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User Targeted Ads Via RFID
Attention Shopper, This Ad is Just for You

RFID, Tokyo and Big Brother have combined to launch one of the first broader tests of RFID in Tokyo shopping areas. By using your cell phone or a specially designed reader Tokyo businesses can customize…
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Fake Fan Sites
Sony Fakes Authenticity

Sony faked a PSP fan site in an attempt to market its already popular portable. Authenticity falls apart when everyone finds out you're faking it.
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Gangsters Teach Baby Skills
GoodFather from Dr.MOZ

In the off chance you didn't get the memo, new Dads are expected to do a whole lot more than change the occassional diaper these days. This doesn't mean that your new or soon-to-be dad has any real "baby…
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Scentvertising
The New Bus Stops

Familiar with the "Got Milk?" ads? The people at Arcade Marketing just took the ad campaign to a new level. Using a new technology called "Magniscent" they made scented bus shelters. "what goes better…
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Shockvertising
PETA Slaughters Humans

PETA has decided to alienate their target market, humans. Their latest ad features slaughtered humans in order to draw out their feelings about humans slaughtering animals.
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Psiphon Peer to Peer Censorship Defeater

Psiphon is a peer to peer software program that defeats censorship, enabling citizens in censored states to freely surf the net. The open sourced software, developed at the University of Toronto, is thought…
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Nike + Ipod = Privacy Infringement (These Shoes Track Your Every Move)

If you enhance your workout with the new Nike+ iPod Sport Kit, your privacy might be in danger. The RFID tags in the shoes emit a signal that markets could use to track your every movement! Big brother…
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Store Your Style

I came across this new business in Toronto via a friend, it sounds unique: a clothing storage service. They come to your home and collect and then bring the clothes right back to you. So not quite self…
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Imitation Advertising
Sony Girl Asks, "Who Do You Want to Play With?"

Sony's new Vaio site which features an imitation of Mac's ads with a third player in the mix. The add asks, "Who do you want to play with?" Choose the attractive Sony girl, and she giggles. Ironically,…
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Supercar Test Drives for Bloggers
Have a blog and spend a day driving an Aston Martin

“I felt like a Reach for a Dream candidate. I kept looking over my shoulder to check whether or not I was being followed by a Candid Camera crew.” These are the words of one blogger when he found out…
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Mobile Dating
Get a Text When a Compatible Match is Nearby

According to CNN.com, online dating is so last year. Now, if you're thinking romance, look to your mobile phone.
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Anti-Fan Clubs

If consumers create fan clubs for brands they love, then it seems only natural that they will create clubs for brands they hate. After all, commiseration brings people together. One site, Rachael Ray…
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Sex-e-Bay
eBay Auctioners Use Sex to Sell Playstation 3

Each of the photos in this gallery are taken from actual auctions on eBay! Marketers have long known that sex sells (although one report this year suggested that sex doesn't sell). Now it seems that…
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Apple iPhone
New Killer Phone in the Works

Is Apple about to further diversify its suite of products and expand in the wireles market. If this apparent 'I-Phone' is as successful as the iPod, Nokia and Motorola have some strategizing to do.
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Trump Sets World Record for Real Estate Sales in Hawaii

The Trump International Hotel & Tower Waikiki Beach Walk has set a world record for the amount of residential property sold in a single day. The total was over $700 million and by the end of the day all…
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Automakers Get Into Gaming
Ferrari to Launch Video Game

Last November, Volvo launched a video game titled, 'Volvo Drive for Life'. Unlike Grand Theft Auto, Volvo's game rewards safe driving, not speed. Fortunately, speed lovers everywhere can satisfy their…
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Rent a Garden

Rent-a-Garden is a Dutch company that will give you a quick fix of green to makeover your terrace or yard. You can rent sculptures, potted plants, or a whole theme. Typical rentals last for 3 months,…
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Virtual Ad Agency
Crayon Marketing Launches in Second Life

In September, I wrote an article about Virtual World Marketing, suggesting it may be the next big thing. Now, a new marketing company named Crayonville has been launched in Second Life. The company has…
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Massive Vending Machine

We've seen a lot of innovation in vending this year, with everything from Beauty Vending to Art Vending. Now, there's a gigantic vending machine that is actually be enjoyable to watch! Hence... the video.
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Rap Stars as Brand Directors
Jay-Z Responsible for Making Bud Select Cool

Jay-Z is now the brand director responsible for making Bud Select cool. Read the Fresh Press Release: /PRNewswire/ -- Anheuser-Busch and Shawn "JAY-Z" Carter are joining forces; Carter will collaborate…
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