Even Dogs Need A 'Lift'

While doing a bit of research on the side effects of various drugs, B.L. Ochman stumbled upon this little gem that offers up full-on direct to consumer drug advertising treatment to dogs who have trouble getting their energy level up.

MTV Movie Awards Adds Consumer-Generated Category, Contest

Hopping on the now very crowded consumer-generated media train, MTV has launched a consumer-generated movie spoof to coincide with its upcoming Movie Awards. MTV has added this new User Generated spoof category to the show and will award the top submission just as it does other category winners. To get the ball rolling, SecretSauce.TV's Andy Signore has submitted spoofs of 300, Little Miss Sunshine and The Departed. We particularly like The Departed spoof which is entitled The Defarted. You can just imagine what that's all about.

If you're interested in getting yet another award to place on your ego mantle, check out all the contest details here in a video by director Brett Ratner.

CN Does OJ, Quiznos Spoofed, Burn Back Updates, Salma's Boobs Sell

- If this were done, say, ten years ago, it might have been funny.

- ytmnd has a bit of fun with the Quiznos "real meat" girl.

- There's more to ihaveanidea's Portfolio Night. There's the second single, part two of the documentary and a newish website.

- The fasion industry now has a technology that will allow people to find the perfect brands that fit them by scanning their bodies and creating a holographic image.

- If you market mattresses, you might like this one.

- In its 11th year, the Web Marketing Association has opened its call for entries for its WebAward competition in which entries are judge based on design, innovation, content, use of technology, interactivity, copywriting and ease of use.

- Salma Hayek's breasts sell Campari.

Campaign Launched For Perfect Facebook Pic

With the advent of consumer-generated media and YouTube, Spring Break just isn't what it used to be. Or maybe this guy just didn't get any action. Either way, he did accomplish something during his break in the form of a video that spoofs a parody of the Dove Evolution video. Entitled "Campaign for the perfect facebook pic," Courtney Podvin undergoes the usual evolutionary transition with the end product ending up on his facebook profile. Insightfully, the video ends with the statement, "No wonder our perception of people on facebook is distorted."

Meth Spoofs Slutebrity to Hock Duds

Dan Meth, who's clearly got a firm grip on what gets 15-year-old girls' pulses racing, launches this Natty Girls animated video for pricey boutique Live Natty. (Not to be confused with "nappy," which can get you in trouble.)

We sometimes winced and had to cover our eyes. Overall it is, as he so eloquently puts it, "top 40 bubblegum bliss." Unless we find an antidote not crooned by Britney Spears pre-breakdown, the song will be stuck in our heads for the rest of the night.

Google Streams the 'Net Through Porcelain

Google has a lot of fun with easter eggs, probably a big reason why, despite its soul-sucking bulk, it manages to keep the allegiance of Gen-Yers who prefer smoothie options to 401Ks.

While we panicked over a spotty internet connection a friend sent us here, which seemed like a joygasmic option until we read up on installment.

If you want to don the gloves, be our guest. Is this what Google employees spend the allotted 20 percent of their independent project time doing?

Museums Get Clio's With Lee-O's

After reading through a New York Times article on Museums, CultureGrrl (Lee Rosenbaum) began to focus on the institution's ad campaigns and launched own version of the Clios called Lee-O's to acknowledge each museum's self-promotional prowess. Awarding her Most lame award, Lee wrote, "No serious competition here, either: 'Come for the Weather, Stay for the Art,' from the Los Angeles County Museum. Perhaps it should be, 'Come for the Smog, Stay Stuck in Traffic.'"

Energizer Ad Reject Makes Serious Departure from Bunny

Word on the street is this ad came out of Chile and was rejected by Energizer, whose ads are best characterized by that mildly randy bunny.

We can't imagine why they'd turn down this one; we think it says something. We're just not sure what, because we can't tell if the man in the tub is dead or just disappointed.

Want Love, a Fake Gay Marriage or Just a Poke? Facebook Helps

For friendship, a relationship, random play or whatever you can get, Facebook.com can help you nail an equally drunk, confused and vacuous co-ed.

Facebook has kept its head down in the media since the stalker-feed inclusion and the shedding of its university exclusivity, but finally there's a spoof worthy of mention. Produced for EXPOSED, a TV show for University of Southern California, and directed by Mu SunIn, this eHarmony-style infomercial gets the tone down perfectly, from the pompous manner of the narrator to the non-serious-but-serious use of relationship status on the site. And we love the self-conscious indifference leaking out of Walter Pederovsky's pores.

...What is that poking function anyway?

Fetish for Manatees? Get Your Fix and Thank Conan

When in television, it goes without saying you might run into some odd policy meant in some way to protect you from The People or The People from you.

This is exactly what Conan discovered when he joked in passing about the existence of HornyManatee.com on air. An irate NBC called to let him know he can't just mention a site that doesn't exist, and now they have to purchase HornyManatee.com.

So that's exactly what they did. And instead of just redirecting it to NBC per the quid pro quo, they thought, why not pull out all the stops? The results make a good ice-breaker and they even managed to tie it to a cause, because you know how much people love cause-oriented consumerism.

Take the fetish tour for a complete manatee explosion.

That was disgusting. Forget we said that. In other news, and this is totally off-topic, we just found out that right whales have testes that weigh over one ton. HornyWhale.com, anybody? Wow, we've totally succeeded in grossing ourselves out. This is a new high. Or low.