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Cool clips from around the world that are somehow related (yes, sometimes tenuously) to web design, development, search engine optimization (SEO) and copywriting.

July 22nd, 2010 by Glenn

Nice viral piece by Volkswagon… promoting their Facebook page

This HD vid speaks for itself.

May 24th, 2010 by Ian

Mesmerizing World Cup promotional vid

If you haven't seen Nike's World Cup Ad, you should definitely check it out (preferably in high-def). It's truly mesmerizing. I love the way they don't just focus on football and fancy footwork (which has already been done to death), but mix it with a quirky story. I think it works beautifully. What do you think?

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May 10th, 2010 by Glenn

The Semantic Web: Excellent high level discussion in this video

An interesting and enlightening video about 'the semantic web' or 'Web 3.0', by Kate Ray.

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April 19th, 2010 by Ian

Beautiful digital experience

Amazing video, apparently all digital. Almost as good as our Silver Pistol audio visual experience! ;-)

April 15th, 2010 by Ian

Great viral for Samsung 3D TV

Excellent concept and implementation on this viral piece for Samsung 3D TV. (Hat tip Mark Pollard. Here's Mark's blog.)

April 6th, 2010 by Ian

Amazing animation: 'Maybe One Morning'

Wow! 'Maybe One Morning' by Mario Brioschi.

Maybe one Morning from mario brioschi on Vimeo.

March 19th, 2010 by Glenn

Best viral / PR ever!

This is positively the best viral / PR piece I've seen to date. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT! (Hat-tip @trevoryoung)

February 24th, 2010 by Ian

Massive Attack is back!

Amazing CGI and direction in Massive Attack's new vid. And, as ever, great music! (Check out more of Edouard Salier's work…)

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February 9th, 2010 by Ian

Gary Nicholson: Fantastic motion design

Gary's one of our favorite motion designers. We're really looking forward to working with him some more.

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