Virgin Mobile moved quickly this week to produce an Eliot Spitzer print ad as part of its “You call the shots” campaign.

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“You already knew about Danny DeVito making limoncello out of a PR lemon, and you heard The Donald and P Diddy were all over the vodka thing, but since then, others have gotten into the spirit of things. [...] Little John. Dan Ayckroyd. Barry Manilow. Lorraine Bracco. Paul Newman. Paris Hilton. Martha Stewart. Wayne Gretzky. Mike Ditka. Greg Norman. John Daly. Arnold Palmer. Ernie Els.” They all now have their wine brand.

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“May God bless your brand. “Christvertising is a network of communication specialists and avertising professionals which helps you navigate through the maze that is the world of competitive brands. [...] We focus on the ultimate end-user: God. [...] a network of creative [...] who will help you, through intensive prayer, improve your brand [...] If God likes your brand, it will become stronger and more successful. Pray-Connect- Reach.”
Hilarious.

The last 3 entries were taken from Copyranter

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“China’s online population is now at 220 million, Beijing-based research firm BDA China said late last week, overtaking the United States as the world’s number one, highlighting the growth opportunities in the huge Asian market. Fifty-five million of China’s Internet users shopped online last year for a total turnover of 59.4 billion yuan (8.25 billion dollars), according to the China Internet Research Centre in Beijing.” According to the CIA World Factbook, there was 208 millions Internet users in the U.S. in 2006, and 162 millions in China in 2007. If BDA numbers are correct, that’s a whooping 36% increase…

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Can you predict happiness?
“When people try to estimate how much they will enjoy a future experience, they are dependably wrong, according to research by Harvard psychologists — and the reason is something they call “attentional collapse.” When we imagine future experiences, we tend to compare them with alternative experiences — experiences we’ve had in the past, or other experiences we might have before or after. But the fact is that none of those alternatives come into play once we’re actually in the moment.[...] Consider the choice to marry one sweetheart over another. If you pick the genial, down-to-earth banker, will you forever regret letting go of that free-spirited artist who loves traveling as much as you? Probably not. The very fact that you’ll be living with — and experiencing — one spouse and not the other means that the passed-over option will quickly fade in your mind. [...] Envisioning what life would have been like with an alternate spouse becomes difficult and increasingly irrelevant as you settle into the life you’ve selected. “Once you make a choice in life, the unchosen alternatives evaporate.”

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“…a GBP 20m outdoor wave machine along the Thames set to open in 2011 could create an urban surfers’ paradise in East London. The attraction is part of a huge planned sports complex called Venture Xtreme.

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ButterflyBus is an overland adventure. The viable, low cost alternative to flying, it is the most environmentally efficient way from the UK to Asia overland. The ButterflyBus will take you from London to Xinjiang Province, China, a destination in itself and your gateway to India, Tibet, Japan and South East Asia.
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Artist of the day is: Jean Leloup 

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