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Target Women: Number Two
Everybody poops. Except for women.
Target Women is a recurring segment on Current TV's weekly television show, infoMania. In each episode of Target Women, Sarah Haskins takes a look at the often-ridiculous way the media reaches out to women.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at current.com/infomania. Everybody poops. Except for women. ... more -
Mr Long Distance
Mr. Long Distance offers cheap international calling plans and long distance phone rates with the cheapest domestic and international calling rates. Mr. Long Distance offers cheap international calling plans and long distance phone rates with the cheapest domestic and international ... more
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DIta Von Teeses For Wonderbra
Burlesque queen Dita Von Teese has designed her own range of underwear for Wonderbra, and not only did she appear alongside a giant bra to promote it, there's a viral video of her in a bra. I wonder if people on the internet will like that kind of thing? Burlesque queen Dita Von Teese has designed her own range of underwear for Wonderbra, and not only did she appear alongside a giant br... more
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Do we need more gay-inclusive commercials?
The Commercial Closet Association has issued a letter to several major advertising firms stating that advertisements should be more tolerant and less homophobic.
The letter asked readers to "reexamine any lingering conventional wisdom that LGBT stereotypes, homophobia, and transphobia are considered successful approaches to selling products by actually testing it with general audiences."
Commercial Closet executive director Michael Wilke said ads from Nike, Heinz, and Snickers have been called offensive by many, but the response to customers' complaints have been quicker. "More often than in the past, advertisers are taking [insensitive ads] down quickly when they realize they're not being well-received -- and not usually with an actual apology, just acknowledging things are not going well," he said in the article.
The letter by Wilke was also signed by New York City Council speaker Christine Quinn and American Association of Advertising Agencies CEO Nancy Hill. The Commercial Closet Association has issued a letter to several major advertising firms stating that advertisements should be more to... more -
Stop Global Warming
This has got to be the single most depressing Global Warming ad ever!!
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Microsoft retires Seinfeld ad campaign
TV viewers can return to their favorite programs without fear of seeing Bill Gates shaking his tushie now that Microsoft Corp. has retired a bizarre two-week-old ad campaign featuring the software giant's chairman with comedian Jerry Seinfeld.
Bloggers and online media have suggested that the Redmond, Washington-based company yanked the Seinfeld ads after they were poorly received. The ads show Gates and Seinfeld trading banter at a mall shoe store and while living with a suburban family, trying to get in touch with regular people. Seinfeld asks Gates nonsensical questions about the future of computing, and Gates responds with "signs" that he's on the right track, including "adjusting his shorts," as Seinfeld called the awkward hip shake, and doing "the robot," a dance move.
However, a senior vice president in Microsoft's central marketing group, Mich Mathews, contended in an interview Thursday that it was always the plan to replace the Seinfeld-Gates ads with ones that focus on Windows.
"The notion that we're doing some quick thing to cancel (the Seinfeld ads) is actually preposterous," Mathews said. "Today was always the day. ... Media buying is something you have to do months in advance."
Mathews described the three Seinfeld spots as ice breakers with a limited shelf life, designed to grab people's attention in a tongue-in-cheek way without the pressure of having to talk about the product.
"We wanted to be sure that when we do come out with our major message, today, 'Life Without Walls,' more people would be paying attention than they would otherwise," Mathews said. "My goodness, did we do that."
The Windows-focused campaign attempts to turn Apple's "I'm a Mac" ads on their head. A new TV ad set to debut during "The Office" on NBC Thursday evening begins with a Microsoft engineer who looks like the PC character in Apple's ads saying "Hello, I'm a PC, and I've been made into a stereotype." He's followed by a montage of real-life PC users, celebrities and Microsoft Windows engineers who all repeat the "I'm a PC" mantra.
Microsoft also has ads queued up for print, Web and public spaces that focus on the way Windows, Windows Mobile, Microsoft's Live services and its TV platform connect.
The $300 million campaign was designed by ad agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky. Microsoft said the company is "exploring options" with Seinfeld for new ads, but that no ads beyond the three that aired have been filmed so far. TV viewers can return to their favorite programs without fear of seeing Bill Gates shaking his tushie now that Microsoft Corp. has ret... more -
Japan Dairy Council chalk commercial
Look let me say this: Milk is gross. But this commercial was so good that it makes me reconsider my policies.
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Target Women: Cleaning
We all know women love to clean. But do you know why? Here's the dirty little secret...
Target Women is a recurring segment on Current TV's weekly television show, infoMania. In each episode of Target Women, Sarah Haskins takes a look at the often-ridiculous way the media reaches out to women.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at current.com/infomania. We all know women love to clean. But do you know why? Here's the dirty little secret... ... more -
Ads aimed at sweetening corn syrup's image - Diet and nutrition- msnbc.com
High fructose corn syrup is as healthy as honey???? Right, the only way to eat this crap in moderation is to avoid it all costs because it is in EVERYTHING processed these days. Read the labels health folks! High fructose corn syrup is as healthy as honey???? Right, the only way to eat this crap in moderation is to avoid it all costs becaus... more
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'Poodle Workout' creator, Nagi Noda, dies age 35
Sad news - Nagi Noda, the Japanese artist behind groundbreaking music videos and adverts has passed away. She was 35. Noda had experienced ongoing complications related to a bad car accident last year that resulted in chronic pain.
Noda was best known for the "Sentimental Journey" video for Japanese pop star Yuki, which Coke later ripped off. She was also responsible for the brilliant poodle workout video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdX_OBUeHb4
And she also made hats out of animal hair: http://www.hemmy.net/images/arts/hairhat01.jpg
The world is truly a more boring place without her. Sad news - Nagi Noda, the Japanese artist behind groundbreaking music videos and adverts has passed away. She was 35. Noda had experie... more -
This is why "You're Worth It"!
Loreal has done alot of ground breaking work. This commercial points out what is offered through the "Can I Help You? website. It shows that this is a one stop shop to enhance the beauty that lies within. Loreal has done alot of ground breaking work. This commercial points out what is offered through the "Can I Help You? platform. Loreal has done alot of ground breaking work. This commercial points out what is offered through the "Can I Help You? website. It... more
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Are the New Microsoft Ads About Kinky Sex?
"Scenario: Two guys meet in a shoe store. The one guys offers a churro to the other—an obvious phallic symbol, possibly a code word. The guy refuses. So the guy with the churro starts to massage the other guy's foot, and asks about what he's feeling. The guy who relented at first says a definite code word: 'leather.' The two look furtively at each other for an uncomfortably long time. They scene is just short of a wink taking place. One mentions 'showering' with clothes on. The next thing you know the twosome, now each holding rigid churros, walk off together. One asks the other to adjust his underwear as a 'sign.' "
Hmmm...
Continued at link... "Scenario: Two guys meet in a shoe store. The one guys offers a churro to the other—an obvious phallic symbol, possibly a code wo... more -
Life's big questions
While lorealparis.com can't answer all your questions, it does have the answers for great hair
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L'OREAL BEAUTY TEST
A rapid fire series of beauty questions that can all be answered at lorealparis.com Can I help you?
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The Fashion Expert
A woman in dire need of fashion advice enlists the aid of a dubious French expert, and a cavalcade of highly marketable hilarity, demographically-tuned pans and zooms, and absolutely no copywritten music ensues. A woman in dire need of fashion advice enlists the aid of a dubious French expert, and a cavalcade of highly marketable hilarity, demo... more
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