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Gadgets
This Inflating Bra Ad Left Me Confused Yet Reaching For My Wallet
4:03PM Rosa Golijan | Based on my non-existent Chinese skills, I managed to understand that this inflatable bra makes boobs big, BIG, BIG. And I guess there are odd sound effects and things looking firmer? Can someone please watch this commercial and translate for me? More »
Online
Google Promotes Droid Day With Rare Homepage Ad
7:22AM Rosa Golijan | Hey Google! I adore your celebration of Sesame Street’s 40th anniversary and such things, but what are you doing sticking an ad on your homepage? An ad for Verizon’s Droid of all things. More »
Entertainment
Subway Ad Makes It Look Like The Tunnel Is About To Collapse
1:20PM Adam Frucci | This freaky subway ad for upcoming disaster porn 2012 is currently up in Rio de Janeiro’s subway systems. Get it, it looks like the tunnels have ruptured and are flooding and everybody is about to die! Ha…ha? More »
Phones
New Droid Commercial Turns To All-Out Sci-Fi
4:20AM Adam Frucci | The Motorola Droid! It’s a robot from space, shot to Earth from fighter jets, letting you check Facebook! Or something like that. Apparently this ad, that shows you nothing about the phone itself, will start running next week. More »
Networks
AT&T Suing Verizon Because “Map” Ad Is Confusing To Dumb People
8:46AM Wilson Rothman | A Verizon Wireless ad shows a beefy Verizon 3G map next to a less impressive AT&T 3G map. AT&T is suing, saying it leads people to believe AT&T has no phone service outside of its (admittedly skimpy) 3G areas. More »
Random Stuff
DirecTV Uses A Few Other Dead Celebrity Spokesmen
3:27AM Adam Frucci | Man, if you thought it was tacky and gross when DirecTV used Chris Farley in their ads, you probably won’t like the Heath Ledger, JFK or Jesus Christ spots. More »
Random Stuff
Apple Ad God Lee Clow: “I’m Not Going Anywhere”
3:04PM Rosa Golijan | We discussed how Lee Clow, the man behind Apple’s most popular advertisements, is stepping down from his position as chief creative officer of TBWA/Media Arts Lab. Turns out that Lee’s not really leaving, he’s just getting annoyed at the blogosphere. More »
Business
Apple Ad God Lee Clow’s Work — A Look Back
7:18AM The Business Insider | Lee Clow stepped down as the chief creative officer of TBWA/Media Arts Lab, Ad Age reports. Clow and TBWA/Media Arts were responsible for many of Apple’s most popular advertisements. More »
Random Stuff
Watch These Real Flies Carrying Real Ad Banners
10:40AM Jesus Diaz | Someone thought that the best way to promote their company was by attaching paper ad banners to real flies. I tried this at school to pass notes to a pretty girl called Carla. It ended in pain. More »
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