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Popular This Week1. Flashback Branding - Retro Marketing Uses Nostalgia to Reach Boomers, GenY (VIDEO)  Retro Marketing, or Flashback Branding, has been on the rise and is reaching Generation Y just as well as Baby Boomers.
Retro marketing plays on nostalgia to evoke an emotional response from the consumer.… |
Popular This Month1. Buried Tomb Bars - Cobra Nightclub In Toronto is an Ironically Lively Adventure (GALLERY)  Located in Toronto, the Cobra Nightclub has a cool Indiana Jones Style theme.
This club is decorated to look like a subterranean, 5,000 square-foot tomb with details like skulls and torches ornamenting…2. Funemployment Fashion - Irina Blok's Buttons and Shirts Make Fun of Joblessness (GALLERY)  Newly unemployed graphic designer Irina Blok decided it was time to laugh about our troubles and in doing so, birthed the idea for her ‘Funemployment’ Collection.
There is an old saying that says, “If…3. 20 Zesty Zune Innovations - From Gold-Dipped Media Players to Microsoft Entertainment Hotels (CLUSTER)  The iPod may have a large chunk of the portable music player market, but the Zune is definitely a close second. Microsoft may not have the swank minimalist image of Apple, but what it does have is lower…4. Recession-Proof Cars? - Lexus HS250 Hybrid Projected to Sell 25,000 Units in First Year  It is surprising to hear Toyota say they will sell 25,000 Lexus HS250 Hybrids in its first year because, let’s face it, the auto industry has taken a turn for the worse. Sales are way down.
Greenpacks.org…5. Flashback Branding - Retro Marketing Uses Nostalgia to Reach Boomers, GenY (VIDEO) Retro Marketing, or Flashback Branding, has been on the rise and is reaching Generation Y just as well as Baby Boomers.
Retro marketing plays on nostalgia to evoke an emotional response from the consumer.…6. Credit Crunched Mobiles - While the iPhone 3G S is Eagerly Awaited, Apple Cuts Prices (GALLERY)  The iPhone 3G S can be yours on June 19. The difference between the iPhone 3G S and the old one? Performance.
This is so much more than just a phone. It is twice as fast as its predecessor, has a 3-megapixel…7. Talking Meerkats - CompareTheMarket.Com Gets On This Articulate Critter's Nerves (VIDEO)  CompareTheMarket.Com came up with a genius commercial that has recently been subject of some attention. The company started running advertisements that featured a distinguished meerkat ranting about how… |
Popular Last Month1. Logo Fads - LogoLounge.com Analyses Thousands of Logos to Predict Upcoming Logo Trends (GALLERY)  Logos are an important detail that can be easily underestimated. A good logo can make or break you. This is why LogoLounge.com has made creating a logo easier for all of those unknowing people who aren't…2. Modernizing Classic Games - Monopoly: Recession Edition Plays on Hard Times  During a recession, it’s always good to see someone come up with some ‘reality with a twist’ entertainment to ease the tension. Monopoly: Recession Edition is a fabulously funny way to show indications…3. Celeb Endorsement Fails - Designers Get Michelle Obama’s Vote (But Not the Public's) (GALLERY)  Although the first lady may be on the top of the charts for fashion-forward thinking, Michelle Obama’s celebrated attire has failed to boost sales for some of her favorite designers.
Narciso Rodriguez,…4. Global Auto Greening - China to Launch Fleet of Hybrid Vehicles by 2012 (GALLERY)  While the Big Three U.S. automakers are experiencing wrenching business restructures, China’s automakers are gearing up for the prosperous green business.
Shanghai-based SAIC Motor, the country’s largest…5. Secret Billionaire Clubs - Richest People in the World Gather to Discuss Economic Crisis (GALLERY)  The richest people in the world held a secret meeting in New York on May 5th to discuss the financial crisis.
The meeting is said to have been at the President’s Room at the Rockefeller University on…6. Diabolical Diamonds - Russia's Recession Driven Diamond Stash (GALLERY)  You can blame the global recession for the world's largest diamond stockpile. Russia has topped De Beers as the world’s largest diamond producer this year with it's refusal to go along with the European…7. Nameless Netbooks - LG X120 Looking For an Identity in 'Whatchamacallit" Contest (GALLERY)  LG's new X120 model has got its fair share of features, but it lacks a serious component to any good computer.
Yes...Sadly the LG X120 doesn't have a name. The positive behind this disastrous situation…8. Faux Fur for Kids - Gund Animal Scarves are Cute Comfort Wraps for Young Divas (GALLERY)  Stuffed animal maker Gund, as well as local artisans have created animal scarves, a hybrid wrap, with the length and width of a scarf and the head and body of a stuffed animal attached at either end.
For…9. False Hope Recession Cures - Powerball Lottery has Dangerous $195 Million Jackpot Lure (GALLERY)  The Powerball lottery has just gotten larger. All you need are the winning numbers to win a whopping $195 million jackpot and you can turn your recession woes into cold hard cash (and then burn it just…10. Vintage Boat Revivals - Luxury Vessel Designer Riva Still Makes Waves in the Boating Community (GALLERY)  Riva has been at the forefront of luxury boat design since 1842, and the Riva boatyard in Sarnico on Iseo Lake is the where boats wish they could go when they die.
Popular in the 1950s and 1960s, the…11. Underwear Economics - Alan Greenspan Looks to Male Skivvies to Track Impact of Recession (GALLERY)  Famed Economist Alan Greenspan is helping us make sense of the economic downturn and our place within it... using men's underwear.
When asked how people can determine the position of a recession, he suggested…12. Recession Art - Artistic Inspiration From Low Budget Limitations (VIDEO)  Art knows no bounds and this includes monetary limitations as well. The New York Times recently featured an article on how artists are coping with the recession.
The answer? They may have a lighter… |
