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The tragic events of the Boston Marathon marred what should have been a great day for runners and fans alike. While the perpetrators intent and motives are still unclear, what is for sure is that the events of that day have unified not just Bostonians but people all over the world. Particularly poignant, and moving, is news that Nike, adidas, New Balance, and PUMAhave teamed up to present a unified front. Whether this entails a full campaign or just the image is still unclear, but its nice to see several competing companies set aside their differences for the city of Boston and the world of sports in general.
Most restaurants disapprove of patrons photographing their meals, and some restaurants have gone as far as banning customers from taking Instagram pictures. However, CT Food in Sweden has created a campaign to encourage more users to take photos of restaurant foods so they can replicate the dish at home.
The new character by Old Spice to promote their new range of Wild products - a week long fully integrated social media campaign
Oreo’s response to lights out at the Super Bowl.
Something we all disagree on.
An e-cigarette company is set to test the UK’s almost 50-year ban on promoting smoking on TV, with a controversial advertising campaign telling smokers of the virtues of puffing on a product that uses nicotine.
E-Lites, which makes electronic cigarettes which do not contain tar but do use addiction-forming nicotine, is to launch a national TV advertising campaign on Saturday, 19 January.
Here is a look back at the Tweets that made 2012. Below is the top 10 UK Twitter moments based on number of UK Tweets sent per second
1. Olympics: David Cameron, Samantha Cameron and Boris Johnson dancing together at the Olympic closing ceremony (Sunday, August 12)
2. Euro 2012: England vs Italy, England lose on penalties (Sunday, June 24)
3. X Factor: James Arthur and Ella Henderson in bottom two, Ella voted off (Sunday, November 18)
4. Olympics: Bolt wins the Men’s 100 Meters Olympic final (Sunday August 5)
5. Olympics: Mr Bean’s Chariots of Fire sketch in the Opening Ceremony (Friday, July 27)
6. X Factor: Rylan and Kye deadlock (Sunday, November 4)
7. Euro 2012: England vs Sweden, Theo Walcott’s goal to bring England level at 2-2
8. X Factor: Gary Barlow storms off X Factor as Carolynne Poole was voted off in favour of Rylan (Sunday October 7)
9. Euro 2012: England vs France, Joleon Lescott’s goal put England up 1-0 (Monday June 11)
10. Champions League: Man City vs Real Madrid, Cristiano’s Ronaldo’s goal put Real 3-2 ahead, ultimately resulting in a victory (Tuesday September 18)
Adverts for the end of the world.
With the world ending on December 21 lots of brands are talking about what to do with your last day on earth.
(via thiswolf)