Pure Thinking

Lessons for the Motor City

Unlike the majority of US auto makers receiving federal bail out money, Hotwheels is staying the course anticipating strong car sales in 2009 despite its 14 percent drop in sales in 2008 due to disappointing holiday sales and the week introduction of its 40th anniversary car by Nick Lachey. Even with disappointing 2008 sales, the auto maker is showing strong sales volume of excess inventory because of consumer demand for lower-priced cars. Contrary to the current economic challenges, Hotwheels continues to lead the industry with innovative automotive design and features while maintaining the most competitive sticker price available .99-cents. The Telsa Roadster made the transition from Hotwheels toy pipe dream to concept reality, I hope America and Detroit can do the same.

Tim

Facebook Idiocracy

Need I say more? - Todd

Scraper Bike?

Here is a creative endeavor for you. The Scraper Bike! Don't ask me why they're called this (I have my assumptions), but with over 3 million combined hits on YouTube these Trunk Boiz have hit on something interesting (and hella funny). Maybe it has to do with everyone going green these days, or not. I think I saw one of these made out of our Schwinn cruiser bike that went missing driving by our office. - Todd

KayaKing Jumbo Peanuts

Okay okay, give Ogilvy another award.

via I Believe in Advertising

Social Networkology: What Your Networks Say About You

I thought I was the one saying stuff about myself on twitter - guess not, because using it makes me "energetic, manic, and easily distracted." 'Manic" is a bit tough to swallow, but too bad - God has spoken.

Sort of silly, but if crystal balls are your forte... here ya go.

Bye Bye Zima

We might not ever have noticed you were gone, but the teenagers would have. Well, maybe not them either (because apparently they've been ditching you for Sparks?), but if it were still '96, man, we'd be mourning.

It's been real fun- like real real fun- but if the current eighties revival can't even bring you back, it's probably for the best. R.I.P Zima, we'll miss your citrus-y zest.

Microsoft Applesauce

I love how this spot seems so sweetly genuine - like Apple really wants to help Vista - but then it's just like, bam, take that Microsoft! OH: Mahwahahaaa!

Mail Goggles

In case you're prone to emailing when you shouldn't be (2 am; a few drinks in), Google has a new way to keep those iffy send button decisions in check. It's Mail Goggles, and it's like drunk goggles for Google (goggles for googlies, I mean, googles for goglies... man this'll be fun when we're canned). If you enable it, you'll have to answer math problems before that friendly hello to your ex-girlfriend gets shot across the internets, which will do a lot of good once we can run our text messages through the same process. Ah, Google; forever the sage.

Ad of the Year

An ad for Styx wedgie-free underwear featuring two butt cheeks and a cheeky insert: "This is the only time when we are getting into your ass."

I think there's an extra word or two in that tagline, but I sort of forgot about it when I was laughing so hard I cried.

Can't find the agency credits for this one, so if you know, please share.

Typolade

It’s a Thursday that feels like a Monday, and God knows we’re gonna need something to make it to Friday night. It would be super if that something was a trip to someplace where no one speaks English, but—nope—so we’re doing the next best thing: Typolade (“the sweet blend of typeography and chocolate” thankyouverymuch).  Kinda silly, maybe pointless, but that’s FF FagoMo Bold to you, sir.

Now pass me the raspberry sauce; there are posters to be made.

Via Notcot