Archive for 'Advertising'
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?
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
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?
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, [...]
Ad Executive Down
The verdict was in yesterday on Lafleure for his role in the Liberal Sponsorship Scandal. Despite his letter to the Judge proposing to pay his ‘debt to society’ in time instead of money, Judge Suzanne Coupal [...]
FENDI in China: Big Brand. Big Marketing.
Fendi wants to be seen from the moon, and they’re sparing no expense. The Italian fashion icon ‘Fendi’ announced that their next fashion show will be held on… the Great Wall of China! More details are available from Reuters. [...]
Nicholas Cage Pachinko Ad – Celebrity Shaming from Japan.
Do you know what Pachinko is? A friend explained this to me when I visited Japan last year and noticed the abundance of ‘Pachinko Parlors‘. (Click image to enlarge) Much like slot machines in the western [...]
Rami Nasser: Young Haligonian Entrepreneure. Next Internet Millionaire?
YouTube was founded by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Kareem; ages 30, 29, and 28, respectively (as of 2007). When Google acquired YouTube, Chad and Steve walked with $326 Million each and Jawed with about [...]
Save Time: Manage Your Profile on Multiple Internet Social Networks
So, you have a Facebook account to stay in touch with your friends, a LinkedIn account for your business, a Flickr account for photos, and a MySpace account for feedback on your ‘SoundForge/AcidLoops’ amateur electronic music creations posted under [...]
Flip-animation Subway Ads in Asia
No surprise here. More inventive advertising coming out of Asia in a ‘flipbook’ animation format. The combination of subway tunnels and motion produced a new medium for advertisers in China and Japan, as seen in the [...]
Confirmed: Islamic Banking in Canada
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Muslim Prayer in Toronto Schools: Social Engineering vs School Board Policy
With regards to Farak's comments: 1st, Hitler and the others you ment
Muslim Prayer in Toronto Schools: Social Engineering vs School Board Policy
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Confirmed: Islamic Banking in Canada
Salam All, This is in response to the comment from Abdirizak and all
Muslim Prayer in Toronto Schools: Social Engineering vs School Board Policy
Nice article. It just goes to show that the Canadians are becoming the