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6.04.2009

Mixing things up and breaking the monotony


Need to stop smoking? I think vehicle exhaust is healthier.


Funny way to show off your camera.


Kissing bus doors.


I don't think I'd feel too comfortable getting on this bus.


Run that track back, DJ.


Jumping rope on a shopping bag.


That looks painful.


Nom nom nom...


He's just asking to get stopped


Ouch


This is just adorable..



Thirsty are we?

Our Childhood Heroes, Today

What would the superheroes of our childhoods look like today?


Superman


Thor


The Incredible Hulk


Wonder Woman


Batman and Robin


Spiderman

Look, ma! No Hands! - Project Natal introduces "Milo"

6.02.2009

"We have chosen to create an experience where you can meet, what I believe, is a real character; that understands you, that understands your voices, your emotions, that's fascinated about your life." - Peter Molyneux

"This is a landmark in computer entertainment." Peter Molyneux, president of Lionhead Studios, gave a stunning presentation in front of an enormous crowd at the most recent E3 Insider Expo. In this presentation he introduced "Milo", a virtual character that is almost as real as you or me. If it weren't for the fact that he's in the TV screen, you could swear he was an actual boy. Through efforts made by Microsoft and XBOX 360, Milo was made possible by XBOX 360's newest addition to the console, Project Natal.

Those familiar with Nintendo's Wii, Project Natal takes the interactive technology two steps further. There is literally no controller. Natal captures the player's movement and translates it into a virtual experience like no other. Responding to voice commands and even using voice recognition technology, each player can interact with the virtual world of the XBOX 360.

Milo can become a part of your own life, responding to your questions, recognizing your voice and calling you by name, even sensing the emotions in your voice and responding to them accordingly. It really is a landmark in adjoining the two worlds we are living in today.

Project Natal's release date is still undisclosed, but for more videos giving you a preview into Project Natal and Milo, visit the XBOX page and check out all they have to show.

A Little Traveler's Trick: When To Buy Plane Tickets

"Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living." - Miriam Beard

Planning a flight soon? The single most fundamental part of planning your travel arrangements is, unequivocably and irrevocably, figuring out how you're going to get there (if you can't get to your travel destination, so much for your vacation). There are as many ways to travel as there are characters in the Chinese alphabet, some more luxurious (and expensive) than others.

Probably the most popular method of travel is to fly. It's very safe, and very fast. The catch, as we all know, with flying is the price. Transatlantic tickets can cost upwards of 1000 USD, depending on where you're going. Fortunately, there's a way to find extremely inexpensive tickets, and it's not necessarily with Expedia.com or Travelocity.com.

We all know prices in plane tickets fluctuate from time to time. A ticket you buy in February for a flight in June may not cost the same as if you had bought it in March. It could be higher or lower depending on a number of things. Availability, demand, competition, among other factors. But there are little secrets to traveling and saving some money, too. The idea is to properly time when to buy plane tickets, and there is actually an optimal moment of the week to buy.

Most people do their plane ticket buying on the weekends when they're at home, when they can confer with whoever they are traveling with, or when they have plenty of time to relax and pick out the best itinerary. This, however, is a HUGE mistake. Wednesday is actually the best day to pick out plane tickets (1 a.m. Wednesday morning, to be more precise, but it's up to you if you want to stay up until then).

Why Wednesday? Why not Friday? Two words: FARE WARS! These fare wars are often instigated by the smaller, up-and-coming airlines. On Friday, a large, well known airline will raise their fares. By Saturday, other airlines may follow suit. Not all of them will, but many will raise their fares to match the larger airline because hey, if they're selling out their tickets at 500 bucks a pop, why are we selling ours at 250? We could be making more! Depending on how the market does over the weekend, this is where the smaller airlines come in.

On Monday, a small airline may offer their tickets at a lower price to entice some new customers. Tuesday rolls around and the other airlines will catch on, and in order to keep customers coming and not lose them to the smaller fish, also lower the prices. This continues on throughout Tuesday and by Wednesday morning the prices should be at their lowest.

But be sure to strike on Wednesday! If you wait past Wednesday the prices will start to rise again because Friday is just around the corner, and so begins the cycle all over again.

It's still entirely up to you when you want to purchase your travel tickets, but keep this little trick in the back of your mind and you can put the money you save towards enjoying your vacation.



Note: Now Microsoft's new search engine, Bing, can advise you on whether you should buy now, or wait to buy later. Just another little tool you can use to buy your plane tickets.

"Hey Jude" by the thousands

5.29.2009

“One man may hit the mark, another blunder; but heed not these distinctions. Only from the alliance of the one, working with and through the other, are great things born.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

30 April 2009, Trafalgar Square:
Thousands upon thousands of people who gathered from all over came together to sing one of the most tear-jerking songs by The Beatles, "Hey Jude". It's actually quite beautiful to watch.

Hey jude, dont make it bad.
Take a sad song and make it better.
Remember to let her into your heart,
Then you can start to make it better.

Hey jude, dont be afraid.
You were made to go out and get her.
The minute you let her under your skin,
Then you begin to make it better.

And anytime you feel the pain, hey jude, refrain,
Dont carry the world upon your shoulders.
For well you know that its a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder.

Hey jude, dont let me down.
You have found her, now go and get her.
Remember to let her into your heart,
Then you can start to make it better.

So let it out and let it in, hey jude, begin,
Youre waiting for someone to perform with.
And dont you know that its just you, hey jude, youll do,
The movement you need is on your shoulder.

Hey jude, dont make it bad.
Take a sad song and make it better.
Remember to let her under your skin,
Then youll begin to make it
Better better better better better better, oh.

Na na na na na ,na na na, hey jude...

Microwave a cell phone

5.28.2009

I guess this is what happens when you attempt to destroy one electric appliance with another.


Closer to war? North Korea scraps 1953 armistice

5.27.2009

"The way to win an atomic war is to make sure it never starts." - Omar Bradley



So North Korea has been behaving very poorly as of late. The North Korean missile launches that have been angering the international community may be the next step toward a full-blown crisis.

For those who don't know, back in 1953 the Korean War ended with an armistice between the two parties, North Korea on one side, and South Korea, the United States, and UN forces on the other side.

Today, amid tensions and under pressure from both South Korea and the U.S., North Korea has decided it will no longer honor the treaty that ended the Korean War 56 years ago.

So does this look like it will be an international crisis? It could be. Underground North Korean nuclear tests have begun, and North Korea has withdrawn from all talks. So it seems as if the deteriorating health of Kim Jong Il is contributing to his irrational behavior.

So let's cross our fingers and hope for a peaceful end to this tension.
If not, Kim should remember the following: giving North Korea the benefit of the doubt, the US outnumbers North Korea's nuclear capacity 940 to 1. Hopefully that will be incentive enough to keep him quiet for a while.

How to Properly Use the F-Bomb

5.15.2009

"Why don't you go outside and play hide and go f*ck yourself?"
The most versatile word in the English language.

Is Violence Inborn?

5.11.2009

"It is by no means self-evident that human beings are most real when most violently excited; violent physical passions do not in themselves differentiate men from each other, but rather tend to reduce them to the same state." - Thomas Elliot

So we all like to think of ourselves as decent people, right?

Ever ask yourself why you enjoy action movies so much?
Why are some of the most popular and highly rated video games violence related?
Why are some countries so rich with violence and others more peaceful? Is it that they learn this violence? Or is it that they already have it in them?

I read this article on the BBC website that really intrigued me. It answered some of my questions as to why I'm so attracted to violence but have no inclination toward being violent.

Up until an infant turns 3, they have no forms of restraint. Infants let loose their emotions until they learn to control them and learn that such actions are socially unacceptable. Ever heard of the period in a child's infancy called "Terrible Two"? According to Brain Explorer, the prefrontal lobe is responsible for controlling human behavior. Prior to learning what is "acceptable" behavior, human beings are born violent. Our experiences and teachings are what calm us down and keep the beast in its cage.

So is your newborn little "angel" less angelic than you thought? Not necessarily.

We learn socially acceptable behavior by being taught to share, not to harm others, and other things of the sort. However, it is even easier to "unlearn" this behavior. One simple traumatic experience, or a promise of freedom from consequences may cause a person to let go of their learned behavior and be violent.

It's gratifying to be violent. The human body releases a chemical called dopamine when we engage in these activities and it's a physically gratifying feeling. Along with the adrenaline rush, the human body can't help but love to be violent.

So when you ask yourself why your next door neighbor suddenly went bananas, think twice. Maybe he didn't go nuts. Maybe he was just doing what he was born to do, as disturbing as it may sound.

Will we result in our own destruction because of this?
That all depends on us and how we condition ourselves to resist these urges. That is, after all, what separates us from regular primates. The ability to resist our own nature.

The Flushing Pimp

5.08.2009

"Setting a good example for children takes all the fun out of middle age." - William Feather

Speak of setting a good example.

I come from Flushing, NY. Known home to the 2nd largest Asian population in the country (I think. I remember reading that somewhere but I forgot where), It's bustling with authentic Chinese and Korean restaurants, shops, banks, and more.

But there's more to Flushing than just the Asians. No town would be complete without the town crazies. Flushing is the proud home of crazies such as:
  • the Nickel Man
  • Crazy Joe (the Roosevelt Avenue crackhead)
  • Big Bird (the local ugly hooker)
  • the Crazy Parade Clown (complete with multicolored beard)
  • and who could forget.. The Main St. Pimp aka The Flushing Pimp

Normally seen around Downtown Flushing, the Main St. Pimp can be seen strutting his stuff walking with the flyest matching clothes and brandishing his pimp cane. He is, however, broke off his ass and homeless.

Rumor has it he died recently. I actually cannot confirm this but if you or someone you know can confirm it and has evidence of this, let me know. Leave a comment or email me. I'll post it up.

The story of the Main St. Pimp goes a lot deeper than just a crazy man who kicks game to young girls, waves his cane at onlookers, and demands discounts on clothes in women's clothing stores. His story is one of the American Dream.

How? Think about it. This is a man who is broke as all hell, yet still manages to dress fly and clean (though he smells rancid). Spotless clothes, fly shoes, pimp hats (or turbans sometimes), and no pimp is complete without his pimp cane.

No other town loco gets the publicity this guy does. He's so weird everyone actually loves him. What other crazy do you know that people love to take pictures with?

Flushing is proud to be your home, Main St. Pimp. Now take a shower.


Stay fly, Flushing Pimp. Stay Fly.

Zulu Nation spits bars at Lyrical Fusion

5.07.2009

"You say you rain? Well brother I bring the flood." - Watt

check it out. and you thought the zulu nation was dead.

jus-P, GS advance, watt, why-g, and more.

Guidelines for submitting content

4.29.2009

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