Most read: Why Pornhub’s wankband hit the viral sweet spot
Our original story on Pornhub’s caused several of my colleagues to make distinct ‘wtf?’ faces at my screen this week.
And who can blame them? Such crudeness we are not used to at BR Towers.
Social video experts at Be On have behind what they deem an "innovative stunt" by the video porn sharing site.
They say by designing a piece of kit that can generate energy through self-pleasure, the brand comes across as environmentally conscious and leaders in new technology.
Whether it’s a spoof or not, the combination of humour, shareability and relevance has been a massive hit for the brand.
Most shared: How brands are supporting Comic Relief
Marketing magazine , but as today marks Red Nose Day it seems fitting to highlight the work brands are doing to support the cause.
TKMaxx is selling special Red Nose Day t-shirts designed by Anya Hindmarch, Karl Lagerfeld, Diane von Furstenberg, Henry Holland and Matthew Williamson, while Specsavers is donating £1 from every £3 pair of comedy glasses sold.
On Social: @AgencyQuotes
We all need a bit of light relief on a Friday, so if you don’t already follow , which essentially takes the piss out of faintly ridiculous agency jargon using the hashtag #thingsyouhearinagencies, it’s my #FF to you.
Here are some of my recent favs:
Lots to do today so we're postponing the agency summer party brainstorm
— Agency Quotes (@AgencyQuotes)
"Just watch out when you sit there... for some reason there's a banana suit on the floor"
— Mark Hadfield (@markhadfield)
There's no deadline so just keep going til you get another brief
— Agency Quotes (@AgencyQuotes)
'I'm struggling to find pictures of people in queues and people taking tomatoes out of sandwiches'
— Lucy Delilah (@LucyDelilahB)
Opinion of the week: Kick the shins of the way things have always been done
Chief executive at content agency AllTogetherNow, Conor McNicholas, that businesses need to "get radical" if they are to succeed in the networked world.
He said marketers can all see how much consumers' media habits have changed but this is not reflected in old-style business structures.
Time to wake up and get with the times, people.
BR Recommends: Our SXSW hub
There is so much cool stuff coming out of SXSW already, not least this latest piece by Nick Farnhill, co-founder of digital agency Poke, on .
To whet your appetites, Monday will feature a session on the computer-authored ‘’, billed as the cookbook to end all cookbooks, which uses data points to pair unlikely cuisines and encourages us to explore new flavours.
Expect also talks on 3D printed snacks, vertical gardens, edible organic membranes, bio reactive packaging and silicon chefs. Woah.
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