football’s coming home…
the world cup, the world’s largest and most important sporting event is underway. i was thinking today how little i knew about the world cup when i had the great opportunity to live in a football loving country during the world cup in ‘98. i was in england, and all eyes were on a young [...]
maybe it uses the energy produced by a star
which is a LOT.
a secret federal investigation revealed that many products labeled with the energy star logo aren’t in fact energy efficient., “In a nine-month study, four fictitious companies invented by the accountability office also sought EnergyStar status for some conventional devices like dehumidifiers and heat pump models that existed only on [...]
these guys aren’t getting a bonus
ddb brazil decided to do some work on spec for the world wildlife foundation and came up with an ad that had multiple planes flying toward lower manhattan. the ad language read “the tsunami killed 100 times more people than 9/11…the planet is brutally powerful. respect it. preserve it.”
advertising age pointed out that not only [...]
beyond the red envelope
if you’re like millions of americans, you probably use the netflix service for your movie rentals. ever wonder what magic happens to get your dvd back to netflix quickly so you can get another in a couple of days? one lucky chicago tribune reporter got a special visit to one of netflix’s secret warehouse , [...]
maybe the auto execs can score some brownie points with this…
but have you heard about pilots n’ paws a charity dedicated to saving animals in need. a group of pilots uses a website message board to find at-risk animals living in kill shelters homes in no kill shelters around the country. the group’s co-founder jon wehrenberg of knoxville, tenn a retired manufacturing executive and weekend pilot, [...]
no one told acorn "it’s a small world"
currently 14 states are looking into voter registration fraud in relation to registration forms submitted by the association of community organization for reform now (acorn). there’s been allegations that acorn has filled out registration forms by copy names out of a phone book, by having individuals register more than once and even making up fake [...]
"the breast is best"
and speaking of milk… what is the deal with peta lately?
a couple of months ago, peta was trying to buy ad space by the mexican border from the US customs and border protection for their new campaign. they wanted to warn visitors and new immigrants about the country’s eating habits with colorful signs that read [...]
