The team at video editing app Promo has come up with a useful online tool that resizes any image to over 50 web and social media sizes with the click of a button. Simply upload your image or enter its url, and the app gives you a preview of what your image will look like across different formats like profile photos, cover photos, stories, newsfeed images, ads, email headers, … [Read more...]
Watch This 6-Second Ad From ‘The Nun’ That YouTube Removed For Being Too Scary
You must have come across those jump-scare videos that look unassuming at first, and then suddenly a scary face appears from nowhere and leaves you startled. Well, the marketing team of Warner Bros.' THE NUN came up with a similar pre-roll ad for YouTube, which apparently shocked viewers to the extent that YouTube had to take it down. The clip begins with an iPhone volume … [Read more...]
How Clever Is This ‘Sticky Banner’ Ad By Fevicol Glue?
No one pays attention to web banners anymore. So Fevicol, India's leading adhesive brand, decided to create a banner that would genuinely stick, and not just figuratively. They came up with a 'sticky banner' that appears to show up in YouTube pre-roll ads of other brands. The adhesive power of the banner is so strong, that even the characters in the ads can’t escape … [Read more...]
Designer Fixes Ugly Interfaces, Shares Valuable UI Tips In The Process
Previously, we featured designer Steve Schoger's Little UI Details project in which he shares short, useful design tips for UI/UX designers. Steve has now come up with another excellent project titled 'Refactoring UI' in which he uses Sketch to fix websites and interfaces submitted by developers, and teaches you valuable UI design concepts in the process. The series is just … [Read more...]
This YouTube Celebrity “Died” In A Shocking Car Crash While Recording A Live Video. Or Did She?
Texting while driving and even live broadcasting while driving has become an international plague. Over 80% of accidents are caused by people using their phone while driving. But regular communication campaigns don't deter youngsters because no matter how gruesome commercials about this issue are, young drivers still ignore them because they're ads. … [Read more...]
Craziest Prank Of The Year – Dog Dressed As Giant Spider Scares The Hell Out Of People
With 5.5 million views in just 24 hours, this could eventually turn out to be the most watched prank of the year. Polish prankster Sylwester Wardega put tarantula fur and legs onto a black dog named Chica and scared the bejeezus out of unsuspecting passersby in Poland. The "Mutant Giant Spider Dog" video was uploaded yesterday and has gone super viral since then. Check it out … [Read more...]
This Guy Put On His Pants Without Using His Hands, His Video Has Received Over 12 Million Views
A Chinese man named Xiao Zhiwei 'seam-lessly' redefined the rules of pant-wearing by putting on a pair without using any of his hands. Xiao uploaded a 44-second clip of himself crouching, stretching, and adjusting his lower body to fit into his skinny pants, with the popular 80's song 'The Final Countdown' playing in the back. The video has received over 12.6 million views … [Read more...]
Watch The Insane Amount Of Money Tech Companies Are Making Every Second
Penny Stocks Lab has come up with an incredible infographic that shows you how much money Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon and other technology companies are making every second. To give you an example, in the time it took to create this article, Apple had made more than $4 million in revenue, followed by Microsoft ($1.7 million), Amazon ($1.6 million) and Google … [Read more...]
GoPro Camera Falls From Plane, Lands Near A Pig And … Don’t Miss The Ending
Check out this crazy video that's gone super viral online with over 15.5 million views so far. Uploaded by YouTube user Mia Munselle, the video shows footage from a GoPro camera that fell from a sky diving plane and landed on her property in her pigpen. She found the camera 8 months later and viewed this video. … [Read more...]
This Incredible Infographic Shows What’s Happening On The Internet Every Second
Here's a fascinating real-time infographic by Penny Stocks Lab that shows how quickly data is being generated on the internet every second. To give you an example, in the 15 mins it took to create this article, 10,000 Twitter accounts had been created, 2 million hours of YouTube video had been watched and Google had made $1.5 million in ad revenue. What's happening since you … [Read more...]
Art Director Creates Epic Homemade Ad To Sell His Junky Car
Art directors are a different species. They have panache. They can make the most mundane of things look desirable. So when Malmo-based Christoffer Castor decided to sell his 1993 Volvo, he didn't opt for the conventional classifieds (heaven forbid – that would be too copywriter-ish). Christoffer wanted something different, something portfolio-worthy. Which is why he roped in … [Read more...]
Brazilian Kids Want To Learn English, Elderly Americans Need Company, This Brilliant Campaign Connects Them Both
Talk about mutual benefits of technology. CNA language school in Brazil have come up with the Speaking Exchange project which connects their students with senior Americans living in retirement homes. Based on the insight that the elderly need someone to talk to and language students need to practice their english, CNA and agency FCB Brasil have created an exclusive online … [Read more...]
Inspirational Poem Against Social Media Gets 20 Million Views In 10 Days (Ironically)
Talk about irony. Writer and director Gary Turk's 5-minute video featuring a spoken word poem highlighting society's addiction to the internet, social media and mobile phones has received almost 20 million online views in just 10 days. … [Read more...]
Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Epic Split For Volvo Goes Super Viral Online
Volvo's new ad featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme performing a full split between two reversing Volvo trucks has set the web ablaze with over 7 million YouTube views, half a million Facebook shares and 20,000 tweets in just 2 days! … [Read more...]
Short Film Highlights Society’s Addiction To Mobile Phones, Gets 20 Million Views In 2 Weeks
Check out this 2-minute video that's creating a massive buzz online with almost 20 million YouTube views, 1 million Facebook shares and 30,000 Tweets within 2 weeks of upload. … [Read more...]
Pepsi’s “Bus Levitation” Stunt Shows Magician Floating Alongside A Bus
Pepsi roped in British illusionist Dynamo for this eye-catching stunt that wowed Londoners last week. The magician seemed to be floating alongside a double decker bus, leaning his arm on the roof with his feet in mid air. … [Read more...]
How To Link To A Specific Time In YouTube Videos
Here's something handy you probably didn't know. You can create a URL that links to a specific time in a YouTube video. In other words, you can share a link to a YouTube video that plays from where you specify. Here's how. … [Read more...]
Photoshop Street Prank Video Gets Over 9 Million YouTube Views In 3 Days!
Adobe Photoshop's Street Retouch Prank video has skyrocketed to the top of the viral charts with over 9.2 million YouTube views and 300,000 Facebook shares within just 3 days! … [Read more...]
Fascinating Student Video Shows The Past, Present, And Future Of Our World In Just 2 Mins
Here’s an incredible video by Joe Bush, a 19-year old Minnesota high school student, as part of a project for his video productions class. Joe gathered hundreds of images from all over the internet and mashed them into a 2-minute video depicting the past, present, and future of our planet. Titled Our Story In 2 Minutes, the video begins with the formation of the universe, … [Read more...]