Archive for April, 2006

World Cup countdown - T minus 42: Forever young

Friday, April 28th, 2006

We try to keep the balance between Nike and Adidas commercials, even though I am clearly biased;-) So this one from the German side plays in Brazil (arguably Brazil's home turf). Two kids are forming their (adidas) all-star teams. Kaiser Franz looking all young and fresh again. Wouldn't ...

World Cup countdown - T minus 43: Ladies men?

Thursday, April 27th, 2006

This is a funny ad suggesting a great place for women to visit during the World Cup. I am not buying into this. The problem is that Switzerland is in the World Cup and all you'll ever hear from these guys is " Hopp Schwyz". I doubt that ...

World Cup countdown - T minus 44: Goalkeepers, the perfect gentlemen?

Wednesday, April 26th, 2006

Oliver Kahn in action. For all of you guys who think goalies are a bit far out there: You are right. Newly appointed benchwarmer Oliver Kahn shows us some of his work. Heiko Herrlich from Borussia Dortmund is kindly assisting.

Collection of ads that stick out of the crowd a little

Tuesday, April 25th, 2006

Five in one. Here are some ads that I somehow liked or found interesting. I am not the original "digger" therefore the real credit for bringing these images to us goes to the cool-ad-detecting pro's.

Tracking the top viral sites

Tuesday, April 25th, 2006

Take a look at Viral Chart. The page tracks the recent and total views of the top viral sites. It also lets you take look at foreign markets. Links to the top games are included so you might want to time yourself ;-) Obviously not all viral games, ads etc... are included ...

World Cup countdown - T minus 45: Surprise surprise

Tuesday, April 25th, 2006

Nice surprise for the goalie. Essen playing Chemnitz in the 3rd Division in Germany. Note: Soccer isn't 100% identical with chess. Sometimes it would be good to talk a little. The goalie certainly didn't see that one coming. Bummer.

Russians taking virtual tours - we are way ahead of their game

Monday, April 24th, 2006

One country that gets often overlooked in today's globalization debate is Russia. There are ton of well educated, hard working individuals in this country. You don’t see too many Russian tourists? Question:What are Russians doing for vacation then? Answer: They are spending their summers in their dachas ...

World Cup countdown - T minus 46: Training camp Brazilian style

Monday, April 24th, 2006

Remember 199?. The year when Brazil's Ronaldo had that mysterious attack just before the final that they lost to France? They prepared for the tournament at the beach and Nike happened to be there with the camera. Two hearts are beating in my chest: I am getting a ...

Eyecatchers on the shelf - Becks label art collection

Friday, April 21st, 2006

Beer meets art - occasionally. The shopdropper wasn't the first one to alter product labels. Take a look at Becks' UK art website celebrating 20 years of Becks art. There are quite some interesting labels in the collection. Unfortunately the content of the bottles doesn't change. It still ...

World Cup countdown - T minus 49: Soccer stars meeting Bavarian casual world - beware of extreme weirdness!

Friday, April 21st, 2006

I've seen a lot of real weird commercials in my life but this (fake?) Pepsi commercial combining Trio's "Da Da Da" with Bavarian Lederhosen and fake soccer world cup stars tops it all. I don't think (and hope) the German squad will be very much looking like ...