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Microsoft's Ads Made on Macs – Protagonists Are Apple Fans

In what looks like a gossip topic promising to keep us busy for a while, Microsoft's ad campaign is showing signs of failing even before it got a chance to take off properly. Admittedly, Microsoft's last (I'm a PC) ads have picked up the pace (compared with the Seinfeld ads), but reports of them h...

24 September 2008
14:51 GMT

First I'm a PC Ad Airs (Made on a Mac)

It was revealed yesterday that Microsoft had allegedly ditched comedian Jerry Seinfeld in favor of another (more symbolic) character to be featured in its Windows Not Walls ad campaign. While there's still talk whether or not Seinfeld is coming back to tell Gates to “adjust his shorts”, Microsoft...

19 September 2008
02:58 GMT

Microsoft Ditches Seinfeld in Favor of Apple-Like 'PC Guy'

We don't want to say we saw this coming but... we saw this coming. All it took was two not-so-catchy ads featuring mogul Bill Gates and comedian Jerry Seinfeld to “break the ice”, after which Microsoft realized it would take much more to break Apple's spirit.To give you a taste of how the public...

18 September 2008
03:09 GMT

New iPod Touch, iPod Nano Ads

With the release of two new iPod models, Apple has also started airing two new commercials. Neither of the ads refers to the new features directly, nor are they stressed out in any way, particularly where the iPod touch commercial is concerned. Still, both of them are worth 30 seconds of your time to watch them.If th...

10 September 2008
15:01 GMT

Bill Gates Shakes It for Jerry Seinfeld in 1st 'Get a Mac' Counter-Ad

It kicked off and, boy, does it suck! What do you mean “what”? Microsoft's “Windows, Not Walls” $300 Million ad campaign aimed at putting a sock into Apple's mouth. The ad is only an “icebreaker,” according to Microsoft SVP Bill Veghte, suggesting that future ones will be...

5 September 2008
09:16 GMT

The ASA Bans iPhone 3G Commercial

The ASA has concluded that the iPhone cannot access websites which use Java or Flash, despite Apple's claim that "all parts of the internet are on the iPhone". Two members of the public complained about the TV advert, therefore prompting the ASA to tell Apple UK to stop airing the ad."Two viewers believed t...

27 August 2008
22:16 GMT

Apple Targeted by Microsoft's New Ad Campaign

Speaking during the keynote address at Microsoft's annual Worldwide Partner Conference, Brad Brooks, Microsoft's VP of Windows Vista consumer marketing, disclosed the company's plans to counter Apple's "I'm a Mac" ads. The campaign is called "Free the People" and refers to making computing so...

9 July 2008
16:11 GMT

That's a First: Rockstar Ad Not Banned

Rockstar has managed to create some of the most controversial games ever and to offend tons of people who had nothing to do with gaming and could not understand that virtual worlds and real life are two completely different things. Anyway, as a result of the offended people's complaints, many ads for Rockstar�...

9 July 2008
04:06 GMT

Apple 'Caught' Setting Up Shooting Gear at the Fifth Ave Store (NY)

Rumor has it that Apple is planning to film a commercial inside its Fifth Ave Retail Store in New York for the presentation of the new iPhone model. Folks over at the iLife went down there and obtained quite a wealth of clues as to what products are involved in the commercial.The news further fuels suspicions raised ...

30 May 2008
04:50 GMT

Nokia N95 8GB Magically Presented

Released in the US only a few months ago, Nokia N95 8GB is among the best mobile devices that American users can currently buy. Although the handset is far from being affordable, it has reached record sales across the globe and it will probably sell well a long time from now on. In order to make sure US users are ...

16 May 2008
08:27 GMT

'So Many Users Are Leavin' Me for Mac,' Vista Says

It's been a while since we looked at another Mac vs PC ad, hasn't it? It seems that with the passing of each day, Windows PC realizes he has very little chance keeping everyone interested in him with Mac out in the wild too. That's why PC has decided to write a sad song dubbed "the Vista Blues", which ...

16 May 2008
04:02 GMT

Lenovo Gives Apple a Taste of its Own Medicine

Without a doubt, Lenovo's ThinkPad X300 kicks major behind. The laptop not only includes a built-in optical drive, but sports not one (like Apple's MacBook Air) but three USB ports, not to mention more options to upgrade. So, while Apple was busy making fun of PCs, Lenovo decided to give the Cupertino folks...

5 May 2008
17:16 GMT

Lynx Mark I, the Future of Commercial Spaceflight

There are possibly thousands of commercial air flights being carried out every day on Earth, however not even one commercial spaceflight. This is merely because there is no commercial spacecraft available at this moment capable of conducting more than one flight into space each day. To be more accurate, even the spac...

26 March 2008
08:48 GMT

More Mac vs PC. Sidebar Ads

Sidebar ads are nice and entertaining, aren't they? Every time you load a page, there's a good chance that a funny sidebar ad will appear, either aimed at promoting a device, a car, an environmental-friendly product and of course more. So, they're generally funny. This one, however, is close to sadisti...

25 March 2008
07:49 GMT

YouTube Clip Sends 18-Year-Old Student to Apple

Apple has recently recruited an 18-year-old university student from Warwick to make an advertisement for one of the company's latest products, the iPod touch. You must be wondering why, of course. Well, as it turns out, the song Music Is My Hot, Hot Sex (by CSS) inspired Nick Haley to make an advertisement for A...

1 February 2008
03:21 GMT

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Fully Animated Commercial

Perspective Studios and The Mill New York are two companies that have collaborated in order to come up with a nice commercial for Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, and if you'll just click right HERE to download and watch it yourself, you'll see that they did a pretty good job at it too. Uncharted is an upco...

10 December 2007
06:27 GMT

Funniest WoW Commercial Ever Featuring Mr. T and William Shatner

The latest World of Warcraft advertisement has to be one of the funniest things that ever hit the web. While William Shatner's appearance (Kirk from Star Trek) is (surprisingly) enough to get people wondering "hey, if Shatner's got game, why wouldn't I have game?", Mr. T's spot is simply sublime. ...

22 November 2007
05:53 GMT

How to Become a TV Star from an Ordinary Apple Fan

It was already a known fact that YouTube users can easily become celebrities; but there's something special about this story, because it involves both Apple fans and officials. As Wired reported today, Nick Haley, which is one of the biggest Apple fans, created his own iPod Touch commercial using his own equipme...

29 October 2007
04:41 GMT

PSP Advertisement - Two Girls Touching Each Other. PSP... Around

Sony's commercials have always been a little abstract, strange, shocking... the list could go on. It's a fact: Sony doesn't like normal. Which is good, because people generally like surprises. And girls. Sony's betting on girls too. Aren't they smart? OK, but what the you-know-what is up with...

7 September 2007
05:02 GMT

New PSP Slim/Lite Commercial Available

Yeah, we're looking at the 14 seconds of this PSP ad and I still can't shake off the "What the?!" feeling... It may be a Japanese commercial, but still it doesn't appeal to all of the gamers, featuring the sound of a man trying to release himself of God knows what torture (translation Kamehameha from ...

28 August 2007
09:53 GMT

Fergie Sells Herself to The Devil, But Gains Only Fans' Rejection

Are you sick of commercials coming at you on TV, on the Internet or in your mail? Well… get ready to have them coming at you in Fergie's new songs. Allow me to elaborate.Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie is the first singer on the face of the planet that has agreed to promote a clothing company in her upcoming music...

3 July 2007
09:25 GMT

Google: Oops, Ask.com Commercial on YouTube?

Ask.com is definitely one of the Google rivals but until now, it didn't manage to challenge the Mountain View company as we expected. However, Ask.com's officials want more from their video service and are now trying to lure customers to the newly released Ask3D using a commercial published on YouTube. Acco...

6 June 2007
04:54 GMT

KFC Flirts With YouTube to Obtain Homemade Clips

KFC is now using YouTube to obtain several homemade clips that will allow them to build exciting commercials for the company. According to the Earth Times, the commercials will be rolled out on Tuesday at the American Idol. Although this is quite a cheap way to build adverts for your company because KFC will pay a li...

23 May 2007
10:05 GMT

Pammy Dons the Red Swimsuit Again

This is a miracle come true: all my life I've waited for this magical moment, when Pamela Anderson would put on this red bikini again and start running on the beach, as if to save someone's life or something. No, strike that last part: exactly as if she were running to rescue someone because, you know, she ...

27 April 2007
10:47 GMT

Apple Starts Airing Apple TV Commercial

As is typical for Apple, while the Apple TV has seen a lot of press and hype, it has not really been advertised the way new products usually are. Starting yesterday, Apple has discreetly begun airing an Apple TV commercial on network and cable TV.The commercial itself is rather unobtrusive, smooth and to the point, l...

10 April 2007
08:20 GMT

The Mac Ad Is Too Much for Many

Apparently, the American way of advertising is nowhere near the European or Asian way. What makes the US laugh is offensive to other peoples, specifically the Japanese and the British. Apple's attempt to translate and adapt the ads for European and Asian audiences seems to have failed. Furthermore, it's doi...

2 March 2007
05:44 GMT




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