The airstream of the future

ECCO: A zero-emissions mobile living solution by NAU.

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Disney imagines the future of highway transportation

From the 1958 Disneyland TV Show episode entitled Magic Highway USA, check out wildly inaccurate predictions about the highways, cars, and cities of the future. Via.

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Nissan shared banner ads with its customers

Clever ad campaign by TBWA\RAAD for the Nissan Micra. To emphasize the car's small size, Nissan posted banner ads with lots of space left over for customers to use to try to sell their own cars. In return for posting the user's ad, Nissan placed a Tweet about the Micra in the user's Twitter stream.

Link roundup

1. The owner of a Porsche saved it from a flood by parking it on an anchored inflatable raft.

2. What a terrific sponsored post at Eater - - a secret dining society sponsored by Patron. These types of ads make so much more sense than banner ads, yet I see them done properly so rarely.

3. Since the NFL has locked out players, it's up to the players to organize their own offseason workouts. Drew Brees took it one step further and is paying for many expenses, including insurance and lodging for younger players.