Yourteube le site de vidéo fun, buzz web 2.0, pour geek fan de m Crazy Local TV Commercials People always lament the decline of those quaint mom-and-pop stores as big chains like Target and Wal-Mart dominate the holidays with impossible-to-beat price margins and robust online sites that spare you the ordeal of interpersonal communication. But here's something no one considers: What if mom-and-pop are total lunatics? What if the mere act of stepping foot in their store endangers you? Judging by these local TV ads, such small businesses (ones that the Grinch himself may call "a bit over the top") do exist. Hobbymasters Some notable facts: 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) Memorable quote: "Not if I spot you first!" Crazy Gideon's Clearly someone forgot to tell Gideon that the "crazy" portion of the name is supposed to refer to the store's irrationally low prices, not actual psychotic rage. Memorable quote: "Hurry before I change my mind!" Norton Furniture According to this commercial, here are the reasons you should shop at Norton Furniture: 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) Memorable quote: "Now, seriously.
São Paulo: The City That Said No To Advertising Fengtastic! - Unique, mildly amusing and slightly uncomfortable Violent Acres Top-Ten Principles of Consumer-Generated Advertising Campaigns FAIL Blog: Pictures and Videos of Owned, Pwnd and Fail Moments The Really Truly Hillary Gallery The Really Truly Hillary Gallery The Ultimate Online Archive of Unflattering Hillary Clinton Photos The election season is upon us. And that means only one thing: Hillary Clinton will be a hot topic across the nation. Bloggers, pundits, journalists, satirists and Photoshoppers are going to need a steady stream of Hillary images to illustrate their postings and stories. But where to find them? Until now. As a public service, zombietime has compiled this gallery of unflattering Hillary photos. The purpose of this gallery is not as entertainment itself, but rather to serve as a resource for bloggers, journalists, satirists and so on to find and re-use the Hillary photos of their choice. Is this "fair"? Since this page first went online, I have received many emails from Hillary supporters who take great offense at the existence of this gallery and who express their displeasure in a variety of ways, either by insulting me, or questioning the purpose of uploading these images at all.
Banner Blindness: Old and New Findings (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox) Summary: Users have learned to ignore content that resembles ads, is close to ads, or appears in locations traditionally dedicated to ads. Banner blindness is a long-known web user behavior: it describes people’s tendency to ignore page elements that they perceive (correctly or incorrectly) to be ads. And, while webpage patterns and types of advertisements have evolved, banner blindness is still prevalent, our recent research shows. Banner blindness is an instance of selective attention: people direct their attention only to a subset of the stimuli in the environment — usually those related to their goals. On the web, UI elements and different pieces of content all fight for users’ attention. Legitimate content elements that have certain ad-like characteristics are ignored, too. Ad-specific placement, like the top of page or the right railAd-like visual treatment, such as animationProximity to actual ads or promotions 1. 2. 3. Hot Potato Inline Ads on Mobile Reference
My First Fail: Adorable Funny Baby Photos Don West Lego Says Build It Lego’s Build It won a silver Lion at Cannes International Advertising Festival in 2006. Large Lego bricks are photographed at a train station, in a hangar, and at a fire station. The simple text, “Build It”, appeals to viewers to get on with the train, plane and fire engine. Credits The Build It campaign was developed at Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore, by creative director Andy Greenaway, copywriter/art director Stuart Harricks, copywriter Roger Makak, with photographer Dean Zillwood, IDC Photographers, New Zealand, with retouching done at Procolor, Singapore. Awards The Build It campaign won a Silver Press Lion at Cannes Lions 2006, gold and bronze awards at the Asia Pacific AdFest 2007, silver and bronze awards at the Clio Awards 2007, gold, silver and bronze awards at The One Show 2007. Location Singapore
Super-Social Networking: Superhero Facebook Status Updates - Com These days, everyone in the world seems to be on Facebook, including our bosses, parents, and the people we hated in high school. So what would it be like if superheroes like Batman, Spider-Man and Superman were updating their statuses, taking quizzes, and commenting on each other’s profiles like the rest of us? Chris Sims of the Invincible Super-Blog takes a closer look into the Facebook feeds of our favorite heroes. (Click on each update for more info.)
Wal-Mart Intercom Pranks Wide World of Pranks: Rant Wal-Mart Intercom Pranks Wal-Mart stores can be so big and the workers seem so bored and the customers seem so harried and annoying. It seems like the perfect fertile ground to have a little fun at Walt's expense. Sometimes I just want to jump on the intercom and say something. But how does one get access? Planet Wally found the answer. • Pick up the phone • Dial #96 You're now on the store intercom! The proper way to use the store intercom, I mean, apart from the fact it is only supposed to be used by Wal-Mart employees, is to declare the code and the location. Intercom Codes: INTERCOM HOLD: Sometimes silence is golden. CODE 1: This code is used for SHOPLIFTING! CODE 10: Dry Spill. CODE 20: Wet Spill. CODE 90: Management Needed. CODE 99: This code implies that there is an emergency and all male employees are to immediately stop what they are doing and move to the announced location. CODE 300: Security Needed. CODE ADAM: Code Adam is used to report a lost child.