Zeitgeist 2014: Year In Review #YearInSearch

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eBay Christmas 2014: ‘The Joy of Giving’

Tweet There’s nothing better than the joy of giving the perfect gift and this year, ebay.co.uk set out to spread a little Christmas magic across the Britain. Find your loved ones the perfect gift at http://www.ebay.co.uk/christmas or Tweet a hint of what you’d like for Christmas with the hashtag #ebaychristmas

Ad for Totino's Pizza, and It's So, So, So Weird

Tweet There's literally nothing better than pizza. So, it stands to reason pizza brands shouldn't really need to advertise. But if you're a brand trying to rise to the upper crust of pie purveyors, you might as well go super weird. Totino's just teamed up with Tim & Eric (aka, Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim) and released "Pizza Freaks Unite," which is arguably the weirdest ad for pizza since Pizza Hut Japan's "Pizza Cats."

Welcome to transparent banking

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MIT’S SHAPESHIFTER

Tweet The interface of the future won’t be made of just pixels, but time and form as well. And that future is only five or ten years away. It’s time for designers to start thinking about what that means now.

The 20 Most Viral Ads of 2014

Tweet It might seem early for year-end lists, but Unruly Media is out of the gate with its annual roundup of the most-shared commercials. And not surprisingly, the year's biggest global event—the World Cup—produced some of its most-viral ads.

NO20 KLM: "Lost And Found Service" 670,401 shares



NO19 P&G: "Pick Them Back Up" 688,364 shares



NO18 BBC: "God Only Knows" 725,867 shares



NO17 John Lewis: "Monty the Penguin" 770,187 shares



NO16 CoorDown: "Dear Future Mom" 804,082 shares



NO15 Volkswagen: "Eyes on the Road" 805,766 shares



NO14 FCKH8: "Potty-Mouthed Princesses Drop F-Bombs for Feminism" 813,436 shares



NO13 Disney (Frozen): "Let It Go Singalong" 896,324 shares



NO12 Save the Children: "Most Shocking Second a Day Video" 973,164 shares



NO11 Castrol: "Footkhana: Neymar Jr. v Ken Block" 1.05 million shares



NO10 DTAC: "The Power of Love" 1.1 million shares



NO09 Thai Life Insurance: "Unsung Hero" 1.29 million shares



NO08 Nike: "Winner Stays" 1.43 million shares



NO07 Always: "Like a Girl" 1.48 million shares



NO06 Wren: "First Kiss" 1.55 million shares



NO05 American Greetings: "World's Toughest Job" 1.89 million shares



NO04 Budweiser: "Puppy Love" 1.98 shares



NO03 Nike: "The Last Game" 2.15 million shares



NO02 Twentieth Century Fox (Devil's Due): "Devil Baby Attack" 2.15 million shares



NO02 Activia: "Shakira - La La La (Brazil 2014) ft. Carlinhos Brown" 5.82 million shares

John Lewis Christmas Advert 2014 - #MontyThePenguin

Tweet Watch the new John Lewis Christmas TV advert with Monty The Penguin. It's a well made pice of animated TV-ad. I kinda like Monty ;) The music is ‘Real Love’ performed by Tom Odell, the original song was written by John Lennon. Enjoy.

THE DISGUISED PORTFOLIO

Tweet Two Danish guys wanted jobs at an ad agency. So they transformed their portfolios into physical replicas of Lürzer’s Archive magazine. VIA

A hair-raising message - The Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation

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A Swedish subway ad got a lot of attention earlier this year by showing a woman's hair blowing beautifully in the wind whenever a train arrived. And now it has inspired another attention-grabbing display. Since there's not much to it beyond the reveal of this new digital ad, also from Sweden, I'll spare you any spoilers. VIA The original:

Will it Blend? - iPhone 6 Plus

Tweet Finally! The "Will It Blend?" you've all been waiting for! Watch Tom blend two tablets including the brand new iPhone 6 Plus and Samsung Galaxy Note 3. It's phantastic!

Online Clock's Top 10 One-Person Start-Ups

Tweet Many successful businesses started with just one person who had a vision and the technical skills to deliver it to the world. Popular new sites like Techmeme, Newsblur, Instapaper and Duckduckgo started out this way which makes the costs of operating much more bearable in the beginning. Even some of the largest companies in the world like eBay and Amazon began with one tech-savvy founder. Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, was a computer engineer who decided to leave Wall Street to start an online book store out of his garage. Amazon is now the largest online retailer in the world with a revenue of $74.45 billion in 2013. Check out OnlineClock.net.

Experience the power of the New Ikea bookbook

Tweet "At only 8mm thin, and weighing in at less than 400g, the 2015 IKEA Catalogue comes pre-installed with thousands of home furnishing ideas."

FIRST PERSON LOVER AVATARS ON RUNWAY IN BJÖRN BORG SHOW @FASHION WEEK STOCKHOLM

Tweet In impressive caves on an island in Stockholm, Swedish Fashion Brand Björn Borg, in collaboration with Creative Show Director Bea Åkerlund, treated the Fashion Week audience to an extravagant game-inspired runway show. Celebrating individuality, love and fashion in a digital era, the show served as a teaser for the Björn Borg ”First Person Lover” (not shooter!) computer game, releasing worldwide in January 2015 together with the brand’s SS15 collection.

Around 400 gathered to enjoy the brand’s first show on their home market in six years. Eurovision Song contest winner Conchita Wurst flew in to Stockholm to see the show, wearing a custom made Björn Borg body as she entered the show arena.

The Björn Borg SS15 show and collection were inspired by fictional worlds where sport and fashion intertwine in a confident and edgy, yet playful, way. Creative Show Director Bea Åkerlund had First Person Lover inspired projections as a backdrop and all models were wearing masks looking like the avatars of the upcoming game.

“Gaming and digital animation has a great impact on fashion today and we wanted to pick up on this in the collection and show. Bea Åkerlund has caught the idea of our game, to create some more love in the world, in a fantastic way. We are really exited to show a teaser of the collection and the game to the fashion world” said Björn Borg Head of Design James Lee.

The Björn Borg First Person Lover computer game will launch in January 2015 along with the Björn Borg Spring-Summer 2015 collection. Shop Björn Borg at http://www.bjornborg.com

Bissell Cleans a Grimy Subway Floor, but That's Not the Crazy Part

Tweet This is truly one down and dirty product demo! What do you think about it? Comment.

His Ice Bucket Challenge Did Not End Like All The Rest, You Gotta See This.

Tweet The ice bucket challenge is making waves across the world and for a good reason. The donations from these individuals go toward the research of ALS. These seemingly silly antics have raised over $22 million to fight this disease. However most people do not know the reality of it. After taking the ice bucket challenge, Anthony shows you a bit more of how it feels to live with this every day. Videos starts right after his challenge. Rewind if you want to see it.
#ALSicebucketchallenge is to raise awareness for ALS / MND / Lou Gehrig's Disease.

OMOTE / REAL-TIME FACE TRACKING & PROJECTION MAPPING.

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How the sun sees you

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I did not know this about sunscreen. "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)".

Joaquin Phoenix's Forehead

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Fresh Guacamole by PES

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Metal Construction

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An auction based on emotions

Tweet THE WORLD’S FIRST AUCTION COMPLETELY BASED ON EMOTIONS. The auction is now completed. 303 people took part in the bidding on the 18th of June in Stockholm. Three people felt the strongest and won one art glass piece each. Congratulations Liv Eklund Swartz who won Protocol by Bertil Vallien, worth 15 000 euro, to David Dolfe who won Åsa Jungnelius piece Super Protection, worth 1 900 euro and to Shelley Mulshine who won Kjell Engman’s Guitar, worth 8 500 euro. http://auctionbasedonemotions.com/en/

Swedish Guys Try Making A Cake While Hooked Up To An Electrotherapy Machine

Tweet Warning: This video is entirely in Swedish, so you might want to take advantage of the dark magic that is YouTube’s closed caption translation service. However, while it might enhance your enjoyment of the video, it’s by no means a requirement. The reality is that you don’t need a translator to appreciate two guys trying to bake a cake while strapped to a machine that makes your muscles contract. This isn’t the first time Caffeine Creations tried to perform culinary magic while demonstrating the effects of electrotherapy, but it’s still incredibly entertaining to witness. The duo attempts to make a traditional “midsummer cake” (complete with fermented herring!), with the key word being “attempt.” It turns out that it’s not easy to cook things when you’re not in control of your limbs. It is easy to laugh at, though, and that’s exactly what I did. Sometimes funny videos can get you to start thinking about stuff you wouldn't normally think of. Maybe it's Parkinson's disease this time? Donate to Parkinson's disease here.

Game of Thrones Main Theme 80's Version

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Hot Girl vs. Zombie - An AXE Halloween Horror Film

Tweet Here is a favorite Halloween thriller from your friends at AXE. Even the walking dead come out smelling great with the AXE Effect in play. You gore and horror buffs, see if you can catch all the references.

University Honors Military Students with Surprise Graduation

Tweet Southern New Hampshire University understands and respects the enormous sacrifice our veterans, military servicemembers and their families have made and continue to make on behalf of our country. SNHU are staunch supporters of our military population, providing military academic advisors for our students who offer a true sense of support and understanding, because they have been there themselves. To show their appreciation, SNHU went around the world to make surprise diploma deliveries to members of our military community that couldn’t attend graduation. With the help of their friends and family, SNHU facilitated surprise diploma deliveries to a Marine spouse at her husband’s promotion party, an Army veteran at his office on Fort Bragg in North Carolina, an active-duty Sailor on base in Singapore, and a veteran’s wife, living in San Diego, Calif. To find out more about how SNHU supports the military, please visit http://bit.ly/1pSlVX8 To show your appreciation to our military population, simply Tweet with the hashtag #SNHUsalute

Shake Your Power Kickstarter

Tweet #ShakeYourPower brings clean energy to places in the world without electricity through the power of music Sudha Kheterpal, best know as the percussionist from South London band Faithless, is launching a Kickstarter campaign to raise £50,000 for #ShakeYourPower project. In places like Kenya, where 75% of the population live without access to electricity, having the ability to read at night or charge up a mobile phone gives people the chance of a better education and also access to services like the revolutionary mobile phone banking system, M-PESA. #ShakeYourPower, is about bringing clean energy to places in the world without electricity, through the medium of music. For the last year, Sudha has been developing a musical instrument, a prototype percussion shaker called SPARK, which converts the energy from shaking it, into electricity. Users can then plug in a light or charge up a mobile telephone. Make a pledge now! Click here

OK Go's Latest Music Video Is All Optical Illusions

Tweet This is OK Go's music video for their latest single, 'Writing's on the Wall'. It's constant optical illusions. Unfortunately, I have a splitting headache so it was kind of painful for me to watch, but I could still APPRECIATE it. Like a statue of a naked man at a museum, but with less trying to take a picture holding his penis while security isn't looking. I have a whole Facebook album. VIA

HOMELESSFONTS.org

Tweet How cool and clever is this? Homeless Spanish people’s handwriting gets transformed into fonts that people and companies can buy through Homelessfonts.org. The money then finances a foundation for homeless people in Barcelona. Olé!

Volkswagen - Eyes on the road

Tweet Kudos Volkswagen. What a brilliant way to communicate how risky it is to use mobile phones while driving.

The Game has changed forever

Tweet Every so often, an idea comes along that is a real game changer. That shifts paradigms. That blows your freaking mind. It’s an idea that is certain to become a part of the cultural zeitgeist by blurring the lines between advertising, marketing, technology, and brain washing. This is one such idea. Introducing The World’s First Crowd Sourced 3D-Printed QR Code Live Streamed Via Go Pro To A Smart Phone Or Tablet Device Drone Delivery Ticket System. VIA Rasmus & Adverlog

Selfie: The Movie

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MOBILE TELESYSTEMS - Instagram Prank

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#MOBILE TELESYSTEMS - #SEXY #OILED #MYSELF #SIX #HOT ... from Alexey Starodubov on Vimeo.

BACKGROUND No one likes waiting. Especially when it’s about mobile Internet. OBJECTIVE Only the fastest 4G LTE mobile Internet won’t keep you waiting. And this was the message we had to bring home to our subscribers. IDEA We got the hottest girls in Russian show business/the most popular Instagram bloggers: Victoria Bonya, Alena Vodonaeva and Anna Sedokova to upload the most staggering pictures with the following hash tags: #sexy #oiled #myself #six #hot #naked #pumpedup #guys #red #latex #ass #withanimals #cat #bear #horse #crazy #positions #wow #amazing #ohmygod. Here it is. Yup, it’s just a photo, not connection problems, as you may have thought. The visitors were at a loss, and the number of comments grew further and further. But two hours later our beauties uploaded a video reveal containing the MTS 4G ad. And they apologized for creating too much “expectation" among their subscribers. RESULTS - The campaign attracted the attention of 1.6 million curious visitors. - And when the other users started to upload tease picture on their accounts, the number of people involved grew to 3 million. - This has been the quickest advertising campaign for the fastest mobile 4G Internet from MTS

Aug(De)Mented Reality

Tweet Using a unique animation technique involving traditonal animation cels and his iPhone, Hombre_mcsteez turns everyday life into an odd creature infested cartoon universe.

A First Drive – Google Self-Driving Car

Tweet "Fully autonomous driving has always been the goal of our project, because we think this could improve road safety and help lots of people who can't drive. We're now developing prototypes of vehicles that have been designed from the ground up to drive themselves—just push a button and they'll take you where you want to go! We'll use these vehicles to test our software and learn what it will really take to bring this technology into the world." - Google Watch volunteers take a ride in Mountain View, California. Then read more at: http://goo.gl/qDUtgq

Worth seeing again: Nike: Take It To The Next Level

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I know it's old, like from 2009. But my god, it's an great ad.

This Danish 'Get Out the Vote' PSA Is So Full of Sex and Violence, It Was Pulled Immediately

Tweet If you thought the U.S. had weird political ads, check out this bit of insanity from Denmark: a 90-second cartoon that stars a character called Voteman, who isn't apathetic about voting, or about getting pleasured by five ladies at the same time at the 12-second mark. The video also includes a decapitation, dolphin surfing, lots of violence as well as more sex—as Voteman goes on a 'roid-rage rampage, physically forcing Danes to vote in the upcoming European election (where they'll decide on weighty topics like climate regulation, agricultural subsidies, and chemicals in toys). The video was posted Monday on the Danish Parliament's social media sites before being swiftly removed. The parliament speaker later told the Associated Press that the government should "be more careful with what we put our name to."

'World Under Water' Uses StreetView to Visualize Flooding From Climate Change

Tweet If this week's news of a potentially disastrous Antarctic ice melt wasn't enough to give you a sinking feeling, then you might want to check out "World Under Water," (Needs Chrome) an interactive initiative that lets people see what their neighborhoods might look like following floods caused by climate change. BBDO and Proximity Singapore created the site for CarbonStory, a crowdfunding platform, ahead of World Environment Day on June 5. The site includes most areas on Earth catalogued by Google StreetView.

You Can Help This Band Scam Spotify So They Can Go on Tour

Tweet Los Angeles funk band Vulfpeck wants to go on tour, but they're going to need your help to raise the money. This isn't some Kickstarter: They've made an entirely silent album designed specifically for the purpose of siphoning cash away from Spotify's treasury. Its a clever stunt, and it just might work. Here's the deal: The band released a 10 track record called Sleepify on Spotify. Each song is just over 30 seconds long, and they're all completely silent. The idea is that you can leave the record playing while you sleep, they'll make $4 overnight. What's more, the band will take the show on the road to the places where people are listening to Sleepify the most. I didn't even know it was possible to get that information from Spotify, but sure! Could the band have just asked you to play their music on mute while you sleep? Yes, but because the Sleepify tracks are super short, the band will rack up the cash faster this way. Moreover, you have to admire the ingenuity of the whole project. People are always telling musicians that they need to adapt to the realities of digital music by finding creative ways to make money. That's exactly what Vulfpeck is doing, hilariously.

Oh My: All Female Band Tries To Sing One Of Their Songs While Having Orgasms

Tweet This is a video of three of the members of the Dutch all-girl band ADAM trying to perform their single 'Go To Go' while using vibrators to reach orgasm. It was really something to watch. Especially with my boss standing over my shoulder. You know what I told him? It's my lunch break, I can do what I want! You know what he said? "Fair enough, but I am going to stand here pretending to talk business until my boner subsides." Ugh, you know I hate it when dudes with boners stand behind me! Please, at least don't try to swivel my chair with it like you did last time. One of the best music videos of all time?

Perfect Match: Brazilian Kids Learn English by Video Chatting With Lonely Elderly Americans

Tweet It's such a great, simple idea: Young Brazilians want to learn English. Elderly Americans living in retirement homes just want someone to talk to. Why not connect them? FCB Brazil did just that with its "Speaking Exchange" project for CNA language schools. As seen in the touching case study below, the young Brazilians and older Americans connect via Web chats, and they not only begin to share a language—they develop relationships that enrich both sides culturally and emotionally. The differences in age and background combine to make the interactions remarkable to watch. And the participants clearly grow close to one another, to the point where they end up speaking from the heart in a more universal language than English. The pilot project was implemented at a CNA school in Liberdade, Brazil, and the Windsor Park Retirement Community in Chicago. The conversations are recorded and uploaded as private YouTube videos for the teachers to evaluate the students' development. "The idea is simple and it's a win-win proposition for both the students and the American senior citizens. It's exciting to see their reactions and contentment. It truly benefits both sides," says Joanna Monteiro, executive creative director at FCB Brazil. Says Max Geraldo, FCB Brazil's executive director: "The beauty of this project is in CNA's belief that we develop better students when we develop better people."

The Most Hated Sounds In The World

Tweet Although most of us need to use some kind of an alarm clock, most people admit how much they hate hearing the sound of their alarm going off in the morning. But is your alarm clock’s alarm sound really one of the most hated sounds in the world? Research indicates otherwise and OnlineClock.net have released an infographic of the top 10 most hated sounds in the world at http://blog.onlineclock.net/most-hated-sounds-in-the-world Using brain imaging, a study from University College London found that the Amygdala is responsible for adjusting emotional responses to unpleasant noises. It sends a sort of distress signal to the auditory cortex, which is the part of the brain responsible for processing sound. In this way, our emotional response to a negative sound is heightened beyond the normal emotional response to other sounds.

The Sound Of Taste: An Interactive ‘Sonic’ Poster

Tweet This is what’s know as a ‘sonic’ poster, a bluetooth connected printed posted that communicates with your mobile phone, utilising it as the speaker to bring the poster to life. Grey London have collaborated on an interactive poster that uses innovative ‘touch sensitive’ inks to turn the surface area of the paper into an interactive interface, connected to your SmartPhone to deliver the richer experience. Pretty cool. What do you guys think?

Game of Thrones #BRINGDOWNTHEKING

Tweet In a medieval meets modern twist, this installation to promote the new season of Game of Thrones in New Zealand challenges people to tweet #BringDownTheKing that powers a contraption in a town square in New Zealand where a rope tied to a sculpture of King Joffrey, tightens with every tweet… Very cool! Created by the guys at DDB in Auckland.

Bubble Porn - A dirty minded optical illusion

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Who Invented the Internet? And Why?

Tweet Nuclear war, cat gifs and reddit? Wait, what? Who was the genius who came up with all of that? The internet is such a crucial tool in our daily lives today that we hardly remember that it hasn't been here forever. But yeah, it is actually not that old. We still have fuzzy memories about the time before the first thing in the morning was to check email and browse our favorite blogs and youtube channels. Well, let's explore how the internet came into existence and why.

Taco Bell Recruits Real Ronald McDonalds to Launch Its New Breakfast

Tweet Morris, one of the most respected directors in film and advertising, worked with Deutsch L.A. to film spots that feature real people named Ronald McDonald enjoying Taco Bell's new breakfast menu items, like the A.M. Crunchwrap and Sausage Flatbread Melt. In terms of creative execution, there's not a whole lot to the spots. We see Ronalds from all walks of life eating some Taco Bell breakfast and then talking about how great it is. They don't specifically trash McDonald's, but the narrator closes with the line, "Delicious new breakfast everyone can love, even Ronald McDonald." Of course there's a mouthful of an on-screen legal disclaimer, but the ad team even had a little fun with that: "These Ronald McDonalds are not affiliated with McDonald's Corporation and were individually selected as paid endorsers of Taco Bell breakfast, but man, they sure did love it."

Ford Trashes Cadillac With Great Parody of 'Poolside' Ad Everyone Hated

Tweet It took a while, but someone has finally lampooned Cadillac's much-derided "Poolside" commercial starring Neal McDonough. And not just any old someone—Ford Motor Co. Ford's agency, Team Detroit, shot the parody below, which stars the polar opposite of the McDonough character—Pashon Murray, the founder of Detroit Dirt, a sustainability consultancy and advocacy group. The Cadillac spot showcased the CLR luxury plug-in hybrid. The Ford video shows off the Ford C-MAX hybrid. But Murray's message about today's America is light years away from Cadillac's. The spoof is posted on its own YouTube channel, not Ford's. But it has Ford's tacit approval. Speaking to the Deroit Free Press, Ford spokeswoman Sara Tatchio described the video as "lighthearted," and added: "I don't think we're mocking a competitor. We're trying to showcase positive work being done in our community." Yeah, no mockery going on here. GM has not commented. VIA Adweek

Animatronics VFX – No More CGI!

Tweet Not CGI, but wow, what an amazing animatronic showreel by the talented Gustav Hoegen! Gustav's specialty is Animatronic Effects, Prosthetic Makeup Effects for TV and Film. His credits and some shots shown in this video include: Prometheus, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Clash of the Titans, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Doctor Who and more. Animatronics is mainly used in movie making, but also in theme parks and other forms of entertainment. Its main advantage over CGI and stop motion is that the simulated creature has a physical presence moving in front of the camera in real time. The technology behind animatronics has become more advanced and sophisticated over the years, making the puppets even more realistic and lifelike.

Do It For Denmark!

Tweet No one has found out how to help Denmark's falling birth rate. Until now. Spies Travels announces a competition where you have to make a baby to win do-it-for-denmark.dk

Coca-Cola – The Social Media Guard

Tweet This is Genius. Pure Genius. And by that I mean I probably need one, and so do the millions of other people who stare into phones in all social scenarios! The Social Media Guard takes the “social” out of media and puts it back into your life. There’s not a lot more to say, apart from well done Coca-Cola and Memac Ogilvy… Cannes Contender?

BroApp: Auto SMS Your Girlfriend

Tweet BroApp is designed to maximise your relationship with your girlfriend, while giving you extra time with your mates. The app is highly intelligent, and once configured, it knows when and how to tweet to your loved one, and when not to, like if you’re in the same house as her! BroApp is like your ultimate relationship wingman. It automatically messages your girlfriend sweet things so you can spend more time with the Bros.

OREO: Twitter Powered Vending Machine

Tweet Love Oreo’s? Me too, and by the looks of it, everyone at SXSW did, where anyone could rock up to Oreo’s Raspberry Pi-powered “Trending Vending” machine, see what was popular and then have the Twitter Powered Vending machine translate that topic into a custom made Oreo just for you. This video goes a little deeper into the tech than usual, so enjoy!

Unbelievable Bus Shelter | Pepsi Max.

Tweet Pepsi Max brings you the Unbelievable. Unbelievable feats and experiences created for you by Pepsi Max Pepsi Max surprise commuters with an 'unbelievable' augmented reality experience at a bus shelter on New Oxford Street in London. Watch their reactions as unbelievable scenarios unfold before their very eyes; from a giant robot crashing through the street to a passer by being abducted by flying saucers.

Durex Earth Hour #TurnOffToTurnOn

Tweet This is a global wake-up call from Durex. It's time for tech lovers to switch off and reconnect for Earth Hour 2014. #TurnOffToTurnOn

DEAR FUTURE MOM | March 21 - World Down Syndrome Day | #DearFutureMom

Tweet A heartwarming message from 15 people with Down syndrome to a future mom.

The Original 'Strangers First Kiss' (1990)

Tweet That 'First Kiss' Video That Had Strangers Kissing? Yeah, It's A Fashion Ad. Now ticking at 37 million views after just three days on youtube. Great viral going on there. If you've been on Facebook or Twitter for the last 48 hours then chances are you've seen the wildly popular "First Kiss" video which features a group of super good-looking strangers kissing for the first time. When it first went viral, we thought, "oh, what a sweet and heartwarming short film!" but it turns out, the video is actually a fashion advertisement for LA-based label Wren. We weren't the only ones fooled: since March 10, the video has earned more than 23 million hits (!!!) with media outlets describing it as, "touching" (The Independent), "natural" (The Telegraph) and "breathtaking" (Liberty Voice). The film, directed by Tatia Plleva, was in fact meant to not look like a fashion commercial even though it features 20 models, actors and singers (who, it's worth noting, are actually strangers). Wren's founder and creative director Melissa Coker told Fashionista that the video was launched as part of Style.com's video fashion week. “We make these fashion films every season,” Coker said. “I strive to make them an interesting film that exists on its own rather than something that feels like a commercial, and it seems to be touching people — not only people who are in fashion and would see this, but also random guys who aren’t connected at all. I’ve had random guys texting me, ‘I saw your video, it’s — and I’m probably not saying this right — on the cover of Reddit.’” Despite the fact that it's an advertisement, the video is not only beautiful but a genius way to get Wren out there as a fashion label. )

Audi Casefilm "Oh deer!"

Tweet ) We tricked the eye by overlaying two headlines: From far you could only focus the blurred headline. From close only the "hazard" hidden inside. An astonishing effect -- with a simple black on white print. Try it out for yourself!

Watching complete strangers kiss for the first time is really beautiful

Tweet I don't know if it's the song selection or because it's in black and white or the fact that everybody in this video is so attractive, but what started out as incredibly awkward—seeing two strangers meet each other and kiss—turned into something pretty damn beautiful.

Pingpong Robot

Tweet After 2 years of development, we are very happy ad proud to present our DIY ping pong robot UHTTR-1, which is currently only able to play in passive mode. Its a coincidence that the german company Kuka released a similar concept at the same time in relation with the german professional tabletennis player Timo Boll. We are also very excited about their ping pong robot and the concept that stands behind it. For more information to the development of our UHTTR-1.

The Simpsons' Couch Gag by Animator Sylvain Chomet

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Most Shocking Second a Day Video

Tweet For PSA campaigns aimed at getting people to help the children of Syria, job one is making the crisis feel immediate rather than remote. Last month's hidden-camera stunt in Norway, in which a child sat freezing without a coat at a bus stop in winter, did just that. Now, Save the Children has released its own U.K. campaign to make the horror in Syria feel real—the 90-second video below, which does so to devastating effect. The ad, by creative agency Don't Panic, imagines if what has happened in Syria were to happen in London. Amazingly shot, it uses the structure of the popular one-second-a-day videos to show an ordinary girl's world falling apart over a period of a year (from birthday to birthday)—as her comfortable middle-class existence evaporates and she finds herself a homeless and fatherless refugee amid the horrors of war. The video coincides with the buildup to the third anniversary of the Syrian crisis, which has left 100,000 people dead and 2 million more as refugees. On-screen text at the end reads: "Just because it isn't happening here doesn't mean it isn't happening." "It's easy to forget that Syria was a middle income country, where children enjoyed the benefits of education, healthcare and the other basic rights our children take for granted—not to mention Facebook accounts, video games and youth culture," says Jack Lundie, director of brand and communications at Save the Children. "We hope the video will resonate with the public, particularly those who don't know much about the situation in Syria, and offer a new perspective on the devastating impact this conflict is having on innocent Syrian children."

Scania Driver Competitions 2014 Invite - Cargo Madness

Tweet Scania invites truck driver Daniel to the 2014 Scania Driver Competitions by putting him to the test - with the help of some very unusual cargo. Can you also handle more than your truck? Sign up at http://scania.com/sdc2014 #SCANIASDC

Pepsi MAX & Jeff Gordon Present: "Test Drive 2"

Tweet Racing champion Jeff Gordon teams up with Pepsi MAX to pull a prank on an unsuspecting automotive journalist who had questioned the authenticity of the original "Test Drive."

Trojan Mailing

Tweet I love this idea. Simple yet powerful. How UPS, TNT and DPD advertised for DHL. Involuntarily and clueless.

A crash course to shine

Tweet This is GREAT. Watch till the end.

Interactive Music Video: Moones - Better Energy - Drunk In Session

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Epic Eye Piece :Incredibly Realistic CGI Eyeball

Tweet Work in progress made with Lightwave, Sculptris and a smattering of Krita.

Volvo XC70 - Made by Sweden with Zlatan

Tweet Sweden is our home. Mountains, vast forests, long distances, sun, rain, darkness, snow and ice. This inspires and challenges us when we develop our cars. The Swedish wilderness is our heritage and it is here we find our strength. Just like Zlatan Ibrahimović. This is our celebration of Sweden.

Commercial made ​​in a single take

Tweet The Sunday Times celebrates popular culture in a new commercial that is made in a single take. Behind the concept is Grey London, with Swede Johan Leandersson team.

Eyepiphany - Follow my Tumblr for daily eye candy!

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Follow your eyes and get the best eye candy every day on zacharoff.tumblr.com

Life Size Scalextric with Renault ZOE Electric Cars

Tweet Two 100% electric Renault ZOEs race on a giant Scalextric track on the streets of London.

Google Zeitgeist | Here's to 2013

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Sound Waves: An Interactive Art Installation

Tweet In research of digital information the installation 'for those who see' shows the beauty of the unseen.