Geeky but very appropriate job advertisement by Netherlands based company Virgil to recruit programmers. Apparently getStringFromObject() is a JAVA command but in this context it obviously means something different 🙂
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Linux Detergent + Micro&Soft
The Ad Generator
The ad generator is a generative artwork that explores how advertising uses and manipulates language. Words and semantic structures from real corporate slogans are remixed and randomized to generate invented slogans. These slogans are then paired with related images from Flickr, thereby generating fake advertisements on the fly. “By remixing corporate slogans, I intend to… Continue reading The Ad Generator
Hilarious Web 2.0 & Marketing Caricatures :)
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Apple Cookies For Christmas
Yummy! not from Apple though 🙂 [via Mac Essentials]
Arabic AdSense & Body Bags
Interesting, funny, business harming what I just saw on Brand Infection: Arabic Google AdSense listings. I wonder what Google’s algorithm has picked up to display this ad!?
Dilbert: What Sales People (Usually) Do
Web 2.0 Logo Creator
Following the bubbly hype around web 2.0 brands, here’s some fun: the Web 2.0 Logo Creator lets you choose a fancy name, graphical effects and of course, a beta-tag. By the way, if you ever need to come up with a cool name, here’s the perfect fit: a name generator. Need marketing information, check the… Continue reading Web 2.0 Logo Creator
Rrrring. Pick Up Mouse. Hello?
Funky, dumb, cool(?) gadget by Sony in cooperation with Skype: a mouse-phone, eh phone-mouse, hm. The Sony VAIO VN-CX1 functions just like any optical mouse, but when you press a small button on the side it transforms into a VoIP phone. Unfortunately not wireless, not that cheap (83$) but maybe still handy. Why have 2… Continue reading Rrrring. Pick Up Mouse. Hello?
Simpsons for real
Great work: the intro of the Simpsons. With real people in real cars.