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Today’s Excellent Spoof Ad – Are You Ironic? Do You Have A Beard? You May Be Suffering From “Hipster” [VIDEO]
12 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Okay, look, it isn’t very funny to poke fun at hipsters anymore, seeing as the term is roughly 40 years old already. Apart from that, it has been done to death. You can’t even poke fun at hipsters in an ironic, self-reflexive way anymore. So this video is really late to the party, and should […]
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The New Liqui-Fruit BlackBerry Flavour Ads Are Puntastic!
11 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Liqui-Fruit has released a new BlackBerry flavour, and to promote it they’ve made excellent use of an extended visual pun, working off the base that BlackBerry is the name of a famous cell phone brand, but also happens to be a fruit (and fruit juice flavour). Thus spake the Liqui-Fruit brand manager, Karen Veysey: To […]
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House Of The Week: R4 Million Gets You A Cape Cod Style Pad With Unobstructed Views In Pringle Bay
07 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Once you buy this four bedroomed en-suite abode, you and your mates can braai, stargaze and streak the beach of Pringle Bay as often as you like. The huge open plan living, dining and kitchen area will accomodate simultaneous poker tournaments and hotwings production. Yes, this pad has all the modern high quality finishes that you […]
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Bad Luck Makes Burger Queen America’s Youngest Woman Billionaire
06 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Thirty year old Lynsi Torres is thought to be America’s youngest woman billionaire since becoming president and owner of the popular West Coast burger chain In-N-Out Burger. After her uncle died in a plane crash, her father died of a drug overdose and her mother’s death in 2006, Lynsi fell next in line to inherit […]
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Google Goes All Out With Their Radical New Offices In Tel Aviv [PICS]
06 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Google set up new offices in Tel Aviv at the end of last year, putting any other cool office layout you have ever seen to shame. Going to work takes on a whole new meaning when you can spend your time in office space like this. Trees, picnic tables and a super tube are just […]
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Radvertising: Episode 8 Of The Tropika “Kagiso’s Island of Treasure” Web Series [VIDEO]
06 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
One of the few things pretty much everyone in the world knows about Jamaica is that it produced Bob Marley, who sported the world’s most famous dreadlocks and also made some music you may be familiar with. Kagiso’s decided to get serious about his little Jamaican documentary and so he’s taken his crew to the […]
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Beggars Make Up To R500 A Day – Study
06 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
White beggars make between R50 to R500 a day, according to a trade union Solidarity study carried out last year. But 78% of beggars would like to work but do not have the education to back them. Almost 60% of the beggars interviewed in November and December – in the Western Cape, Kwa-Zulu Natal and […]
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5 Must-Have Apps To Boost Productivity And Streamline Your Online Life
05 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The simplest way to lead a productive lifestyle is to form good habits, like having a set time to drink your morning flat white or for uploading your cat photos on to Instagram. For a lot of us, most of our time is spent online so it makes sense to streamline that vibe. Please enjoy […]
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Will Dell Be Sold For $24 Billion?
05 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If this goes ahead, it will be the biggest company buyout since the financial crisis of the late 2000’s hit. A Dell Inc buyout deal currently floated would see the company flogged for near to $24 billion, with share prices valued between $13,50 to $13,75. Michael Dell, founder and Cheif Executive wants to privatise the […]
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The Best And Worst Of The 2013 Super Bowl – Ads And Trailers [VIDEOS]
04 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
No one actually watches the Super Bowl for the futball, do they? For your viewing pleasure, please enjoy our selection of favourite TV ads and movie trailers from Super Bowl 2o13. 1. Every year Dorito’s runs a competition called the “Crash the Super Bowl Contest”. This year, their Goat 4 Sale ad came in at […]
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Convert And Transfer Any Video File To Your iPad, Apple TV, iPhone, Android, Playstation And More
04 Feb 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
A buddy of mine gave me a hard drive with some video files on it. Most were AVI file format. I told him I converted them to work on my Apple TV and he got very excited. So just in case, here it is for you..
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Mail & Guardian ‘Newsroom’ Show – Live On 2ov Radio Every Monday 9 – 10am
03 Feb 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
The M&G Newsroom on Monday morning, kicks off with a look at the top stories from Friday: Mac Maharaj’s tender kickbacks and heavy metals having an influence on crime. Your hosts Mmanaledi Mataboge and Amanda Strydom take a closer look at the latest Afcon news and break down the big stories of the week.
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House Of The Week – KZN’s North Coast Hits Another One Out The Park
31 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Oh please don’t be so forward. We’re not allowed to show how much we like it when you flirt with us. Ordinarily you’d have to marry the heir to an air conditioning empire to afford this kind of abode, but at a tidy R8,9 million this sexual dwelling in the Simbithi Eco Estate is well […]
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South African National Blood Service Ad Successfully Evokes Guilt Trip [VIDEO]
31 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The SANBS has less blood in it than a character with a high fever from a Victorian novel. Blood shortage is a chronic, and very serious problem in South Africa. The problem is, it’s a hard task getting us to care about the situation. We’re currently rolling with 2,6 days worth of reserve stock – […]
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Radvertising: Episode 7 Of The Tropika “Kagiso’s Island of Treasure” Web Series [VIDEO]
30 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I’ve been waiting weeks and finally it’s here: in Episode 7 of Kagiso’s Island of Treasure, Kagiso Lediga finally goes head to head with Jamaican Olympian Yohan “The Beast” Blake! I’ve been hoping for weeks that he’d be bringing his sharpest one-liners to this particular interview and he doesn’t disappoint in this extended interview. Yohan […]
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Michael Jordaan Resignation Rumours, As FNB Bends For ANC
28 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
In a move described by the DA as “inappropriate groveling,” the ANC and FNB released a joint statement following their emergency meeting, which may have resulted in FNB CEO Michael Jordaan’s resignation.
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Skyfall Is Still Printing Cash At The South African Box Office
28 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The latest Bond movie iteration is about to make it across the R35 million line at the South African box-office. Skyfall is now not only the biggest Bond movie ever (internationally-speaking), but also the biggest film of all time for the local distributers, SPRI (Sony Pictures Releasing International). Skyfall kicked off with a record-breaking opening […]
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SAA In Food Waste Row
28 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
According to a report yesterday, employees of Air Chefs, a division of SAA, and the supplier of catering to the airline, are facing disciplinary action following the discovery that they dumped huge amounts of food.
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Not One Of The ZigZag Judges Voted For The Playboy Models – Official Statement
28 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
In case you missed it, two Playboy models were bounced from the finalists’ list of Miss ZigZag 2013, even though they got the most online votes. Turns out public votes counted 40% so they would need just one of the judges’ votes to get through. Alas..
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SA Camera Launches The Exclusive Discounted 2oceansvibe Video Production Kit! (Save 10 Grand – Incl. Canon 6D)
25 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 10 Comments
Online video production has taken the internet, and indeed the world, by storm. So much money is being poured into this fast-growing industry, that anyone with an inkling of creativity wants to get on board, and the kit ain’t cheap. That’s why we teamed up with SA Camera to give you this!
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The Retroviral Year In Review Video For 2012 Makes You Feel Warm And Fuzzy About Advertising [VIDEO]
25 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Our friends over at Retroviral celebrated their second full year of taxable business at the end of 2012. And to mark the ocassion, they made this delightful video, which you should watch.
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Radvertising: Online Dating Website’s ‘Cheating Wife Caught Out’ Viral Ad [VIDEO]
25 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
A video has surfaced online of a scorned farmer dumping a tractor-load of horse manure on his cheating wife’s beloved convertible. He does this after apparently discovering her profile on a dating website.
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House Of The Week – Maybe It’s The KZN North Coast You’re Looking For?
24 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Oh you like that, do you? Well for a mere R35 million, this could be the life that you lead. It’s got so many extras, like a rim-flow pool and koi pond and killer views. But nothing got me more excited than the mention of ‘golf cart parking.’
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Here Are Some Quotes From The Deleted FNB Videos That The ANC Are Freaking Out About
23 Jan 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
It wasn’t so much the visuals of the now deleted FNB “You Can Help” YouTube videos that the ANC are freaking out about, it’s more about what was said. We managed to get hold of a number of those offending quotes. Click for more.
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The Vatican Built A Secret Property Empire Using Mussolini’s Millions
23 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Vatican is worth a few bob, hell, they are their own city and do things pretty much as they please. Generally always shrouded in a bit of mystery, there a few quirks to some of the millions that have been acquired over the years.
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Local Airlines Don’t Want Fastjet To Enter The Market
23 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
State-owned low-cost airline Mango, and Comair, which operates British Airways flights and low-cost operator kulula.com, are chief amongst those that don’t want another low-cost airline operating in South Africa.
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Baron With 8 Daughters But No Sons Faces His Title Passing To Distant Cousin – Downton Abbey Style
21 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
At the age of 80, the 10th Baron Braybrooke has eight daughters but no sons. As a result of a law that stipulates he may not pass his title to a woman, a random distant cousin stands to score big time.
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Radvertising: Episode 6 Of The Tropika “Kagiso’s Island of Treasure” Web Series [VIDEO]
18 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In this week’s episode of Kagiso’s Island of Treasure, the comedian hits up popular Kingston restaurant Grill 71 to try out some Jamaican cuisine. He’s made mention of their “jerk chicken” before and now we finally see Kagiso get to try the famous dish, and share a South African classic with a top chef. This […]
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Nandos Punishes Lancestrong
18 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
The blood has barely dried on the floor, and already Nandos is ripping the Lance Armstrong/Oprah Winfrey interview a new one
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Another Local Online Agency Is Selling Fake YouTube Views, Facebook Fans, And Twitter Followers
18 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 26 Comments
In an astounding conflict of interest, a local online marketing company that charges its corporate clients to promote their products and services online, has been revealed to be behind a local website that may sell fake Twitter followers, Facebook fans, and YouTube views. Depending on the method used, buying Twitter followers, Facebook fans or YouTube […]
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