YouTube's Most Viewed Ads in the UK

Google have put together a Top 10 of viewed ads in the UK for 2011. Some aren't that surprising, some are - included the Christmas ad from John Lewis coming in at number 7 despite only just (relatively speaking) launching. Anyway. Here they are. I'll admit I've never seen number two before, but I like it quite a lot. Procrastinate for roughly 12 minutes. Go on. Do it. 

I've never seen that last one before and to be honest, I wish I never had. Barbies, pink, and Sugarbabes. Let's condescend women just a little more and throw in a fucking pony. 

Social Blood

I'm off to India in January for two weeks (that's not entirely relevant here I just wanted to let you all know I'll be sunning myself while you're not), and while doing some random research about jabs I came across a pretty cool initiative going on over there - Social Blood.

Social Blood is a very simple Facebook app, where users register their blood type and are directed to a group for their particular type. In this group, they can post messges asking for blood in an emergency, or help someone else out. 

I love the idea of using Facebook as a platform for emergency help. There's not much going on in my blood group (0+) but I'd love to see what the 0- page is like. I've signed up just in case. You never know. 

Check out Social Blood, or their Facebook page - Socialblood.org.

Oh JCPenney...

Can't seem to start this post in the right way. There are too many negative things I want to say and not enough ways to say them. I'll start from the beginning.

JCPenney thinks it's a totes neat idea to give people a QR code, sorry, 'Santa Tag' with every gift they buy this holiday season. You can then use the Santa Tag to record a message, which is then played back when the recipient scans it. You know the deal.

The FAQs don't say how long the message can be, and I'm presuming not very long, which is a shame as in my mind leaving long, stupid messages is the only half-decent fun that could possibly come out of this. Anyway, watch the video, look at the FAQs - does anyone want to go through so much bloody effort to 'make' their Santa Tag? Never mind that, when you get a gift, would you rather glance at a handwritten card or take out your phone, scan the sodding Santa Tag, and sit their and listen to what's probably a very short message? Anyone? 

Pardon the rant. QR codes can really rub me up the wrong way. Everyone watch this, it's really very educational.