M&M's Internet Space Heroes Game

M&M's and apparently BBDO Denmark are making me smile! Flying a little space ship around your screen and getting to blow up every website is cool. A party trick for any occasion and it is simple to install:

• click through to the website and...
• drag the blue space ship on the left into your bookmarks bar.
• http://www.m-ms.dk/spaceheroes 

• go to any site, click the Bookmarked link and BANG -     Direction Arrows & Space Bar. 

Mini vs Monster Truck Advert

At first glance this Mini advert seems to be just an entertainer without much reference or information regarding the product. However, on further inspection they clearly have put a lot of effort into trying something new. Set in Las Vegas at the Sam Boyd Stadium, the monster truck attempts to clear the 15.52 meters of the Mini family (convertible, clubman, hatch and countryman). What makes this advert special is that it is the first to use 3D slow-motion technology and if you have a 3D ready screen, be sure to check out the 3D version. For more information and pictures, see the official site and to see if the driver really made it first time, see the 'making of video' for this Mini advert.

McDonald's Now Serving McFriend's with Smiles!

McFriends by McDonald's from Kyoko Takeshita on Vimeo.

Mc D's bring something new to the table with a side serving of social sauce for your meal. Brilliant if you are a loner who has no friends and need company whilst devouring a plastic sugar rush. Mc Donald's is the biggest provider of free Wi-Fi  in the United Kingdom, and this might just make some folk a bit more cheery. An experience similar to Chatroulette, but with people wearing clothes and eating in a civil manner. You really could have your Mc Donald's meal with anyone around Britain.

Abstract KitKat Art: Have a Breakism

What does a blank piece of art in a Netherlands gallery mean? It means nothing really, but the intrigued are attracted to this plain canvas. Colour association with unique positioning for this brand. Gazing a little closer and the message becomes clear... BOOM, a surprise from a friendly brand with a happy message. Just rest your eye's at this piece cause you're having a break! Enjoy the show and find your nearest shop or vending machine and ..have a break, have a KitKat.

Word: Stuart Deveril

2010 in Review: Google, YouTube, Mobile

Google searches in review through 2010 are excellent in the above video, but also see the official website with the mind blowing statistics displayed for easy reading.



A rewind of the year in video! The official channel/website for full top 10 viewing, plus the YouTube Blog post. The world and I share some different opinions here, but that sounds about right.

Mobile usage is massive and these statistics are really incredible! The mobile trend is nothing new, but do yourself a favour a watch this one. Wish I had the time to write these all down in bullet point for your folk, but here are some stats to note.

Added Bonus: An awesome Infographic of the year on twitter. Still waiting for a facebook review... I know these videos have been shared like crazy and are clogging up people streams of information, but I do think it will be nice to document some of them. Think they are a bit premature without the effect of a full and post December 2010, but with that said, Happy holidays, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you!

Prison Advert for the Drive Dry Campaign

FoxP2, a Cape Town based agency and Brandhouse bring a whole new approach to driving under the influence and its consequences. The "Drive Dry" campaign is aimed to discourage drinking and driving, something this advert seriously makes you think about. I support the notion of "dry driving" 100% and have stuck to it for some time. The guys in the video would 'love to meet you' if you get caught! Drive safe and sober during the holidays, don't risk everything.

Source: Adweek and AdsoftheWorld

RedBull Trials Bike "Way Back Home" Short Film

RedBull brings the story to life with an epic short film starring Scottish trials biking legend Danny Macaskill. The phenomenal settings along his journey from Edinburgh, north west to his home town in Dunvegan, Isle of Skye makes watching it a pleasure. The quality of the video is amazing and although it is a longer clip than I would normally post, this is worth every second (especially from 3.20 minutes). I visited the Edinburgh Castle in 2008 and gee wizz, but the front flip off the edge in the beginning is rewind and watch again material. I used to ride BMX in my school days and even though it's a completely different discipline the Tailwhip he pulls off his camper at 6.33 minutes is awesome. Also check out this interview with Danny which hosts some behind the scenes footage of the "way back home" project. Initially when I posted this, the video had over 800k views, four days later and the video has now totaled over 2 million views.

Cars 2 Animated Movie Trailer

Disney and Pixar are to release the Cars 2 movie in 2011 and this time they are out to save the world. A post on AutoBlog recently caught my eye and brilliantly explained the up comings as follows:
"It looks like Lightening McQueen and Tow Mater are jumping back on track to fight a bevy of international evil doers in the Cars 2: World Grand Prix. Along with going fender to fender with the best racers that the world has to offer, the dynamic duo will be joining forces with British Intelligence. Judging from the trailer, there will be auto kung-fu, car chases, missiles and plenty of destruction. Sounds like a good time to us, er, we mean the kids."

Source: Simon Spreckley and Hannes Oosthuizen on twitter and AutoBlog

Facebook Serving as the Ultimate Daily Diary

A really nice thought, that looking back at our Facebook profiles in 20 years time will be visually gratifying and a long trip down memory lane. Even looking through profile pictures back to the very first, I for one had a good laugh at how young I looked then (still am). An excellent video by Maxime Luere that has changed the way I will look at uploads and updates. Not just as current news, but a future investment of memories.

Source: FurlongPR

Toyota Auris Hybrid 3D Projection Mapping

The Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive has the unique ability to recycle it's energy and the projection mapping is spot on in displaying this. For a car lover it just makes it even better, especially the Transformer type movements in the beginning/end and the way the car is brought to life by the visuals. A great piece of work by Glue Isobar in London and the tag line of the campaign being, "get your energy back". This was revealed in October this year, but I just wanted to remember it here as it's simply one of my favourites.