Archive for December, 2011
Doritos is getting Paranormal!
Warning: If you have a cup of coffee…or anything in your hands put it down, you might spill it during this video. Doritos is holding a public competition for the chance show the winning ad during Superbowl 46. This entry, a spoof on Paranormal Activity by Max Gutierrez might be better than the movie (plus the doggy [...]
Friday Roundup 12/30
Howdy Zooppers! It’s been a quiet week on the Zooppa ranch. No contests closed, or opened. Current Contests End of the World: How will the world end in 2012? Will it be a zombie apocalypse? A flood? Another Twilight movie? Submit your film by Feb. 21, 2012 for praise and accolades. From Chemistry to Energy: [...]
Don’t wait for the bacon…
Waiting for something to happen? Make it happen. It’s easy to justify our lack of action by chalking it up to something not being right. But guess what? Get off your ass. The first and hardest lesson on the road to “doing what we love” is that the only ones who get there are [...]
Salute to the Monkeys of Film
Yes, we know apes and monkeys are different. But monkey is a cooler word. We love our monkeys. Maybe because they remind us of ourselves. Or because they make us giggle with their antics. For whatever reason, we have hundreds of monkeys and apes in film. In honor of the passing of Cheetah, a chimp who [...]
TLC features Zooppa Member: Jordiniman
Hey everybody! Our very own community member Jordiniman will be featured on TLC’s Extreme Cheapskates tonight at 9pm/8Central. Go to the TLC website for more info, and then check out Jordan’s work here on Zooppa! We’re particularly fond of his “Gracie and the Grouch” spot he did for Zappos. “Sandals!”
This Years Top Commercials!
Ahh, the end of the year. How are you celebrating everything 2011? Sipping on some egg nog by the fire and looking through old slideshows? Prepping for that spectacular New Years Eve Party? Here at Zooppa we’re gawking over the top ads of this year. Usually we groan at the annoying slot between our favorite [...]
Laguna Beach Independent features a story from Zooppa’s Buick competition to show that NCAA athletes can perform well off the court too. The article focuses specifically on the 60-second film of a former NCAA athlete’s life-changing experience. Read the entire post here.
3 things to do with crappy gifts…
Never look a gift horse in the mouth… is what my mother always told me. But what if the gift horse’s breath smells really, really bad? Might want to check for gingivitis. First thing I do when given a gift I know is useless is give the ol’ S.E.G. (Shishkabob Eating Grin), nod politely [...]
It’s the End of the World as You Show It [Press Release]
Latest Zooppa video contest asks community to show us the end of the world-Mayan style SEATTLE, WA, Dec. 27, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — With 2012 rapidly approaching (and along with it the end of the Mayan calendar) Zooppa, the leading source of user-generated advertising, wants to know how you think the world will end. “We all [...]
Happy Kwanzaa!
Happy Kwanzaa, everybody!









