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Funny Video Friday: Top 7 Funniest Commercials From Super Bowl 42
2008-02-08 03:08:00
The week after the Super Bowl makes for an easy Funny Video Friday post. I thought that there was a good crop of funny commercials this Super Bowl. Below are my top 7 funniest Super Bowl commercials, in no particular order. Tide-To-Go: Talking Stain   Bud Light: Will Ferrel (the long version)   Bud Light: Breathe Fire   Cars.com: Glondoor Stone Ciricle ...
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Recession Proof Your Internet Marketing Business
2008-02-03 21:53:00
The ‘R’ word has been thrown around quite a bit lately. While we might not be in a recession at the moment, we’re definitely close. Within the last couple months here in Orlando one small design shop closed it’s doors, one large marketing company laid off close to a third of it’s employees and another ...
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The Weekender: David Rigotti is Freezing Hot
2008-02-02 02:30:00
We are dedicating this edition of The Weekender to a really good friend of ours, David Rigotti of Freezing Hot. Many of you may not know that David was the founder of the Virtual Marketing Blog. He started it in February 2007 and then passed the reigns off to Nial and I near the end ...

Funny Video Friday: Mentos Mouth Art
2008-02-01 17:10:00
I’ve always been a fan of Japanese ads. There is something about these short quirky and colorful ads that quickly capture your attention and keep your eyes glued to screen right until the end. And regardless of the language barrier they all seem to deliver their message clearly. Here is a great Mentos ad that ...
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HoneyShed.com: Old School MTV Meets the Shopping Network
2008-01-30 17:29:00
HoneyShed.com is the furthest thing from traditional online advertising I have seen. When you arrive at the site a large video stream will begin playing, starring a bunch of 20 something guys and girls who look like they've just been pulled out of a 1980's fashion magazine. At first it might seem that they are just hanging out and goofing off, but you will soon realize, they are trying very hard to sell you products. If you like the product they are promoting, there is a link off to the right side of the screen showing the price, and giving you the option to buy it or stash it for later...
More About: Shopping , Network , School , Viral Marketing , Old School

The Problem With New Media Education and How To Fix It
2008-01-28 03:37:00
As I have mentioned before on this blog, I run a small interactive agency called Kinoli. We receive many resumes and portfolios from students graduating from new media schools looking for an internship or their first real job. In my opinion most of these soon to be new media graduates are not prepared to succeed ...
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The Weekender: Humans Are Mathematically Incompetent
2008-01-25 18:57:00
Is there a formula on how to create a unique brand experience with social networks like MySpace and Facebook? Mark Drosos, the account management VP of Powered Inc says it’s as easy as 3+3. ProBlogger Darren Rowse wrote a series of posts on using Twitter as a way of improving your blog: 9 Benefits of Twitter ...
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Funny Video Friday: Man Breast-Feeding
2008-01-25 06:21:00
Here is a funny and somewhat disturbing reminder for us all to step away from our computers this weekend and get some exercise. This commercial uses humor to be memorable while at the same time capturing the feeling of self consciousness and embarrassment that is often associated with being overweight. Having an innocent baby act as ...
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Mark Lives In IKEA
2008-01-23 06:06:00
IKEA agreed to let comedian and filmmaker Mark Malkoff live in their store for a week while his New York city apartment was being fumigated. Mark has flipped the typical scenario of a brand using a celebrity or sports star to endorse their products, and instead, he is using a brand to promote himself. Mark set up the website www.MarkLives InIkea .com, and has posted nearly two dozen videos on it so far. He is also inviting people to become his friend on MySpace and Facebook. Mark’s IKEA adventure has already been written about in the Washington Post and he has also been featured on ABC’s World News Tonight. I’m sure Ikea doesn’t mind the free PR, and neither does Mark. Here is Mark’s first IKEA video. Mark Lives in IKEA Another thing you can’t help but notice on the web page is a plug for Lisa Loeb’s new double disk album. What does a New York comedian, IKEA, and Lisa Loeb have in common? The same target audience of course. Here is...

More Online Shopping Happens on Mondays Than Any Other Day Of The Week
2008-01-21 02:34:00
A few months back I noticed that a large competitor of one of my sites always sent out their newsletters on Mondays. This competitor is the type that would have done studies to figure out what day has the best return. But I still wanted to know what’s so great about Monday? Why not Wednesday ...
More About: Shopping , Affiliate Marketing , Research , Online , Week

The Wekender: Competitive On a Budget
2008-01-19 18:27:00
Dev Basu at www.searchenginepeople.com/blog shares his methodology on how he goes about planning and executing his SEO goals. Planning on doing some link building this weekend. You may want to check out “The 4 Different Types of Authority Links (and 11 Ways to Get Them)” over at wiep.net. Lee Odden wrote a great article for Target ...
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Funny Video Friday: Mercedes Benz Beauty is Nothing Without Brains
2008-01-18 05:03:00
This weeks funny video is a Mercedes Benz commercial. I give it one chuckle. Beauty is nothing without brains. Enjoy your Friday!
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Buffalo Wild Wings New Mobile and Email Campaign
2008-01-16 09:15:00
Buffalo Wild Wings have come up with a clever way to promote their "Boneless Thursdays". The new Wild Messages website allows users to select from three vocal characters (a sexy teacher, a referee, or a drill sergeant) to created a personalized message, inviting their friends to meet them at Buffalo Wile Wings for "Boneless Thursdays." The humorous message can be sent to their mobile phone or their email address...
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Two Types of Advertisers That Affiliate Marketers Should Avoid Like The Pla
2008-01-14 15:07:00
As an affiliate marketer there is nothing worse than working hard to drive traffic to an advertisers web site, to then lose that commission to the advertiser. Some advertisers are doing things to seriously reduce the commissions that their affiliate partners should be making. Below are two things to watch for. Call Now To Place Your Order Some ...
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The Weekender: Meatball Sundaes
2008-01-12 01:03:00
Seth Godin’s new book Meatball Sundae: Is Your Marketing out of Sync? is now available at Amazon, and your local book store. Godin’s latest book is about 14 marketing trends that are changing our world. This is the next book on my reading list. David Meerman Scott, author of The New Rules of Marketing and PR, ...

Funny Video Friday: An Inside Look at the use of Animals in Commercials
2008-01-10 15:20:00
From the television program “Best Ads of the World” is a 10 minute sequence about the use of animals in commercials. It is very interesting piece with some funny commercials that I had never seen before. Many are international. Enjoy the commercials and the rest of your Friday.
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Will Wikia Search Ever Compete With Google?
2008-01-09 05:57:00
On Jaunuary 7th Jimmy Wales the founder of Wikipedia has launched his latest open source project called Wikia Search . Wikia Search is currently in Apha and can be found at alpha.search.wikia.com. So far the reviews have been overwhelmingly negative. Michael Arrington of TechCrunch calls it "a complete let down" and Stan Schroeder of Mashable calls it "miles behind the competition", I say give it a year or two and see what the open source community can do with search. They have surprised the world with the success of Linux and Wikipedia, so succeeding at search may still be possible...
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And We?re Back?
2008-01-07 01:15:00
It was a well needed two week break for Nial and I. We hope all of you had a good holiday break. This year we plan to continue bringing you the latest internet marketing news, reviews, insights and interviews. Let’s get personal On a personal note, I’m planning to work less and play more this year. My ...
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The Weekender: End The Year With Online Video
2007-12-21 17:48:00
We will be taking a break from posting over the holiday season, so check back with us in January '08 for some fresh new content. Thanks for reading, and if you haven't already, subscribe to our RSS feed. WebVideo Report.com did a great survey on the cost of online video advertising. The prices range from $90 CPM for a 15 sec preroll ad at WSJ.com to $15 - $35 CPM for an overlay, pre roll or in video bug at Break.com.
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Funny Video Friday: Happy Holidays Under the Mistletoe from TBWA
2007-12-21 15:51:00
With the last funny video Friday of the year, we bring you a great ‘happy holidays’ commercial from the Vancouver division of advertising agency TBWA. Happy holidays!
More About: Video , Holidays , Funny , Funny Videos , Happy Holidays

The Burger King Whopper Freakout Documentary
2007-12-20 18:57:00
Burger King pulled a stunt on it’s customers by telling them that the Whopper was discontinued and no longer on the menu. Crispin Porter + Bogusky filmed the whole thing and turned the stunt into a TV ad and a 7 minute long viral video documentary. What I find most fascinating, is that when customers are confronted ...
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Switch Statement Trumps If Statement
2007-12-19 04:01:00
A couple weeks ago I posted about creating jump links in php for large affiliate sites. In the post, I linked to a tutorial on how to create the clean looking jump links. After my post, I showed the code to my web developer brother, Jesse Knowles and he let me know that there is a ...
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Emirates Produces The Longest Commercial Ever
2007-12-18 18:47:00
mirates has created what is sure to be the longest commercial of all time, to promote their non stop flight from Dubai to Sao Paulo. The flight is 14 hours and 40 minutes long, and so is the commercial. They hired Fernando Ferreira, aka "Non Stop Fernando" to talk for the entire duration of the flight about Brazil, Sao Paulo and of course the benefits of flying Emirates . The video clip below shows of a few moments from Fernando's 14 hour performance...
More About: Commercial , Online Video , Longest , Irate

Internet Retailer Delivers Strategies for Multi-Channel Retailing
2007-12-17 03:42:00
A few weeks ago I was in a Borders book store in Tucson when I discovered a magazine tailored to internet marketers… Internet Retailer - Strategies For Multi -Channel Retailing Published monthly, the 80-page magazine is chalk-full of case studies, stories, statistics and a lot more relative information about e-commerce and affiliate marketing. For what looks to be a ...
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The Weekender: Excellent Site for Wordpress Junkies
2007-12-15 16:06:00
I want to bring you attention to one of my new favorite blogs. Operated by Moses Francis, WPThemesPlugin.com is a site dedicated entirely to Wordpress themes, plugins and tips. I discovered it a couple weeks ago while in need of a plugin for a project I was working on. I spent close to an hour on ...
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Funny Video Friday: Mountain Dew and Hand Slaps
2007-12-14 15:54:00
Remember the hand slap game you use to play in grade school? Mountain Dew found a fun way to incorporate it into this 2:30 commercial. Long commercial, but funny. I need to get myself one of those hand slap wheels.
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youTube Expands Its Partner Program
2007-12-13 09:03:00
This week Google/youTube announced it is expanding its partner program that allows for creators of original videos to share in a portion of the ad revenue that these videos generate. youTube ran a pilot program earlier this year, and based on the success of that trial anyone in the United States or Canada can now apply to become a partner. Anyone can apply, but only those who upload videos on a regular basis, already have a significant audience, and comply with the youTube terms of service will be accepted. The downside to this, is...
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A Color Picking Resources for the Color-Challenged
2007-12-12 03:46:00
For me, the hardest part of design is picking colors. I think it’s just part of being a guy. Most girls are really good with colors because they deal with it every day. They’ve been putting make-up on their faces for years, and it takes more skill to make their outfits match. For most guys it’s ...
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Zwinky: Music Marketing In a New Virtual World
2007-12-11 08:44:00
'm sure you have all heard of the online virtual world Second Life, but have you heard of Zwinky? While Second Life averages 250,000 unique users a month, Zwinky boasts well over 4 million. Zwinky started out as customizable social avatars that were part of the MyWeb Searchbar. In April 2007, "Zwinktopia" was launched. It is an online virtual world that has quickly grown to over 11 million registered members. Zwinky, appeals primarily to a young teen demographic, and one of the ways that Zwinky has managed to grow such a large user base so quickly is through some creative online music events and activities. Zwinky has attracted some of today's hottest rock, hip hop and R&B stars to participate in their community.
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QBN.com is an Internet Marketers Dream
2007-12-10 14:53:00
Today, I’m going to let you in on a little secret. QBN.com is a community website for those interested in new media and design. It can be a great tool for internet marketers. QBN has three main sections to it: 1. Editor’s Choice - This is where the QBN editors share what they are liking. 2. Public ...
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