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Popular This Week1. Brand Killing Cross Promotions - Photoshop Marketing Fun (GALLERY)  Cross promotion: The result of two products teaming up to sell more of each. Like Rum and Coke or Peter and Pan, cross promotion has been around since Adam tried to cross promote Eve.
Gizmodo invited…2. 10 Business Cards To Keep, Not Trash (GALLERY)  What better way is there to make your company stand out than with a super-trendy and creative business card?
Business cards are literally visual representations of your profession, and the right ones…3. 40 Ways Google Has Changed the World (CLUSTER)  Google was incorporated ten years ago. Let’s step into the Wayback Machine. I Google searched it so you would know that this was a cartoon gimmick before it was a website.
Do you remember the first time…4. Open Source Browsers - Google Chrome (GALLERY)  Google announced their new open source browser, Google Chrome, which launches in beta tomorrow.
“We believe we can add value for users and, at the same time, help drive innovation on the web,” Google…5. Premature Obituaries - Steve Jobs is Dead According to Bloomberg (GALLERY)  Steve Jobs is sick, but he’s not dead - yet. Even if you read the Bloomberg Report, Steve Jobs denies he is dead. Apparently, somebody was updating his obituary at Bloomberg and hit publish instead of…6. Spray-On Jeans - The Genetic Denim Graffiti Collection  These jeans by Krylon simply invite the question, "Did you spray those jeans on?"
Well, actually the colors were inspired by the paint preferred by graffiti artists everywhere, named Krylon. Genetic Denim…7. Airport Security Friendly Laptop Bags - The Checkpoint Flyer (GALLERY)  Just as irritating and time consuming as having to remove your shoes when going through airport security is being told, “Remove your laptop.” Thankfully, the TSA (Transportation Security Administration)…8. Olympian Cashes In - Micheal Phelps Endorses Frosted Flakes - Not Wheaties (GALLERY)  Micheal Phelps is incurring the wrath of the health food crowd because he signed on with Kelloggs to promote Corn Flakes and Frosted Flakes. Will Tony the Tiger be saying, "EEEEiiiigght" instead of "Grrrrrrrrreat?"…9. Marketing With Free Music - Nokia Phones With Unlimited Music Downloads  Nokia is aiming to take on the growing influence of the Apple iPhone by launching a new series of handsets that enable owners to download an unlimited number of music tracks. Users can peruse Nokia’s library…10. Transgender Corporate Takeovers - Chick’s Will Change to Dick’s (GALLERY)  Dick’s Sporting Goods will change Chick’s into Dick’s. Dick’s has no sporting goods stores in California. Last year Dick’s bought 15 Chick’s stores in Southern California. The retail chain will convert…11. Fighting The Fall of Print - Wall Street Journal Launches WSJ Fashion Magazine  Want to know how Sarah Palin keeps in shape? Then add WSJ to your list of high fashion, fancy sports and uber luxe travel magazines. Published by the Wall Street Journal, WSJ launched during the biggest…12. Spinning Bathtubs - The Rotator (VIDEO)  It’s a bath. It’s a Shower. It’s the Rotator by Ronco!
No, it’s not really a design by Ronco, the maker of the pocket fisherman, this spinning bathrub is the creation of Ron Arad, but it is designed…13. Green Photography - Olympus Reducing Packaging Waste  Olympus has announced that they will remove a huge amount of plastic from their packaging.
Plastic is one of the most seriously detrimental environmental problems, and finding alternatives for it is…14. Custom Fabric Designed By You - Spoonflower.com (GALLERY)  Want custom fabric? I mean one-of-a-kind, design it yourself custom fabric? Check out Spoonflower.com.
You send them your specific design and lots of details as to what you want, and they will make the…15. Mobile PA Systems - The Orator Briefcase for Impromptu Speeches (GALLERY)  The election is quickly approaching and politicians are dying to tell the world about their flawless sound and sharp speech. Let the people hear the language of your tongue with the newest and up-to-date… |
Popular This Month1. Multi-Millionaire Cooks - The World’s 10 Richest Chefs (GALLERY)  Name a chef (Boyardee doesn’t count.) Some would say Rachel Ray doesn’t count either because she makes “yum-o” foods on the Food Network. Plus she endorses Dunkin’ Donuts.
Rachel Ray is laughing all…2. Bollywood Harry Potter - Hari Puttar (GALLERY)  Hari Puttar is the Bollywood knock-off of the popular Harry Potter movie series, but it seems that the Indian Hari Puttar isn’t being so well received by Hollywood.
The Warner Bros. company is so upset,…3. Brand Killing Cross Promotions - Photoshop Marketing Fun (GALLERY) Cross promotion: The result of two products teaming up to sell more of each. Like Rum and Coke or Peter and Pan, cross promotion has been around since Adam tried to cross promote Eve.
Gizmodo invited…4. 10 Business Cards To Keep, Not Trash (GALLERY) What better way is there to make your company stand out than with a super-trendy and creative business card?
Business cards are literally visual representations of your profession, and the right ones…5. 22 Things You Can Sample, Taste or Try Before You Buy (CLUSTER)  The Try Before You Buy movement describes the concept of letting consumers test a product before purchasing them. This often involves giving away a small amount of the product or service for free, with…6. Mystery Billboards - Bell "er" Campaign (GALLERY)  Bell, one of they key Canadian network providers, has completely ditched their old brand image, abandoning their iconic beaver mascots, "Frank and Gordon" and released a series of mystery ads.
Their latest…7. Teenage Lawsuits - Vanessa Hudgens Sued for $5 Million by Former Manager (GALLERY)  Vanessa Hudgens is being sued by her former manager/producer, proving that even teenagers can’t stay out of lawsuits when it comes to celebrity status and money.
Johnny Viera, the man who allegedly made…8. Steampunked Headquarters - Oakley Architecture at SoCal Head Office (GALLERY)  Forget Google. I want to work for Oakley. I want a cubicle with a B 52 Bomber as an office chair. I want to look up and see bolts a foot wide holding the building together. I want to feel like I am in…9. Movies About Diet Books - French Women Don't Get Fat to Star Hilary Swank (GALLERY)  The incredibly successful, top selling diet book, "French Women Don't Get Fat" by Mireille Guiliano, could be turned into a Hollywood hit starring Hilary Swank.
The two time Academy Award winning actress…10. Beijing Olympic Kitsch - Tacky BJ2008 Souvenirs (GALLERY)  Despite the rather risque URL that starts bj2008, the official Olympic online shopping has some pretty cool AND some pretty lame souvenirs.
I love the replica of the torch. It's about half the size of…11. Female Bodyguards - U-Nome Feminine Celebrity Security (GALLERY)  Female bodyguards are becoming the latest security accessory to the rich and famous.
It makes perfect sense. Whereas big bruisers would stick out like a sore thumb at a soirée, a female can blend in…12. Easily Misinterpreted Ads - KFC Waiters With Mouths Taped (GALLERY)  Check out these KFC ads. At first, you probably think of the AIDS “Speak no Evil” campaign which featured celebrities with their mouths taped. This could be interpreted as the KFC staff not being able…13. 10 Outrageous Beer Flavors - From Pizza to Banana Bread (GALLERY)  Breweries and beer corporations in 2008 face an ever-changing landscape and must diversify their portfolios. Luckily for consumers, this means sampling a great variety of new ales, lagers and lambics.…14. Collecting Inflated, Worthless Money - Billion Dollar Bills From Around the World (GALLERY)  Anyone who’s ever complained about the poor U.S. economy has no reason for complaint compared with the inflation that’s run rampant in these six countries. Take Zimbabwe, for example. This country was…15. YouTube Exploitation - One Sick Advertising Idea  This is one sick and horrible advertising idea, and I would never fault the editors for not publishing this one… but here it is....
When I first heard about the infamous pornographic “2 Girls 1 Cup”… |
Popular Last Month1. Extreme Disappointment - Extreme Makeover Home Goes Into Foreclosure (GALLERY)  As another example of the US Housing Crisis, the Extreme Makeover home has gone into foreclosure. Owners Milton and Patricia Harper are now forced to give up the home, after gambling away the equity…2. 11 Gas Price Trends + 126 Ways to AVOID Gas Prices  Gas prices are skyrocketing and that is having an impact on our pockets, our vehicle choices and our pop culture. However, even though gas prices are intimidating, they're driving consumers to be more…3. $14,000 Showers in the Sky - Emirates A380 (VIDEO)  For $14,000, Emirates is letting its most affluent passengers take showers above the clouds. On board the Emirates A380, first class passengers get to dine on seven course meals served with the finest…4. Gas Prices Causing People to Strip and Get Shot  Earlier today I wrote about 10 gas price trend (and 126 ways to avoid skyrocketing gas prices). Since then, I've had a couple links sent to me. Most interestingly, I've learned that skyrocketing gas…5. Innovative Idea Vending - The Funball Machine (GALLERY)  The Fun-o-Meter idea machine is a really neat concept and a fantastic idea for those inspired by creativity and innovation. It looks just like a classic gum ball machine, but instead of vending coloured…6. T-Shirt Subscriptions - Special Delivery from T-Post in Sweden (GALLERY)  Many people, including me, love to get packages in the mail. By subscribing to T-Post, every six weeks a new exclusively designed t-shirt ‘magically’ appears in your mailbox.
T-Post, based in Sweden,…7. Blowing Up Wrong Buildings - Ruby Tuesday Screw Up (GALLERY)  When Ruby Tuesday needed a new brand image, they often refer to it as “blowing up” the old image. The boys (and they were boys) decided to take it literally and one of the 984 restaurants will go up…8. Cuil Fever - Google Execs Launch Rival Search Engine (GALLERY)  Cuil is out and some are hailing it as, “The next Google.” No one can contain their overwhelming curiosity.
But what is Cuil? Where did Cuil come from? Am I going to start “cuiling” when I…9. Racist Comic Books - Memin Pinguin (GALLERY)  Memin Pinguin is an extremely controversial Mexican comic book. The global media is lashing out on the Spanish language illustrations which depict the stories of a Cuban-Mexican boy living under conditions…10. Mexican Supercars - The Mastretta MXT (GALLERY)  Mexico might be more famous for its fabulous resorts, beautiful beaches and Aztec architecture, but this week at the British Auto Show, the country’s ultra-sleek Mastretta MXT was unveiled to the public.…11. Custom Laser Jewelry - Ponoko (GALLERY)  If you’ve ever wanted to design or make your own jewelry but don’t know how or you’re a jewelry artisan wishing to design jewelry in ways you haven’t before, then Ponoko is for you.
Ponoko is…12. Stealing Songs from the 90s - Gretchen Wilson Sued by Black Crowes (GALLERY)  Buzz has gone country this week, and judging by Gretchen Wilson's appearance in the media, it doesn't look like anyone is pulling those reigns in.
While Jessica Simpson's new country-style record got…13. Nike Stabbings? - Nike Air Stab Shoes Linked to Crime (GALLERY)  Nike has been in the media for good and bad this week. First off, the Nike Air Stab had to be recalled because it has been attributed to stabbings, or at least thought to coincide with a rise in teen stabbings…14. 27 Print Media Killers (SUPER GALLERY)  The print media industry is hurting, but as most magazines and newspapers struggle to survive, a select few are innovating to keep ahead.
Over the last few years, Trend Hunter Magazine, who has chosen…15. Funny Interactive College Lessons - JCPenney "Dork Dodge" (GALLERY)  JCPenney is trying to connect with girls who have just graduated from high school with an online game called "Dork Dodge."
Supposedly the game introduces young women to the dorks they'll meet in college.… |
