Archive for 'July,2007'

Poor SEO: IssmatBlog Top Google Hit for Halifax Fashion!

Poor SEO: IssmatBlog Top Google Hit for Halifax Fashion!

Looking for fashion wear in Halifax? I discovered today that IssmatBlog is the most popular website on Google for people seeking “Halifax Fashion Wear”. If you type “Halifax Fashion Wear” in Google today, you will see [...]

Steve Jobs ('God of i-Pod'): an Arab-American?

Steve Jobs ('God of i-Pod'): an Arab-American?

I just found out about this a couple of days ago via www.360east.com, but apparantely it has been common knowledge for some time now. By blood, Steve Jobs, founder and CEO of Apple Computers and the [...]

Anti-Branding: Ad Agency Website Goes ’404′

Anti-Branding: Ad Agency Website Goes ’404′

But, does it work? It’s unique alright, but where is the info? The Atlanta-based marketing agency WestWayne has modified their site to have only one page: a ’404-page not found’, with a twist. Check it at www.westwayne.com. Seen [...]

Alternative Rehabilitation – 1500 Prisoners doing "Thriller"

Alternative Rehabilitation – 1500 Prisoners doing "Thriller"

A post on TrendHunter reports that a series of videos shot in an Asian prison are spreading like wild fire on the internet these days. “videos shot in the prison yard of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation [...]

Simpsons Ad stunt Upsets Pagans

Simpsons Ad stunt Upsets Pagans

To promote the upcoming Simpsons Movie, Homer Simpson is now ‘earth-arted’ near the ancient phallic carving of the Cerne Abbas Giant in England. Fans of the fertility symbol are protesting the defacement of their naked giant. [...]

MySpace vs. Facebook: Where should you dump your advertising dollars?

MySpace vs. Facebook: Where should you dump your advertising dollars?

Marketers looking to reach the ‘young demographic’ online normally consider advertising on high-traffic social networks like Facebook or MySpace. While subscribers to both services seem to belong to the same desired target demographic, there are distinct [...]

The ‘NO’ in Porno

The ‘NO’ in Porno

Another clever ad from UAE. This ‘say NO to Porno’  (loose translation) campaign was issued by the Al-Bayan Newspaper as a public service announcement encouraging citizens to uphold morality and maintain public decorum. The Playboy symbol, slightly modified, forms the [...]

Steorn's Orbo Technology: A Hoax?

Steorn's Orbo Technology: A Hoax?

Two days ago on July 5th, the science world turned its attention to London’s Kinetica Museum to view the demonstration of Steorn’s ‘free energy’ technology (branded as ‘Orbo’) with a mixture of anticipation and skepticism. Unfortunately, [...]

07-07-07 Live Earth Concert

07-07-07 Live Earth Concert

Make sure to tune in today and watch the Live Earth Concert in broadcast on TV channels around the world. The Live Earth Concert is a live global concert in support of climate change. Performances by [...]

Fashionable Items For Your Home

Fashionable Items For Your Home

Two new products to consider adding to your wish list. 1. From Dutch By Design: the Invisible Self-Shelf by designer Nicole Van Schouwenburg. “The Selfshelf is a shelf with the appearance of a book. Invisibly attached to the wall [...]