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Family Guy Goes Google

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Wow. The search for a workable form of content and advertising may be over, and, appropriately enough, Google turns out to be one of the key players.

The other, Seth MacFarlane, is a demi-god to a twe...

Design Your Own Volvo C30

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

What kind of a brand identity does Volvo have? Big, safe - the kind of vehicles you'd want your family securely nestled within when navigating an icy Swedish road at dusk? Perhaps it's the classless utilitarian appeal of owning a...

Sets and the City

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

It appears to be experiential week here at Contagious, and in the brief bursts of sunshine punctuating the torrential rain we’ve been out and about investigating how different brands are bringing themselves to life in the real world...

Privacy, Scary, Gay

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

To kick off this week’s giant round-up, some sketchy borderline privacy invasion. Ever watched a video on YouTube? Then Google, YouTube’s parent company, has been watching you. Google now has to hand over the detail...

O2 Wireless

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

O2’s Wireless festival in London’s Hyde Park is quickly becoming established in London as the festival of choice in the city, especially for those with an aversion to camping. This year the festival...

Nokia Music Almighty

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Ra-ra skirts at the ready, Nokia is tapping into the roller disco renaissance in the latest phase of its Nokia's 'Music Almighty' campaign which celebrates the UK’s love of music. And Nokia itself has much to celebr...

Play Smart

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

This may sound like a slightly unlikely scenario, but just in case you find yourself with $20k in spare change burning a hole in your pocket, then we suggest you get yourself over to Shibuya Station in Tokyo, where ...

Puma / I-Cycle

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Cyclists can be a pretty dedicated bunch. Start chatting to them and before long you'll be discussing lycra, comparing types of inner tube and commiserating over shoulder injuries...

To celebrate such dedication and the cycling communi...

Orange / I Am

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Look out for Orange’s latest and biggest campaign to date, due to break in the UK on Saturday, followed by 26 other countries around Europe.

The I Am positioning for the brand will see Orange expanding ‘...

Waking the dead

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Architecture, like design, advertising and pretty much everything else, is about problem solving. So here’s the problem: your neighbours object to full volume

Habbo, Hellboy II, Häagen-Dazs

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Online teen paradise Habbo has rewarded the 100 millionth avatar to join its virtual community with a tailor-made Habbo room and a stack of Habbo coins. The Habbo user who created the millionth avatar, also received a MacBoo...

Converse Microsite Extravaganza

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Continuing a year of frantic activity to mark their hundredth anniversary, Converse has launched an elaborate web campaign featuring more than 20 microsites. The preferred footwear of creative departments everywhere has teamed up wi...