Of course, the only (legit) way to make your following grow is to make it worth it: post great updates people would love to follow. Naturally, this takes time and effort and not everyone has the patience to do it the right way.

Hence the popularity of other ("spammy") methods to make your following number grow, and here I am listing the 3 of them.

Don’t get me wrong I am not going to tell you why it is unethical or bad to use them: who am I to educate you? (Besides, I have played with all of them just for the sake of an experiment, so I am kind of guilty myself.)

This post is why those tactics are ineffective and even dangerous, but it’s for you to decide is you want to use them or not.

1. Automatic Following Communities:

They work the following way:

• You give it your Twitter login info and allow it to access your account;
• Sometimes you need to specify your interests (but this seldom helps any targeting);
• After that you just start getting hundreds of mutual friends day by day.

Why is this ineffective?

The communities just make no point to me. All you are getting is a number, none of those so-called "followers" ever actually follow you: and you end up being heard by no one having thousands of followers. What’s the point?

2. Twitter Auto-Adding Scripts

This works the following way:

• You install a Greasemonkey script;
• You navigate to any Twitter user’s list of friends;
• You activate the script and it followers all the user’s friends;
• Many of those Tweeple will follow you back.

Why is this ineffective?

Except for often being irrelevant, this is good way to get your account suspended for exceeding the following limit.

3. Advertise Your Twitter Profile

This works as follows:

• You pay for your profile to be shown on some Twitter-related sites;
• A banner is shown to people and they click through and follow if they feel like.

Why is this ineffective?

It just doesn’t work! No one ever clicks and even if someone does, no one follows. Look at the diagram I got for buying 1000 impressions there (the green line represents those who clicked):

The conclusion?

It’s all comes to where we have started: Twitter math is NOT simple and it’s NOT about the numbers. Actually, it is NOT about math. The main thing is if you are really followed or not. 100 "real" dedicated followers who added you for merit are worth thousands!

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1. Where do my saved threads go?
2. Why do the vote totals fluctuate by about ± 3 votes when you reload the page?
3. What’s the red envelope next to my username? Why is it red but sometimes empty when clicked?
4. How do I add formatting to my comment?
5. Why does a dot sometimes show up where the score should be?
6. How can I filter submissions on Reddit to ignore those I didn’t like?
7. How do I filter comments to a story?
8. What does it mean that the submission number is colored?

1. Where do my saved threads go?

There is an option to save the item under each link on Reddit. But many people wonder where those links are saved.

“Saved” category can be found when clicked on “More” link on the front page:

2.Why do the vote totals fluctuate by about ± 3 votes when you reload the page?

There are two possible explanations of that (the second one is the one that occurs more often):

• Caching. Not all cache servers have the most current count. On some occasions, every refresh shows a different count.
• Reddit adds small random numbers of up and down votes to the displayed totals to thwart spam bots and karma whores. It’s easy to see with Commentroversy Greasemonkey script

3. What’s the red envelope next to my username? Why is it red but sometimes empty when clicked?

The envelope next to your username becomes red once one of your comments has been replied by someone.

Sometimes it can be red but showing nothing when clicked. It means the commenter was banned or he deleted the reply.

4. How do I add formatting to my comment?

Use Markdown syntax explained in detail here; here are most commonly used cases (to see it, click “help” under the comment box):

5. Why does a dot sometimes show up where the score should be?

It is explained in the official Reddit FAQ. In short, just give it some time

6. How can I filter submissions on Reddit to ignore those I didn’t like?

You can set the preferences to never show you again the story you disliked:

7. How do I filter comments to a story?

There are a couple of ways to filter comments other members didn’t like:

• Install this Greasemonkey script to see comments disliked by many members in a lower font size:

• Set the preferences to hide comment lower the specified score:

8. What does it mean that the submission number is colored?

When a submission’s number is colored, it means it’s reached the #1 spot on reddit. Clicking on this number will take you to a running list of all the #1 reddit links (explained here).

Any more Reddit questions? Please ask them here!

But most people are there to meet with friends, have fun with common games and share photos and news. In a word, Facebook is an advanced time-waster that people sometimes prefer to real-life meetings with “offline” friends.

But what if someone told you that you could make money from that time-waster? What would be your reaction? Mine is complex.

Making money from your friends feels somewhat wrong. We keep hearing those sentences like “Learn to sell yourself effectively” and “Buy from / Sell to people you trust” – and both of them sound awful! My personal rule is to keep friends away from my money issues. I would never want to make them buy anything by fooling them into believing I recommend that.

On the other hand, online friendship is a bit different. More often than not, those people I meet on Facebook or Twitter are rather “partners” than “friends”. I am not ready to discuss personal matters with them but I often do trust them more than impersonal banner ads I keep seeing now and then.

That said, your monetizing strategy should depend on how you perceive your online networking. If you are there for “real friendship” or just extend your offline communication, this tips are probably not for you. If you are more about “business” networking, keep reading!

Sell Your Own Stuff to Your Friends

1. Marketplace (powered by Oodle.com) is the a highly popular and widely used Facebook application that lets you sell almost anything on Facebook. Facebookers use the app to buy, sell, give things away or support the cause.

The service sorts the sales in the following four categories:

• Items for Sale
• Housing
• Vehicles
• Jobs

You can also filter the list to see what your friends are selling or to only browse the products which are being sold nearby.

2. Free Auction is a similar application (by e3buy) that works via PayPal and allows you to sell anything through your Facebook account.

3. eBay Auctions: well, as you might have guessed, this app connects your eBay account with your Facebook account. You can sell your items, display your shopping lists and exchange lists with your friends.

4. Garage Sale is an application that allows you to post personal items for sale directly on your profile page as well as buy items from friends. The service takes care of all billing:

Garage Sale bills the buyer’s credit card and notifies you when billing is complete to ship goods. Sales funds are deposited into your PayPal account, or you can request payment by check.

5. FlameTunes is an for the artists who want to distribute their music to Facebook friends.

Sell Your (Consulting) Service to Your Friends

6. Ether is a Facebook app that lets you sell your professional consulting service to your friends. It provides you with your own special phone number and click-to-call button that you route to your real phone number, but people can only call it if they first pay you the price you set.

Earn Commissions by Selling Others’ Stuff

7. My Merch Store (by Zazzle) lets “you create and post products for sale to your profile, share products that you like, discover great artists and buy truly unique products”. This works in three easy steps:

1. Create your products on Zazzle.com
2. Enter your Zazzle username on the “settings” page within the application on Facebook.
3. See your products automatically displayed on your profile.

What’s more, you can earn commissions if any products created by others are sold via your Facebook store.

8. Cafepress works similar to the above one: it both allow you to sell your own items or earn commissions by selling others’ stuff.

9. Facebook Lemonade Stand is an application allowing you to earn money by referring your friends to Lemonade partners:

• Register at Lemonade;
• Login to the application;
• Add any products to your “Stand” to display them on your profile.

10. MusicBlaster is the most entertaining app of all. It allows users to put a simple little music store of their favorite BlastMyMusic.com artists on their profile. Fans can earn 5% for each song they sale and at the same time help gain further exposure for their favorite bands.

My story with Reddit was very common: I was first only browsing and reading without really participating – and I found it exciting.

Then I registered and started commenting – that’s when I started noticing some weird things happening.

I participated more actively and just stopped paying attention to strange things – I thought that were some glitches.

Then I came to realize what and why was happening – and that was a relief, so I decided to share it with you.

Note: if you think my assumptions are wrong and you can offer a better explanation, please comment – I am open to discussion

• Why is my submission nowhere to be found in the “New” section of the respective category?
• Why are my comments invisible to everyone except myself?
• Why can’t I see my page on the front page?
• Why does my submission suddenly start getting plenty of (*rude*) comments?
• Is there any “unwritten” etiquette on Reddit?
• Why did that story of mine get so many downvotes?
• Why don’t I see all the available categories when submitting the story?
• Is there any Reddit terms I should be aware of?

1. Why is my submission nowhere to be found in the “New” section of the respective category?

It happens quite often and quite naturally in this case your submission ends up being never noticed by the community.

One possible reason is that it was so quickly reported and deleted that you didn’t even have time to see it popping up. This may happen if your submission was suspected of spamming the community or happened to be added to the irrelevant category. What you can do about it:

• Try re-phrasing the title to make it sound absolutely “spam-less”;
• Try re-submitting to a more relevant category (here’s the list of all available sub-reddits for you to choose from).

Another reason is that you are just banned from Reddit but you will never get notified about that. So each and every of your submissions are flagged and they will never be shown to other members of the site.

2. Why are my comments invisible to everyone except myself?

The reason: you are banned, my friend. Reddit way of banning is really unique (and can be treated differently).

I call it “ghost banning” – you think you still exist but no one can see you any more. You still come daily, vote for stories and leave comments but your efforts are invisible to the community – because you no more exist, sorry.

3. Why can’t I see my page on the front page (despite the fact that my friends see it on the front page or my site live traffic meter is showing people are coming fro Reddit home page)?

Reddit algorithm is a tricky thing: various registered users may see something different – and most probably it depends on the set of “sub-reddits” each user is subscribed to. In short, if you are not subscribed to “Business” you may not see the submission from this sub-reddit (especially if it didn’t get enough votes).

4. Why does my submission suddenly start getting plenty of (*rude*) comments?

Congratulations, my friend, you are on the front page (even if you can’t see it there – see #3).

And sorry if Reddit fans get offended, but many of those comments left are really *rude* (hey, I am trying to be both impartial and polite here, so you are free to picture any word between ** signs you believe to belong there).

5. Is there any “unwritten” etiquette on Reddit?

Well, actually it is written and even has a name which is Reddiquette – it can be seen here and discussed here. A few things you might be surprised to see officially allowed are:

• Submitting duplicate stories. While Reddit rules encourage you to use Reddit search feature to look for similar stories, Reddit allows you to “try to submit” the same story again (”Feel free to post something again if you feel that the earlier posting didn’t get the attention it deserved and you think you can do better. “). Besides that, you cannot “complain when a duplicate story finds more success than the original”.
• Self-promoting to some reasonable extent (”Because reddit is a meritocracy, old content and some self-promotion are okay…“).

But the good thing about community-driven sites is that they are organic and laws are really subjective. That said, if you follow all the rules (or think you are), it doesn’t mean you won’t get down votes, or rip the community off. So the best advice is: just be yourself, be sincere and honest.

6. Why did that story of mine get so many downvotes?

Officially, Reddit disallows members to down-vote the story only because they disagree with it. One is free to down-vote only if he or she believes the story adds no value to the community. But generally, people downvote anything and everything on Reddit – and they are governed by various (sometimes unclear) reasons.

So if your submission gets many downvotes (as well as upvotes), it doesn’t necessarily mean it was bad. Check any story on the front page (that got hundreds of votes and many comments) – you will see that despite it clearly adds much value, it has received hundreds of downvotes.

7. Why don’t I see all the available categories when submitting the story?

This one is easy but I remember asking myself this very question when starting. If you are trying to submit the story from home page (or using the button on the source page), you will only be able to see those sub-reddits you are subscribed to). By default, you are subscribed to the following categories:

If you mean to submit to another sub-reddit, you have two choices:

• Subscribe to that sub-reddit;
• Navigate to the sub-reddit page (http://www.reddit.com/r/cat-name/) and hit “Submit” button from there.

8. Is there any Reddit terms I should be aware of?

• Linkjacking – linking to stories that add nothing extra to the discussion.
• Dupes – stories covering the same news or adding nothing new to discussion.
• Karmawhoring – submitting stories or commenting just for the sake of improving your Reddit karma;
• RTFTBYV – Read The F#cking Thread Before You Vote.
• Add your own? (please comment and I will add it here)

Final note: please read the official FAQ here.

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But when it comes to art and creativity, anything seems to make sense.

So here are 10 largest and tiniest masterpieces created recently:

1. World Largest Sand Carpet

A group of Iranian artists have created the world’s largest sand carpet.
The unique 39,370.078 square foot (12,000 sq. meter) world record carpet was created by 25 visual artists made entirely of 70 types of colorful sand. (source: lifeinthefastlane.ca)

2. World Tallest Sand Castle

Speaking of sand, the world tallest sand castle (31 feet 7 inches) was created back in Maine in 2007:

3. World Largest Published Book

The 133-pound book entitled “Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Kingdom” is five by seven feet, 112 pages, needs a gallon of ink for printing, and costs $2,000 to produce (source: images.businessweek.com).

4. World Largest Puzzle

The puzzle is more than 100ft high and fills the entire external wall of the residential building in the city of Lvov. Clues to the crossword are scattered around the city’s major landmarks and attractions including parks, fountains, and theatres. (source: telegraph.co.uk)

5. World Largest Ice Santa

160 meter long and 24 meter high Santa Claus created in December 2008 in China is said to be the largest ice Santa in the world, complete with beard and hat (source: weirdasianews.com).

6. World Largest Snow Sculpture

Speaking of snow and sculptures, the world largest one was built in Harbin, China. The sculpture is about 115 feet (35 m) high and 656 feet (200 m) long! (source: neatorama.com)

7. World Largest Painting:

David Aberg’s 86,000-square-foot painting “Mother Earth” took the artist 2 1/2 years and 100 tons of paint to complete (source: msnbc.msn.com)

8. Largest Chinese Silk Painting

“The Great Motherland of China” which hangs in the atrium of the Island Shangri-La Hotel in Hong Kong is the largest Chinese silk painting in the world. The tapestry is 15 stories tall and is visible from the hotel’s glass elevators (source: businessweek.com).

9. World Smallest Artworks

Sculptures (by British artist Willard Wigan) can be as small as 0.005 mm (0.0002in) tall. In 2007 the artist sold his collection to entrepreneur David Lloyd.

10. World Smallest Teddy Bear

Mini the Pooh made by German sculptor Bettina Kaminski is only 5mm high.

Well-spread types of Internet scams include: phishing email messages (stealing your information while you complete a web form or login), paid-for-review sites (and other sites making you work for free), sites that advertise some services but never deliver the quality work, etc.

So how to get protected from these?

Once you come across some great offer and wonder if you should try it, take time to follow these steps:

Check out if someone has already fallen prey to this or similar scam:

Scam.com is an awesome forum that has an active section for Internet Scams. You will find it interesting and useful, I am a daily reader there. People share thoughts and experiences on practically all newly launched projects you may be interested in.

Purportal.com is a huge up-to-date searchable database of Internet scams. Just search the corresponding section (email spam, urban legends, viruses, fraud and phishing) and you will be offered the whole list of present and past scams documented there.

Evaluate the website / message look and feel

This is so easy and quick, just make sure the site or an email message looks reputable.

Also, beware of common words and phrases as well as other language signals:

• the word “free” repeated several times (and in CAPS LOCK);
• exclamation marks;
• ‘Sir/Madam’ as the way to address the recipient;
• Bad grammar, etc.

Quickly research the company’s online reputation

Well, Google it! The easiest way to learn what the site / company is up to is to search for it [domainname.com]. Be sure to take advantage of Google’s date operator that allows to search for the recent mentions (look for it in Google Advanced search):

Quick tip: if you like this advanced search, you can have it on your home page forever with this Greasemonkey script.

Remember golden rules:

“If it looks too good to be true—it probably is.”

Your common sense is your best weapon!

Now if the guys passed the test, give them a try but never go too far until they prove they are good.

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On the other hand, there are scams that look like totally legit things, while others are obvious hoaxes that are designed to make you laugh.

Those totally obvious hoaxes are often used as satire to ridicule some idea, concept or realia.

Otherwise, those sites are just entertaining designed to trigger emotions.

The Onion: Your Weekly Source of Fake News

The Onion is a satirical weekly publication published 52 times a year on Thursdays… The Onion is not intended for readers under 18 years of age. The Onion uses invented names in all its stories, except in cases where public figures are being satirized. Any other use of real names is accidental and coincidental.

Be sure to check their Video section out: their fake-news CNN-style videos will make your day!

Landover Baptist Church

Landover Baptist Church “Guarantees salvation since 1620″. In reality it is all about fictional church based in a fictional town and is intended to be a parody of independent Baptist churches.

The site provides for plenty of fun like forums, quizzes, and even kids’ corner. (notice that under the terms of service, “The Landover Baptist Church website is not intended to be viewed by minors or anyone under the age of 18“)

Male Pregnancy

MalePregnancy.com is a site dedicated to the world’s first medical experiment: male pregnancy.

The site features easy-to-believe documentary describing how the world is going to change when men start getting pregnant as well as message boards listing fake messages by fake members.

Hetracil: Anti-Homosexuality Medicine

Hetracil is reported to be “the world’s most widely prescribed anti-effeminate” prescribed by doctors to prevent homosexuality.

The site looks as a classic medical website with “About the disease” and “Ask the doctor” sections:

More than 80 million Americans suffer from some type of Homosexuality, and one in eight persons need treatment for Homosexuality during his or her lifetime. Homosexuality is not a character flaw; it is neither a “mood” nor a personal weakness that you can change at will or by “pulling yourself together.”

DreamTech International [CLONES-R-US]

CLONES-R-US is claimed to be the “largest reproductive cloning provider“.

The site offers a list of satisfied customers, price list and cloning FAQ:

Why should I obtain a clone child?

That depends. You may wish to more or less know what you’ll be getting, or to eliminate the risk of congenital disabilities. You might wish to propagate the genes of someone who has had no children in the conventional manner. You may want a specific type of offspring. Or you may not be able to reproduce sexually.

First Genetics

First Genetics is all about “Marty the Mandrill,” the monkey, “the first genetically engineered organism to show signs of intelligence manipulation through selective chromosome laser enhancement”.

Marty is the only primate able to communicate with Homo Sapiens in their own language via typing in fluent English.

The site offers a number of “research papers” and even the way to speak to the monkey using the webcam (but you should “refrain from using profound language. Marty is very sensitive and is looking forward to making new friends.”).

Pets or Food

Petsorfood.com advertises a unique service “provide freshly clubbed and frozen baby seal meat [as long as other cute and exotic animals] to American dinner tables.”

The site home page features a photo of a cute baby seal that breaks my heart:

Christopher Walken 2008

Christopher Walken’s 2008 Presidential Campaign site that was mentioned by Washington Post as well as other reputable web resources.

Fake sites that I didn’t mention above because:

• It looks ugly (though I loved the idea of saving the Guinea Worm facing extinction): Save the Guinea Worm Foundation;
• I can’t stand those photos of cute kittens stuck in a bottle (yes, I am aware of the fact that’s a hoax): Bonsai Kitten;
• One mention is more than enough for RYT hospital: GenoChoice.com (provided by creators of Male Pregnancy mentioned above).

Any more?

Are you aware of more spoof website that are obvious scams? Share the on the comments and I will add them to the post!

Coca-Cola’s promotion has had a significant impact on American advertising and its overall culture. It is even (erroneously) credited with the invention of the US traditional Santa Clause image.

Anyway, Coca Cola advertising history demonstrates how the marketing science has been developing over time. Below there is a visual tour into the company print advertising:

1890 -

Drink Coca Cola

Coca-Cola first print ad was published in 1895 featuring a young Bostonian actress named Hilda Clark who was the company spokesperson.

The ad campaign featured various people and concepts.

“Hospitality”

“Shop Refreshed”

“Drive Refreshed”

Delicious and Refreshing

Coca-Cola Revives and Sustains

It satisfies the thirsty and helps the weary (via stealthsettings.com)

Take one glass of Coca Cola when weary with shopping. It imparts energy and vigo (via stealthsettings.com)

1922 -

Thirst Knows No Season

1929 -

The pause that refreshes: (via adflip.com)

“Thanks for the pause that refreshes. Drink Coca Cola: Delicious and refreshing” (via dismuke.org)

1950 -

Be refreshed!

“Be refreshed! Pause for Coke! Only Coca-Cola gives you the cheerful lift that’s bright and lively… the cold crisp taste that deeply satisfies! No wonder Coke refreshes you the best!”

“Spending the day on the water? You’ll really welcome the cold crisp taste of Coca-Cola that so deeply satisfies… the cheerful lift that’s bright and lovely. No wonder Coke is the real refreshment… anytime… anywhere” (Via flickr.com).

1960 -

Things Go Better with Coke

The “Things Go Better with Coke” campaign was adapted to the youth market by using catchy colors and fashionable concepts.

Burger Hot. Coca-Cola Cold. Taste Bold, refreshing, never too sweet. Ummm! Burger never better. Things go better with Coke.

“This is the time for real refreshment- ice cold Coca-Cola. Coke gives a lift to your spirits… a boost to your energy… a big, bold, unmistakable taste. In Short: Coca-Cola is more than an ordinary soft drink. Things go better with Coke”.

1969

It’s the Real Thing

“Real life calls for real taste. For the taste of your life – it’s Coca-Cola. Here and now.”

1970 -

During the mid-1970s, the political uncertainty in the United States determined Coca-Cola advertising campaign. As the nation questioned its direction, Coca-Cola reminded Americans of their country’s positive values in the “Look Up, America” campaign.

Look Up, America

Look up, America. It’s the real thing. Coke

1976 -

Coke Adds Life

In May 1976, The Coca-Cola Company introduced a new campaign, presenting the brand as the soft drink for all occasions. Aimed at the young and young-at-heart, the new campaign, “Coke Adds Life to …,” was designed to show viewers that Coca-Cola added simple enjoyment to life.

Have a Coke and a Smile

After “Coke Adds Life,” the advertising campaign for Coca-Cola, “Have a Coke and a Smile” was launched – it further emphasized the ‘young’ and ‘cool’ spirit:

1982 -

Coke is It!

In early 1982, Coca-Cola launched a new ad campaign, “Coke Is It!” The direct, positive statement was meant to appeal to the forthright mood of Americans in the 1980s. “Coke Is It!” represented the new taste and concept:

The public, however, demanded the return of the traditional drink, so the campaign turned out to be fiasco.

1993 -

Always Coca Cola

In 1993, The Coca-Cola Company made a dramatic shift in its advertising by introducing the memorable “Always Coca-Cola” campaign, by Creative Artists Agency and later Edge Creative. Animated polar bear became one of the most popular symbols of Coca-Cola.

The Coca-Cola Polar Bear ice skating, from 1995

2002 -

The Coke Side of Life

Coca Cola New Zealand Campaign: “Summer as it should be”

Coca-Cola: Lemon

Coca-Cola Light

Coca-Cola: Recycle

Use your imagination and recycle. Our future depends on it.

Further recommended Reading:

• Slogans War Between Pepsi and Coca-Cola;
• Flickr Collection of Coca Cola Advertisements;
• Official History of Coca Cola;
• Coca-Cola Image Collection;
• Coca-Cola Retro Pop Art Calendar.

Post image: by Mike Licht

Those imaginary people get second life on Twitter – they become real: they talk and think, answer their fans’ questions, discuss the story line and comment on their daily routine.

Most awesome examples of how Twitter ‘enliven’ popular TV and movie characters are listed below:

Darth Vader is a highly popular Twitter profile for Star Wars evil genius. Other Twitterers from the Star Wars galaxy include his son Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Chewbacca, beautiful Princess Leia, wise Jedi master Yoda, Han Solo, beeping bot R2-D2 and his friend C3PO. Evil side is supported by Darth Sidious and The Emperor.

Buffy Summers is “SO over the vampire thing.” She also keeps in touch with her demon ex-boyfriend Angel and her high school friend.

Here’s another Twitter profile for Buffy by the way.

Batman calls himself “Dark Knight. Superhero”. The man reports on his daily patrols and accidents:

Super Man is one the few Batman’s friends. He has too little time to Twitter reporting only on important event:

Family Guy’s baby troublemaker Stewie Griffin has made only a few updates but already has a huge followship. The only person he talks to is @briangriffin.

“Archaeologist, Professor of Archaeology at Marshal College, and Obtainer of Rare Antiquities” Indiana Jones posts updates on his never-ending adventures and related resources:

The doltish head of the Simpsons’ household Homer Simpson “Twitters his love for donuts, his hatred of Bible-thumping neighbor Ned Flanders as well as random political and sports events:

His smart daughter Lisa Simpson is also on Twitter.

Hobbit Frodo Baggins Tweets about his adventures. His fellow The Lord of the Rings characters include: Freaky Hobbit Gollum and “Still not King” Aragorn:

Dr. Tobias Funke repressed homosexual and psychiatrist in Fox’s “Arrested Development” Tweets his daily experience:

Peggy Olson, copywriter on AMC’s Mad Men, reveals the “outside-the-office” edgier side of hers:

Fox’s 24 government agent Jack Bauer follows the show plot closely and posts random Tweets sometimes:

Sources: wired.com, pcworld.com, twitter.com, image by Aaron Escobarâ„¢

I think that’s every person’s business and choice. So what I was looking at in the following anti-smoking campaigns is not the educative value (I personally doubt smokers aren’t aware of the risk already) but creativity and original idea (the way it was implemented).

Street campaigns:

Stop Smoking Bus Advertisement: “Ready to quit?”

Smoke Is Poison Advertisement: 12 meter long chemical tanker that looks like a giant cigarette was used by Cancer Research UK to highlight the toxic smoke in cigarettes (via toxel.com).

Bus stop anti-smoking campaign:

“What we see when you smoke”

This one from the Cancer Patient Aid Association was put on the roofs of outdoor smoking areas (via inventorspot.com):

Anti-smoking promotion for ‘World No Tobacco Day’ found at coffee shops in Dubai, where people come to smoke (via inventorspot.com):

“Fight Smoking“: an ad campaign throughout the gyms:

Anti-smoking campaign as a stylish piece:

This anti-smoking hat looks both stylish and scary (via moolf.com)

Print negative advertisements:

“For more information on lung cancer, keep smoking”

“Before it’s too late”

Wyoming Department of Health: “Don’t secondsmoke the messenger”

“Second hand smoke in the home hospitalises 17,000 UK children a year” (the campaign for Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, the UK medical research charity dedicated to dedicated to defeating lung cancer):

Another campaign for Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation: Deathbed:

“Smoking causes premature ageing”

“There is an easier way of committing suicide: try smoking”

“It’s called suicide because it’s your choice. Give up smoking: 0 8008 700 700″

“Non-smoking area”

A similar concept (via adsoftheworld.com):

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