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Selfie confidence
Have you studied your face in photos to find the best angle? Do you wish your nose/eyes/chin were smaller/bigger/better? Is your instinct to pull duck face whenever the lens is near? Following on from...
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Breaking the (jelly) mould
Naming’s something we’ve done our fair share of here. Be it descriptive, associative, or abstract, we know a trick or two. So we assumed that Jelly – the latest app from Twitter co-founder Biz Stone...
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Disloyalty cards
There’s always been something quite appealing about the idea of walking into your local coffee shop and hearing the words “Just your usual?” But now, Washington D.C.’s Peregrine Espresso coffee shop is...
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Brief encounters
We’ve all been there (well, fifty per cent of our readers probably have). You put on your bestest, frilliest, laciest, naughtiest underwear, put up with discomfort all evening, only for everything to...
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One-click couture
One minute you’re flicking through Vogue.com, the picture of languid indifference. The next, you’re sitting bolt upright, jabbing a bejazzled talon at the latest crocodile embryo clutch from Milan,...
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Careless whispers
Wouldn’t it be great to know what people are thinking around you? Imagine the insights you’d get from being able to hear the thoughts of strangers on the street. Or even the other fed up faces across...
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The flat-pack filter
IKEA is a great place for young people to buy tables/ chairs/ shelves/ ice cube trays. Instagram is a great place for young people to share photos of their food/ trainers/ post-work pint (#longday)....
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Dadvertising
The bumbling fool putting on a nappy backwards. The lazy oaf who’s left the DIY job untouched for five years. The snoring ogre, fast asleep while his kids wreck the house. It’s fair to say the...
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Empowericons
SMILE! WINK! KISS! Let us introduce you to the world’s first Afro Emoticons, courtesy of Oju Africa. In fact, the actual word ‘Oju’ means ‘faces’ in the Yoruba language from Nigeria. Designed from a...
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No ordinary shirt
Whoa. Wait a minute. Wearable technology? Yes, clearly big goals are being kicked in Australia. Meet the ‘Alert Shirt’: a jersey that allows fans to experience what AFL football players are feeling...
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Dermatattooists
Forget your everyday health check. We’re talking tattoo checks, thanks to Brazilian suncare brand Sol de Janeiro and its efforts to raise skin cancer awareness. Proof of brands putting people’s needs...
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Live advertising
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C7batG6Y5s What’s the first thing you do when your football team scores? For many fans, the answer is reach for your phone or laptop to see what everyone’s...
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Tiny tasters
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtZlHSy5HDM Bite sized is making big tasty waves across the US right now, with Oreo sending out pint-sized surprises to the fifty smallest towns across the...
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Call the local shots
Global recipe; local taste. That’s the formula behind Pernod Ricard’s brand ‘Our/Vodka’. And it seems to be working a dream. After launching in Berlin, Our/Vodka has just found its way to American...
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Airbnbilly
Most trips to IKEA follow a fairly simple pattern: you arrive, you collect your pencil and tape measure, you spend several hours caught in a tidal wave of casual shoppers, you pick up some novelty ice...
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Junk mail
Neighbours. Everybody needs good neighbours. With a little understanding, you can find the perfect sledge, lawnmower or ironing board. Whilst the residents of Ramsay Street in Australia’s most popular...
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Goodbye ads, hello Ello
19 Signs You’re a Crazy Dog Person! 5 Steps To Getting A Six Pack Like Ryan! 22 Things That Shouldn’t Exist But Do! 14 Networks Run By Advertisers! If you’re a Facebooker then the 1 Thing You Really...
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Feel-good shopping
Eco-friendly. Upcycled. Community-focused. Artisanal. No, we’re not playing buzz-word bingo. These are the four categories of product stocked in Nordstrom’s new shop within a shop: TMRW TGTHR. (That’s...
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Mo than a screensaver
Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/110773488 As another Movember draws to a close, the campaign to promote men’s health worldwide has left many men with a luxuriously carpeted lip. Or at least just a light...
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Walking in a window wonderland
Part of our 12 Pokes of Christmas. Courtesy of Santa’s Elmwood elves. For some of us, Christmas represents a once-a-year opportunity to place extreme demands upon the National Grid. House exteriors are...
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