Another buzz-filled month has passed and it’s time for our second blogbuzzter:

• MSN loves China: Chinese patriots found an unusual way of responding to the anti-China hype in Western media about the Olympic torch relay and the Tibet conflict by demonstrating their love of their country on MSN.

• Greenpeace Onslaughter: The conservation organisation beat Dove at their own game by alluding to the brand’s video and putting a sensitive subject on the agenda: the use of palm oil in cosmetics.

• Kobe Bryant: The basketball star’s unrealistic jump over an Aston Martin left many people baffled. Guys, of course it’s a fake - Kobe would never risk his health and career for an ad!

• April fool’s jokes: There were plenty of them, and many excellent ones. We especially loved Google’s fake project “Virgle” and the punch-in-the-face service…

• The exotic buzz of the month: You know American Idol? In France this programme is called La nouvelle star and it is just as hilarious sometimes. Cindy Sander for example did not give up when she had to leave the show and released a song called Papillon de Lumière (Butterfly of light, ehemm…) – and France has been laughing ever since.

Every year, American Idol gives us the pleasure of discovering new talented singers. The show also features a special event, “Idol gives back“, aiming to raise awareness and funds to benefit six charities (including: the Children’s Defense Fund, The Global Fund, Make It Right, Malaria No More, Save The Children, U.S. Programs and the Children’s Health Fund) by calling on international stars.

If the idea is great, sometimes the result is not …

We give all our support to the charming actress Teri Hatcher, who definitely has a great acting talent, but apparently some trouble with singing

It was on April 9th on Fox. Let’s hope that this is only for charity and that Teri doesn’t plan to start a singing career!
Here at the office, we also have our “little Teri”, but the problem is to how to make her understand that we are not at “Idol gives back” here. Charline, please, stop it!!