Our friends at Boost Mobile, having already produced some memorable ads, may have given us an apt symbol of the American recession: George Washington reimagined as a middle-aged schlub—unshaven, sorta overweight, and perhaps dreaming of hip-hop stardom. He tells us that a low-cost phone plan has made his declining currency feel valuable again. I think a foreclosure sign in front of GW's house would've catapulted these ads into the realm of high art, but perhaps I'm asking too much. Seriously, though, they're funny and well-made spots. Check them out:

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Any Ivy League college kid who's anybody has apparently heard of GoCrossCampus, a social network/MMORPG* that's seeping slowly into the mainstream. Essentially it's a huge game of Risk that takes place in real time (each turn is a day), encourages you to sign up your friends, and involves real-life locations as territories. The marketing model is to seek sponsor companies, who get to "present" tournaments and sections of the site, etc., and piggyback onto the positive buzz.

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Here I'm dealing with a parody ad that makes me feel ignorant on so many levels: I don't know who French soccer star Franck Ribery is, I don't know the intro to the '70s Pink Panther Show (check it: the Pink Panther has a theme song that's not super-famous and is very, very dated), and I was unaware that ridiculously-colored shoes are acceptable in the European soccer world.

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