Friday 26 March 2010

Nissan Qashqai Homepage Takeover - awesome example of rich media!

In a time where in the industry we see a lot of cool and innovative things on a daily basis, it is nice to see that brands can still find ways to make us take notice. This is a very nice example of a homepage takeover by Nissan Qashqai from France placed on MSN and Yahoo. You can view the HPTO on this permanent like here: Nissan Qashqai Homepage Takeover



Pic 1 - Nissan Qashqai Homepage Takeover (Yahoo)



Pic 2 - Nissan Qashqai Homepage Takeover (Yahoo)


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Thursday 25 March 2010

Merton the Chatroulette Piano Improv - Chatroulette viral craze

For anyone who has been hearing about the social chat craze Chatroulette, and can't quite see the appeal of 'connecting' with a complete stranger (normally one who is only there to flash the poor soul on the other end of the camera), there is now a Chatroulette viral sensation who may make you sit up and question your initial view. Merton the Chatroulette Piano Improv sits in his hood playing exactly what he sees into the camera, and has been gathering a mass of views, and fans over the last week or so.


Video 1 - Merton the Chatroulette Piano Improv

As Mashable reports, originally pulled “due to terms of use violation”, the edited version (above), has also appeared on a number of YouTube Podcast favourites, blogs, and articles, helping it gather even more momentum. So much so that Mashable recorded the below uncut interview with Merton, for anyone following the Chatroulette sensation.


Video 2 - Merton the Chatroulette Piano Improv Interview


Enjoy!!