If you’re upset that BP is trying to control information about their oil spill by buying oil tankers full of advertising (get it?) from Google, here is a simple solution: Step one: Search for “Oil Spill” on the Google Step two: Click on the sponsored ad Step three: Profit (for Google at least…)

It’s six feed of Bubble Tape. If you grew up in the late 80′s or early 90′s, you will undoubtedly remember this classic campaign that rain continuously on Nickeloden and Nick at Night / Snick.  So long as you weren’t one of them – this was for you.  Gym teachers, lunch ladies, and school officials need not [...]

Huh.  I thought Amish people generally shunned electricity and technology…Of course, I did find this on Home Shopping Network.

Flight of the Conchords – Sello Tape video and lyrics

IKEA KOFFIN This can’t be real….

This has to be one of the best anti piracy films of all time.  It features Oregon Trail and Carmen San Diego.  Sorry for the crappy start of the video.  When I transcoded it to a modern video format the beginning became a little distorted. Just jump to about 2:00

Just a clever commercial for English lessons

The Ugoff is hungry! From Wikipedia: Ugoff is a fictional character, played by actor Daniel Raymont, in a 2004 ad campaign for Burger King directed by Roman Coppola with music composed by DEVO singer Mark Mothersbaugh.[1] It was to promote the new “Fire-Grilled Salads” and the paper “Salad Pouch” which was used to keep the [...]

Notes: In the 1952 movie Singin’ in the Rain, Gene Kelly does his famous dance routine along the street and by a lamp-post. For this commercial a replica of the Singin’ set was built, and three different dancers were filmed doing some modernized Gene Kelly moves. Then Kelly’s face was superimposed onto the new footage. [...]

Notes: Created by ad agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky in Miami, Florida, Ikea’s quirky “Lamp” commercial won the Grand Prix award in the “Film” category for the world’s best TV and cinema ads at the 50th Annual Cannes Lions Advertising Festival. source: http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/2003-06-21-cannes-winner_x.htm