Martini & Rossi know how to get ahead in past tense by revamping Warhol ads. According to Brandweek, the Italian-based (alcoholic) beverage company, Martini & Rossi, used Warhol’s commercial talents in the late 50s for a previous ad campaign; and they are at it again, stylizing vermouth.
The print campaign, starring Andy Warhol illustrations, is out to attract the social drinkers into the hottest venues from dines to dances across the SF-NY-DC-NO-CHI and Savannah markets. Launch party 8/6 NYC. Pop a cork for this one.
Gizmodo had a devious little idea today, Harass Your Neighbors With Your Wi-Fi Hotspot Name. Poster Jason Chen had the epiphany that his wi-fi hotspot, “doesn’t need to be limited to boring names like LinksysN or 2Wire1969, they can be messages to our neighbors that they see every time they connect to their router.
Some of their router names include:
YourDaughterIsAWhore
ThosePeopleIn1583LookLikeTerrorists
YourWifeCheats
IPoisonedYourDog
YourPriusSucks
ISawYouNaked
If you’re inspired, feel free to add your own suggestions to the comments on this post.
Cory Doctorow, an expat Canadian blogger, journalist and science fiction author who serves as co-editor of the blog Boing Boing, explains the history of Canada Day.
When nature calls at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, so will GPS. Not to say that your calling nature will signal GPS to locate the nearest restroom. But it may as well. With a proposed electronic mapping system designed to navigate restroom-goers to over 210 toilets, patrons should be well prepared to conveniently release without wandering around China squatting down side streets.
As the recent Fiat car ad, starring Richard Gere, continues to raise havoc, the ad continues to run. However, the Italian car company did apologize to China for raising any controversy and will refrain from running the ads in China.
Meanwhile, dreamy Richard is now deranged Richard in China after criticizing Beijing’s history and conflict around human rights involving Tibet. One more company to add to an increasing list of apology-owers-to-China.
And we’re back with more Ebay scandal. The Goliath of online consumer culture, Ebay, faces an estimated 63 million dollar lawsuit for hosting counterfeit luxury items on their site.
In addition to being banned from selling Christian Dior, Kenzo, Givenchy, and Guerlain perfumes, Ebay is now indebted copious figures to Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior. 16.3m euros will fill the pockets of Christian Dior for “damage to its brand and causing moral harm.”
With the extra cash we can only expect an upgrade in Dior’s luxury line of natural mink and fox coats, diamond and ruby accessories, and nude advertisements. Stay tuned for more Ebay specials, now appearing weekly.
In Touch Weekly is claiming the woman in the Mini-Me sex tape is 22-year-old actress Ranae Shrider. The magazine says she lived with [Verne] Troyer for six months and “thought she would marry him.” Sorry I couldn’t find any better pics. It’s a shame, too, because I’d love to have a high res pic of her before she’s permanently disfigured from lighting herself on fire.
You will never rid your brain of this image. You’re welcome.
Word is 7-11 is in negotiation with Verne to promote a proposed “Mini-Me” flavored Slurpee.
He is two feet eight inches tall, she looks to be around five feet ten inches.
Drum roll please:
“Ladies and gentlemen, step right up, Verne will now do his impression of a baby being born!”
Summer. You want to get out. You need to get lost. Flee from metropolitan mundanities, those 9-5s, carpools, and suited lunches. Vacate that cube, coil the cords, check out of that digi-dome. Unplug for a weekend in the wilderness. Right? Yeah. Roam free among the trees, tap your soles on the virgin soils. And do it with the new Volkswagen in mind. Correction, in sight.
The latest VW Tiguan outdoor campaign is precisely on target with its audience. Insofar as to travel into the footpaths and trails of the great outdoors to place an ad, VW Tiguan ads will appear at 150 resorts and national parks throughout the summer. Considering the target skews toward those outdoorsy folks, the ones who can’t wait to escape the vertical crunch, those who invest well into earthy adventures, often remote, off the beaten path, away from all things “masses”, we have to wonder how they will respond to these sights on their paths.
Because everyone wants to be reminded of driving when they are hiking.
Waterproof and durable, the latest light-weight set of wheels was designed by college student Phil Bridge. The estimated $30 bike, lasting roughly 6 months, is constructed of cardboard boxes. Although the bike lacks in speed performance, it’s much less likely to attract bicycle thieves, a major threat to cyclists and the bicycle market.
Nice work, but this may discourage an already challenging market of auto-avids to making the switch. Furthermore, it may threaten third world real estate and raise conflict with Celeste Pizza.
After a recent snafu involving a counterfeit luxury bag purchased through EBay, The Canadian Press points out that while consumers are adhering to the economic lows and seeking better deals on their luxury necessities, hoaxing folks are taking full advantage of those needs and stepping up to what could be considered a counterfeit guru’s prime time game of gluttony.
Full story and notes on the astronomic dollar amounts behind the counterfeit business as well as EBay’s comments defending their counterfeit policy/regulation.
Ten years ago, before pets were considered children, high school sweethearts, even spouses, they were food and products. Based on some of the top pet names from 1998 we conclude that pets were inevitably named according to their potential to serve as either a meal or a fur product:
There is a new set of cheeks and breasts to sell the Subaru Forester. And a much more effective message is being delivered by implying its power and strength. From this 15 second spot, wherein a team of provocative car-washers wiggle around, notice that not once, despite a mere 2 tons of impact, does the car budge.
