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Taxi Advertsing FAIL
Nothing quite so (dis)comforting as the blue screen of death in place of the usual taxi ads. Note that the failed program is “Advertising” // Share|
We got graffiti!
Here are stills of the stencil I put up on the ads that went up on wall outside Eyebeam. And two images from people who answered the call! // Share|
A Seaside Burial
Um… so… the logic of this advertisement is as follows: “Smile, while we bury you alive. You will look nice by the sea, but you will die from our product” // Share|
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Is this a Turf War?
This is a follow up to the Graffiti Fail Michael Mandiberg tackles the advertising parading as street art at Eyebeam yet again. for more: mandiberg.com // Share|
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Graffiti Fail (Advertising)
Solving Problems… // Share|
(Marketer)
Really? Your name is (Marketer)? Damn, I want to be your Fan! // Share|
Profits and Prophets
Mantis, from Wooster Collective (thanks Marisa) // Share|
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Drunk Depressed Penguins
Right… so the penguins are loosing their habitat, so what is the solution? DRINK! Denial and commerce: it is the American way. // Share|
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Yes, please, can I pay for your spam!?
Marisa pointed out this hilarious SPAM FAIL. After registering for free tickets to a concert, she was prompted to pay $25… for “xxxxx” spam. Really. Pay for spam. Though it is so badly mangled that it is unclear if they were selling advertising or selling spam. Overall, total spam FAIL // Share|
To Offset or Not to Offset…
I know, total cliche’d title. Oh well. I bought carbon offsets on a Continental flight. I particularly like the fact that you could choose your own science… and your own cost… I really wonder about offsetting. For a while I thought of it as a useful costing mechanism. And planting trees is a barely useful [...]
Who is more green?
Um, a picture (of words) is worth a thousand words: Do I even have to explain why this is so retrograde? Oh Facebook. Or, maybe it might work… do pledges work? I know that competition has been shown to work in reducing energy use. // Share|
End of Advertising (Igor Stromajer)