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"From television commercials to mobile phone ads, almost all media will soon be bought and sold via sophisticated trading algorithms that mimic the technologies of stock exchanges, said John Wren, chief executive of Omnicom, one of the world's largest advertising groups."

Great execution - does this say something about more cheaper screens floating around?

Really cool Pinterest execution from Uniqlo

The Web site, at eonline.com, has had a fairly traditional layout, following the blog model. In terms of ads, display units have appeared across the top, down the right side and in between stories. Executives at E! described the new model for eonline.com as a "liquid" publishing and advertising platform that is intended to change dynamically, reflecting the purpose of the Web site as a go-to source for pop culture news and information. In keeping with that new format, the Web site can be expanded to five columns from three, depending on the device on which it is viewed.

"William Gelner, executive creative director at 180LA, the agency behind the campaign, told Adweek, "For many, social media has become a way to brag or show off.  From posting images of expensive  meals or wine they've had to exotic vacations they're on, this is an epidemic, and it's running rampant.  This is weird, considering the economic climate we're in.  Mitsubishi, a car with great design but at a more down-to-earth price, felt compelled to make a statement in-line with their brand ethos." When you head over to MitsubishiUnpretentious.com you'll be redirected to the Mitsubishi Facebook page, where a photo from your most pretentious friend will get mowed down by the Outlander Sport.  You can then watch as Mitsubishi analyzes more of your most pretentious friends and mows them down too."

"Beginning later this month with Ridley Scott's science fiction thriller "Prometheus," the studio plans to offer high-definition versions of its films for sale at newly lowered prices about three weeks before making the movies available on discs and through video-on-demand services, studio executives said in interviews."

We've seen a couple of Google Maps oriented executions recently. It seems like they're looking to glow this space open for gaming.

cool execution by raxorfish -- "gumball" machine that gives you digital goods like coupons, games, videos books, movies, etc for 25 cents

"But before they can become global media brands, venture-backed video content providers need to earn revenue. Dublin-based BalconyTV, which showcases up-and-coming music artists, has nearly 32 million views but is exploring advertising, sponsorships and brand partnerships to capitalize on its massive following. "We'll probably bring a brand on board and advertisers in the short-term," said BalconyTV Chief Executive Stephen O'Regan.  "We need to get a lot of things right before we can reach our goal of becoming a large music brand globally." AwesomenessTV, meanwhile, is currently relying on advertising revenue it shares with Google but Terbeek said the earnings were "material" so far. But he added that larger opportunities including licensing content to third parties and big media brands exist down the road, not to mention potentially lucrative exit opportunities."

The advert, which will have a two-week trial, will use a high-definition camera to scan hundreds of thousands of passers-by. It will guess their gender based on the distance between their eyes, the width of their nose, length of the jawline and shape of their cheekbones. With a built-in computer, touchscreen and sound, it will be 90 per cent accurate, its designers say. "We're not giving men and boys the choice to see the full ad on this occasion - so they get a glimpse of what it's like to have basic choices taken away," said Marie Staunton, Plan UK's chief executive.

Scott Rosenberg, Umami's chief executive, said he was concerned that advertisers were rushing to embrace second screens well before they were ready to offer compelling content. "The traditional bargain with TV is, 'We give you great content and you accept our advertising messaging,' " Mr. Rosenberg said. "Why should the second screen be any different? Actually, the bar for great content is even higher."

"In LinkedIn's first time promoting a film, users will be entered to win a career experience in New York featuring meetings with a top recruiter, an executive and a renowned career coach."

Already referenced Grand Prix winners from Canne advertising awards, but here is a more comprehensive break down. I love this VW execution.

A great viral video execution

THUMBS UP

Really cool execution by UbiSoft

Augmented reality execution for a  live event

Eternal Moonwalk execution from Belgium

LBS executions on services other than Foursquare

Future gamevertising execution