Director Kevin Smith 'Too Fat' to Fly Southwest; 'Clerks' Writer/Director Tweets Rage at Airline
Kevin Smith, director of the upcoming cop flick "Cop Out," reported via Twitter that he was kicked off a Southwest flight on Saturday for being "too fat" – while to date Southwest has not released an official statement, they did reply to Smith's tweets, apologizing for the incident; in reference to Twitter importance, a representative for Southwest tweeted, "I read every single tweet that comes into this account, and take every tweet seriously"
Source: NYDailyNews.com, 02/14/10

Does Barbie's New Geeky Look Fit With Reality?
As determined by the results of an online poll hosted by Mattel, Barbie will start her 125th career as a Computer Engineer this fall
Source: news.bbc.co.uk, 02/16/10

Baby, Born on Airline Flight, Gets Free Flights for 21 Years
Bolivian military-run airline, Transportes Aereos Militares (TAM) is giving a baby born on flight free domestic airfare until she turns 21 and a scholarship to the Bolivian Air Force school; the baby girl was named Tami in honor of the airline
Source: USAToday.com, 02/16/10

Betty White to 'SNL': Are You Kidding?
More than 400,000 Facebook users have joined the group “Betty White to Host SNL (please?)! ,” petitioning to have Betty White host NBC’s Saturday Night Live – while White commented that she has heard nothing from the show’s producers about an appearance, she would take the gig if offered; the Facebook group has garnered mentions in major media outlets including USA Today, the New York Daily News, the Los Angeles Times, MSNBC and on the syndicated radio program Elvis Duran & The Morning Show
Source: CNN.com, 02/16/10

Now Dogs Can Tweet
Want to know what your dog is thinking? There’s an app for that… a new iPhone application from Japan turns dog barks into “human” tweets
Source: adverblog.com, 02/14/10

Fun Takes Time Over at Old Spice's Microsite
As an extension of their “manmercials” campaign, Old Spice has created a micro site that allows men to automatically send sweet nothings to the woman (or women) of their choice in 30 or 60 minute increments via e-mail or Twitter
Source: AdFreak.com, 02/16/10

Prilosec Works to Become 'Sponsor of Everything'
From helping stray animals to participating in motorcycle races, Procter & Gamble’s Prilosec wants to be the official sponsor of “everything you do without heartburn” – the pharmaceutical company is looking to grant 1,000 micro-sponsorships worth $1,000 each to consumers who need funds to do all of the things they can when they are heartburn free; to apply for sponsorship, consumers are encouraged to visit OfficialSponsor.com  and share “what you love to do, and what you need to do it better” – sponsorships will be awarded by public vote
Source: AdAge, 02/17/10

Pranksters May Want to Give This Brand a Hand
Germaphobes beware, to promote their new Ultimate Hand Sanitizer Moisturizer, Gold Bond has launched a mock-hand scanner Web site, ultimatehandscanner.com, meant to fool the most germ-wary consumers – here’s how it works, users enter as much detail about their intended targets as possible (places they visit, things they are in contact with, germs they are near) and the site will send an e-mail to that person, with the opportunity to “scan” their hand, revealing a personalized dirty report card of all the filth on their phalanges
Source: Mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com, 02/18/10

See Disney's Record Holder for World's Largest Structure of Canned Food
European airline Lufthansa is holding a contest to name its newest passenger jet  – the German-based airline is looking for something iconic and catchy to replace the jet’s current name LH A380;  the person who supplies Lufthansa with a clever name will win one million miles, which is enough for two first class tickets around the globe
Source: Gadling.com, 02/18/10