August 24, 2008

Gay Marriage: Let California Ring

By : Roy

Here’s a great ad being played here on TV in California for gay marriage supporters by Equality California. Watch for the grandma tripping the bride with her cane.
 


August 24, 2008

The Modesto Bee/McClatchy just don’t get it, fail local businesses

By : Roy

The talk around business circles is that The Modesto Bee has made some pretty significant changes:  ad design work is being outsourced to a firm overseas and the printing of the paper has been taken to The Sacramento Bee facility. The Bee has also reduced its workforce by 7 percent, and last week, offered voluntary layoffs to [...]


August 23, 2008

Philips Norelco: I love my extra inch!

By : Roy
Filed under : advertising, humor

A Twitter friend of mine, @DavePurz, sent me this awesome website setup by Philips Norelco touting their new mens body hair shaver.
It’s a “choose your own adventure” style where a guy in a bath robe comes on screen and starts telling you how great it is that he can shave his cock, balls, ass, etc. [...]


August 21, 2008

Jerry Seinfeld: Did you ever notice Windows Vista?

By : Roy
Filed under : advertising, software

I think I heard something about Microsoft releasing some operating system that no one really cared about; What was it called? Vistas? Oh Vista. Ok.
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld, king of observational comedy, will apparently be opposite Bill Gates as the new spokesman for Microsoft’s Windows Vista ad campaign.  Word on the street is that they will [...]


June 10, 2008

Google Street View now in Modesto!

By : Roy
Filed under : advertising, google

Pretty sweet, now you can check out your home or other area businesses on Google Street View in Modesto. They have gone through and photographed most of Modesto area streets.
Like these landmarks:

Stanislaus County Free Library
The Modesto Arch
The McHenry Mansion
The Tiki (my favorite bar)
Submitted by Dan Jensen
- The infamous A&W Drive-In
- Home of the Nuts

Pretty [...]