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Using Facebook To Solve Murder of Norweigian Socialite Martine Vik Magnussen

Can social networking be used to help solve a crime? I started a Facebook group as a social experiment to discover the effectiveness of social networks in providing real-life results to an ongoing investigation. Within 12 [...]

Divorce Elevator

I just can’t get enough of these elevator ads springing all across the Middle East. Below is one by Fortune Promoseven in Oman. When the elevator doors separate… (get it? Hilarious!) Seriously though, divorce is not [...]

Advertising Torture – More Creative Elevator Ads

Forget obscure elevator advertising that is tucked away in a corner digital screen or print display case. Making a big impact requires a big ad, and, in some cases, a little bit of shock value. I [...]

Yemen Helps Saskatchewan Rough Riders Win 2008 Grey Cup

I came across this article today, which is mildly relevant since: 1. The Super Bowl is upon us this Sunday, and 2. I will be watching it with a friend who is a member of the [...]

Offensive Advertisement Content

Vincent Raffray from Tonic Dubai is at it again! The following print ad campaign (called ‘only human’) border on the offensive, but it could just be a cultural difference. Vincent acknowledges that this client has always [...]

Toronto Drops Its Pants For No Pants Day

Yesterday, January 12, Toronto had its first No Pants day. The movement started in New York by a group called Improv Everywhere. Improv Everywhere is a group based in NYC that stages large-scale “Scenes”. Other cities [...]

British Graffiti on West Bank Barrier

360East caught this on the BBC. The British artist Banksy has painted new murals on the West Bank barrier which runs beside Bethlehem, dividing Palestinian and Israeli territory. Banksy is a well-known pseudo-anonymous English graffiti artist. [...]

Green Advertising? Advertising on Carrots

Optometrists – 1, Carrots – 0. In the age-old conflict between home remedies and professional medical advice, doctors at Magrabi Medical Center in Oman drove a stake through the ‘root’ of the competition… and tagged an [...]

Nova Scotia Humanitarians To Direct Kenyan Orphanage – Climb For Funds

2 people – 6 days – 5895 meters – $15,000 to help the children of East Pokot, Kenya. Jeff Britton, 29, and Jenny Walker, 26, are no strangers to international travel. However, coordinating a fund raising [...]

SMS Kills!

A great new ad from the Dubai office of DDB. Click on image to enlarge. Notice the attention to detail. The models were chosen to reflect the cultural diversity of the UAE and, ofcourse, the ever present crane [...]

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