
I feel like I've seen Microsoft's video tours of Windows 7 somewhere—though I can't quite put my finger on it.
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advertising
Anti-Abuse Bus Stop Ad Only Batters Women When Nobody's Looking
Amnesty International has installed a new anti-domestic-abuse ad fixture in Hamburg, Germany which is equal parts clever and shocking: when you look at the photo, it's a smiling couple; when you look away, it's a dude punchin' a lady. More » -
ie8
Dean Cain Wards Off Puke and Porn With Internet Explorer 8 (NSFL)
O.M.G.I.G.P or "Oh My God I'm Gonna Puke" is a serious problem for those living with the sick and perverted. Fortunately Dean Cain and IE8's InPrivate mode can help. Warning: video is NSFL and reading Cain's lips is very NSFW. -
olympus
Olympus Discovers Will It Blend, Uses It to Sell Cameras
Have you guys heard of this "Will It Blend?" thing? Apparently it's all the rage on the internet! That's why the cutting-edge minds at Olympus jumped on this new fad to make a viral video of their own. More » -
advertising
Obnoxious Local Ads Coming to DirecTV in 2011
The WSJ is reporting that DirecTV has conscripted the talents of software startup Invidi to show targeted—meaning local—ads to its customers, starting in 2011. More » -
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fcc
Congress Pushing For Bill To Reduce The Volume Of TV Advertising
Under a new proposal taken up today, Congress would give the FCC power to limit the volume of commercial advertising to match the average decibels of the show being watched. More » -
iphone
iPhone Owners Suckered Into Brand Awareness Through Controllable Digital Posters
Knowing that iPhone owners like myself are drawn towards any opportunity to leverage the technology, CBS Outdoor has partnered with Clusta to develop advertising signage that interacts with our phones via Wi-Fi or 3G. More » -
smartphones
New Palm Pre Ad Is Chock Full of Elaborately Choreographed Prison Inmates
Oh, wait...nevermind! Palm is just fetishizing vague notions of Asian spirituality for capital gain! More » -
ads
New Olympus DSLR Ads Put Animals On Ice
These ads for the Olympus E620 DSLR show animals frozen in blocks of ice. This might be to highlight the camera's image stabilization, or it might be targeted at the coveted animal abuser demographic. More » -
laptop hunters
Meet Microsoft's New Laptop Hunter: Lauren 2.0 Likes Pink
The original laptop hunter Lauren was a cute librarian-type who wanted a giant lapmonster. Microsoft's latest flamespot has a new Lauren. She's a blond law student who likes pink. More » -
advertising
New Apple Ad Mocks Microsoft Laptop Hunters In Usual Smarmy Way
Apple's new ad takes solid aim at Microsoft's recent much-talked-about Laptop Hunters ad series with the Apple style fully intact. In other words, it's really, really smug. More » -
intel
I'm Excited About These New "Not Like Your" Intel Ads
Intel's lifestyle ads have been around forever, in fact, inspiring Apple's own marketing direction in the 80s. But everyone does this now, and so, they're changing things up after all these years. More » -
ads
I Would Wear an Xbox 360 Dress, So What?
If you're in Japan and trying to decide between the Xbox 360 and PS3, maybe you should take a look at these reading materials first...including an anime girl wearing a desperately revealing Xbox 360 dress. More » -
terminator
Terminate Me Web App Now On iPhones
Remember those Terminated kitties? Now you can do it all on the fly, with the Terminate Me web app. Just thought you'd want to know. [iTunes App Link] -
microsoft
Microsoft Says "I'm a PC" and Laptop Hunters Ads Make People Want Windows More
During their quarterly earnings call (going on right now), Microsoft said there's a 10 percent increase in preference of Windows PCs as a result of their ad campaigns. This, as profits are down 32 percent from a year ago, 'cause of the financiapocalypse. [Microsoft] -
clips
The World if Technology Stopped 20 Years Ago
A new Visa ad playing in Australia examines a world in which technology never miniaturized nor went wireless. It has a few clever moments. [TBWA\Whybin via psfk] -
retromodo
Holy Crap, Email Was Scary in the 1970s!
In case you weren't aware, email humbly began as some sort of paranormal force whose sole objective was to materialize out of thin air and terrify middle-aged businessmen. More » -
ads
The Snarky Fine Print in Apple's "PCs Are 100 Percent Trouble-Free" Ad
Have you watched Apple's new Hodgman ads? The "legal copy" ad is the most cutting—every time Hodgman says how easy-to-use PCs are, a wall of fine print explodes upwards. MacJournals has transcribed all of it. More » -
apple
Apple Counterattacks Lauren With Four New Hodgman Mac/PC Ads
Apple has fired back, in an unsurprising way, at those new Windows ads we've been hearing so much about lately (you remember Lauren, yes?). The counterattack comes in four new, but familiar, flavors: More » -
monster cable
Engadget's Monster Cable Endorsement: "Monster Cable Sucks"
If you spotted this ad for Monster's Dr. Dre Beats headphones—which strips an out-of-context blurb from a news post—you'd think Engadget gave Monster Cable an awkward-sounding endorsement. But the mutilated sentence was lifted and applied without Engadget's permission. More » -
photography
50 Photographers Worth Checking Out
Hongkiat has put together a list of 50 photographers you should know. Some work is brilliant and some is just cheesy. But all of the portfolios (warning: some nudes) will help kill a Friday. [Hongkiat/photo] -
zune phone
Microsoft's Prepping Advertising for Zune-On-Phone Software
Adweek is claiming that Microsoft's "pink", which was code for the Zune Phone/Zune on Cellphone project, is in the looking-for-advertiser stage. This probably means it's getting pretty close (months, not years) to shipping. More » -
parody
Windows Laptop Hunter: Homeless Frank Gets a PC Too
Shopping for laptops, Homeless Frank winds up with a PC just like Lauren, but—well, he's "poor, not retarded." More » -
ads
Third Windows Laptop Hunter Ad Picks a Sony Vaio Instead of a Mac (Obviously)
The third of the laptop hunter ads shows a mom and a kid, shopping for a computer under $1500. And yes, the clip takes yet another dump on Macs. More » -
billboard
Japanese Billboards Scans You, Display Stuff You Want to Buy
A new generation of billboards displays ads suited for the individual tastes of each passerby. I can't wait to walk by one of these and see commercials for cheeseburgers and useless Japanese gadgets. More » -
ads
Microsoft Explains that Every Xbox Avatar Has a 'Real'
Microsoft's latest clip offers a somewhat brilliant introduction to NXE, the Xbox 360's new interface. It's a commercial, yes, but the spot has a Pixaresque sensibility that makes the whole thing dreadfully charming. [Thanks Leo!] -
terminator
Terminate Yourself (Or Your Cat)
If you've ever wondered how you'd look as an evil robot from the future, Terminate Yourself (a promotion for Terminator Salvation) is happy to indulge your curiosity. Note: Cats actually appear less evil as Terminators. -
advertising
Fish Tank Bus Stop May Not Be Entirely Practical
Wouldn't it be nice, while waiting for the bus, to have an aquarium full of fish to look at? At least for those first few days, until they die, at which point it'd get depressing. More » -
advertising
Shocking: New Microsoft Ad Implies Macs Are Inferior
Microsoft's new Lauren is a tech-savvy engineer with a complicated, foreign name, tasked with finding a laptop that'll address his needs for under $1,500. You'll never guess what this Microsoft-paid probable-actor decided to buy. More » -
ads
I'm a PC and I'm a Hyundai!
The sad thing for Microsoft is that there's some guy with a Lamborghini who really wanted this plate. Still, it's a fantastic shout-out to the clever campaign. [Spotted in NY by a guy named Toofy!] -
iphone apps
Star Guitar iPhone App Promo Video Brings You All the Charm of Late Night Infomercials
Lisa and Toyo demonstrate the Star Guitar iPhone app with such paid-for enthusiasm that we just need to award them the Giz Video of the Day award. It's that good. More » -
advertising
Microsoft Plays MONSTER BALL!!!
Fine Microsoft, you've got us. If you stop these crazy ads featuring mutants and basketball, we'll take Lauren back. We just hate that it came to this, pain and damage that cannot be undone. [copyranter] -
advertising
Someone Found Microsoft's Lauren! And She's an Actress
We were hoping to catch up with Microsoft's "Lauren," a regular gal who Microsoft surprised with $1,000 to buy a laptop...in a national commercial. And it ends up she's an LA-based, SAG-eligible actress. UPDATE
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clips
What Gadget Is Powerful Enough to Resurrect Japanese Models?
According to this Japanese advertisement, a woman died in an asthma attack. But one force in the electronic world was strong enough to pull her back from the other side. (Any guesses?) Spoiler: More » -
charity
Lauren, We Have Someone Who'd Like to Talk to You
By now you've probably seen Microsoft's latest ad featuring Lauren, a woman who claims to be neither cool nor rich enough for a MacBook. Well Lauren, one of our readers has a gift for you. More » -
advertising
Microsoft Marketing Team Now Exclusively Advised By Internet Commenters (But It Works!)
You've heard it before, and it's true: Macs are more expensive than PCs. There's not much more to say about that! Unless, of course, you have a vested interest in casting Apple as elitist. More »


















































