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Workers picket in Second Life for Pay…

I could not believe it at first but it’s a classic with the growth of online worlds, companies have taken up digital real estate and now the workers are taking their protests online. “Italian workers with IBM are protesting a $1,377 paycut, and they’re organizing a September 25th protest...

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Poetic Licence with a website…

Posted by Happydude | Posted in Advertising, Business, Fashion, Media, Technology | Posted on 13-11-2007

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This is a really cool idea if you like interactive sites and ever fancied being a web designer here you go ;) .

The woman’s shoe company, Poetic Licence, has handed over website design responsibilities to site visitors who, with a set of tools, can craft a personalized version of the site which can also be used as the person’s desktop.

To quote the company “Any company that takes poetic license with its shoe designs ought to allow consumers poetic license with its website…

“Sent to you by someone who thinks you’re beautiful.” by Dove…

Posted by Happydude | Posted in Advertising, Fashion, Health, Marketing, Media, Video | Posted on 04-11-2007

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Previous clips have focused on the effects of media on women’s self-esteem, this latest clip looks at the impact a distorted perception of self-worth affects external relationships with others…

Oh My Dog… When Pet Owners go to far…

Posted by Happydude | Posted in Fashion, Fun, Miscellaneous | Posted on 13-10-2007

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It makes you wonder what next this crazy world is going to thow up …

Check out this dog show in Las Vegas, what makes these people dream up these things? Plus how much time does this take?

(The owners don’t seem to happy! Goodness knows what the dogs think? Notice no Rottweilers around :) )

More images here if you want to take a peek…

Barbie gets a Muslim Makeover…

Posted by Happydude | Posted in Advertising, Fashion, Media, Politics, Video | Posted on 13-10-2007

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Indonesian Muslim mother Sukmawati Suryaman began designing a Barbie-like doll. Suryaman dressed the dolls conservatively; she didn’t want her own daughter to play with a traditional Barbie doll as she feared she might imitate the doll’s immodest way of dressing.

That’s how she came up with the concept of the Salma dool, the latest must-have toy for Indonesian girls.

[Via TrendHunter]