Friday, October 29, 2010
put your ads in a safe place
Supporting the nation's goal of monetizing and selling advertising on every crumb of the internet, the people over at NuCaptcha have created a new medium.
You know those funky little security passwords that look to confirm if you're a human when registering and signing into sites? That's a technology called Captcha - and NuCaptcha takes it to an entirely new level.
The NuCaptcha codes feature moving video. They're not only supposed to be more secure - but they also allow for the placement of ads in the background. Super ad-genius.
the most interesting man in the world has friends

How do you extend the most interesting man in the world to a nationwide series of events? You have him curate the most interesting show in the world for you. That's exactly what Dos Equis Beer is doing, and it looks pretty...interesting.
The nationwide tour kicked off a couple of weeks ago, and features Andrew W.K. as the host of the show. Because you know...the most interesting man in the world is probably doing something more interesting than playing host.
LA Weekly has some pretty interesting snapshots from the event, like "bubble man" pictured above, shot by Colin Young-Wolff. Thanks, Casey!
sears: the best place for zombie style

Sears has one of the best Halloween campaigns we've seen this year: shopping for zombie style.
There's a zombie gift guide, dead tv, zombie friend maker, and so much more. There's even a zombie tweet stream.
This will have you thinking differently about Sears, which is exactly what they needed, and it's been a long time coming. Because when the dead need apparel, exercise equipment and electronics, they'll come to Sears. Welcome, zombie shoppers!
twitter style in precious metal

Friends still don't get your Twitter addiction?
TwittaBling lets you wear your tweets, hashtags and Twitter handle in sparkling 14K gold. Let your Twitter spirit shine. From @adverve.
a social network for your dreams

Just when you thought that you already belonged to too many social networks, along comes a new one that takes the best advantage of your downtime: your dream time.
REMcloud is a social network organized around what you're dreaming. Share your dream, and connect with other people who are also dreaming. Dreamy.
meet the reverse job application

Andrew Horner is a pretty smart dude. He's seen that the job market has been completely turned upside down and not working any more. So he's turned the application process upside down to match, and invented the Reverse Job Application.
If you're looking for work and competing against hundreds thousands of other candidates that may be just as qualified for the position, how are you going to stand out? The art of attraction works here just as well as anywhere else, and Andrew's figured that out in a fun and entertaining way.
You should make him an offer before someone else does. From @mtlb
a bunch of geeky costume ideas

You're an internet nerd. And you want to show your friends what a hot nerd you really are, so you need to come up with an ultra-geek costume for the weekend.
Here's a few ideas to get you started. Most of these are pretty sad executions of good ideas, but you have to admit the 404 page is pretty freaking awesome.
what are people shopping for?

Here's a crafty little info graphic that illustrates what people are buying on the internet. Which it looks like is...everything that you can buy.
the the

Think the word "the" doesn't have any personality?
Check out this gallery of hand drawn "the" words, taken from old movie posters. This is how you make "the" interesting. Thanks, Eliza!
focus groups made fun

CrowdTap makes focus groups fun by rewarding users point by point, penny by penny. Answer questions and earn points. Earn more points and get cash. Use points for goodies, and use cash for whatever you want.
Brands get answers to questions, fans get cash and prizes. Sounds like a win win for everyone.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
street art in a gallery setting

Trustocorp, the artists responsible for installing fun signs in public spaces, has a gallery show in Los Angeles this weekend.
If you live on the west coast, you should definitely be checking this out, as it will be interesting to see the signs out of their "natural" context, and treated as fine art in a gallery. Cool.
the floorplans to the madmen offices

Having trouble finding your way to Don Draper's office?
Someone's taken the time to draw floor plans for the Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce offices, so you can see exactly where Peggy sits in relation to Joan's place, and how the furniture is arranged across the entire agency.
Isn't the internet awesome? Isn't it fantastic that there are people that have the time to do the things you want and need, but don't have the bandwidth for? There's even a 3D rendered version. It's like MadMen porn.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
madison square park has the best art

If you're ever in the neighborhood of Madison Square Park in NYC, you'll need to stop by. Not just for the glorious Shake Shack, but because there's always amazing art on display.
The next few months are no exception - the new installation Scattered Light, by artist Jim Campbell makes art from bulbs. One of the more spectacular pieces uses a wall of bulbs to realize the shadows of moving figures using the bulbs like monochromatic pixels.
Let's get a burger and shake and do this, ok?
find your phone

Some mobile brand should pay Dave Dawson a suitcase full of cash and have him create a branded version of his genius internet tool:
I can't find my phone is a site where you type your phone number, and it calls your phone so that you can locate it.
A victim of its own success, the site is temporarily down as it's gone viral and their servers couldn't handle the traffic. Check back soon, or give Dave that suitcase of cash so he can put your logo on this, and make it live again.
From SwissMiss
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