Olive Garden v Playboy, J&J v Kids, Coke v Islam, Candidates v Second Life, iPhone Apps, The Internet

• No Olive Garden Hospitaliano For Playboy’s Kendra Wilkinson
  Kendra Wilkinson, one of Hugh Hefner’s three girlfriends, is a huge fan of the Olive Garden. Though she is not paid by the chain, she talks about it on camera and this has led to a PR quandry for Olive Garden, when there is really no need for one…
  (tags: olivegarden playboy kendrawilkinson pr)



• J&J realizing kids need a kick in the pants
  Superb “ad” The Onion: “whether it’s your newborn’s more hardened appearance, the way he now approaches people with guarded skepticism, or that look on his face that says ‘Oh wait, maybe life isn’t all hugs and kisses and rainbows. Maybe I need to get my fucking act together.”
  (tags: j&j theonion funny)



• Pop Open an Ice-Cold Ramadan Coke.
  Coke chose ATTIK to help interpret its brand across a number of events: for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, for Coke Christmas 2008, and for Ramadan in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Indonesia, Morocco, Tunisia, and other Muslim countries.
  (tags: coke branding packaging islam attik)



• Presidential Candidates Ignore Second Life
  
  Following the virtual sandbox’s widespread overexposure, politicos have been tapping Second Life’s broad, tech-focused userbase to a huge degree in recent years — a trend that current presidential candidates McCain and Obama don’t seem to be following.
  (tags: secondlife metaverse politics election obama mccain)
• iPhone Apps To Know
  With the release of the new iPhone 3G comes a number of coveted applications. While the free Facebook app is probably the most popular, these are some trendcentral have highlighted.
  (tags: iphone apps apple)
• The Birth of the Internet
  Interesting NSF presentation on the birth of the Internet (Al Gore not included)…
  (tags: internet digital history)