Bad Products. Smart Ads

A lot of ads in the 50’s and 60’s had cool designs and good messages but some of them were totally unbelievable. The idea’s for the ads seem so unrealistic but are smart at the same time. The ad itself seems like it makes sense even though it clearly doesn’t.

“Blow in her face and she’ll follow you anywhere”. It’s a smart quote but an obvious lie. No girl in her right mind would follow a guy just because he blew smoke in her face, she probably would just get mad. The text is what makes this add more intriguing and makes you want to buy those particular cigarettes. What also makes you want to buy the cigarette is the lady. She looks like she is really attracted to him because of the smoke. This ad tries to make it look like the same thing could happen if you smoke these cigarettes.

I think that selling tapeworms should be illegal even if they are sanitized because that’s just disgusting and probably will do more harm to you body than good. More people are overweight now then in the 50’s or 60’s but I don’t think that anyone would choose tapeworms to solve their problem. I find that “Eat! Eat! Eat! & always stay thin” is such a good slogan for this product but I don’t think that anyone with common sense would got for this. It just seems too risky and probably has side effects but the ad makes it look so easy and fun because they show a lot of food and a fairly thin woman.

I find this ad so direct and to the point. It’s basically saying that lard will make you happy. It’s so simple; the ad just shows a happy family and a slogan saying “They’re happy because they eat lard”. It might not necessarily be true but the happy family makes it look like you will be happy by eating this.

When I saw this ad I just started to laugh because just a few years ago we found out that cigarettes cause all kinds of problems including cancer and doctors know first hand the effects smoking in the long run. But back then everyone used to smoke and didn’t think that it was bad for them. The creators of the ad were really smart because everyone trusts and looks up to doctors say and if they smoke “Camels” cigarettes it must be the best kind right? WRONG! The ad kinda has a celebrity endorsement feel to it. If I was old enough to smoke and was in the 50’s I would defiantly smoke “Camels” cigarettes because it’s just such a good ad.

Google Street View. No Privacy?

Google Street View is a feature from Google that provides 360° horizontal and 290° vertical views from a row of positions along the street for many streets in the world. Google claims that the privacy of people is protected because they blur faces and license plates but some people still say that it’s not right because they never wanted to be photographed and put online. There have been a few pictures of some people nude or in a compromising position but usually Google takes them down almost immediately. There isn’t much cause to get mad because pictures like that get taken down fast. These photos are currently available for the United States, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand.

There isn’t really a privacy problem with Google Street View but some people don’t want to be seen online for their own reasons which is actually a good point. I don’t find any way to change the circumstances because Google can’t just crop certain people from pictures, there’s nothing that Google can change. Google also gave everyone notice that they will be doing this so Google is not to be blamed. I think that even if someone was photographed doing something embarrassing or illegal it would be hard to identify that person with the face being blurred. I personally think that this is helpful and fun. If you are trying to get somewhere where you have never been you can look at the streets and the landmarks. It’s also better than the bird’s eye view Google gave before. Another benefit of Google Street View is that it is free. Usually this software would cost so much. I’m sure that it wasn’t free for Google so this is a good benefit. The people opposing Google Street View should look at the benefits of it instead of criticizing the minor flaws.