TweetI don’t know if you’ve noticed or not, but Yahoo has been all over the television lately, thanks to their new ad campaign. In it, various actors lip synch hits from such pop stars such as Kanye West (Flashing Lights), Lionel Ritchie (Hello), and Motley Crue (Home Sweet Home), as they walk through the matrix that is the Internet searching for a specific topic. What I think is brilliant about the commercials is it doesn’t scream Yahoo. You have no idea it is a vehicle for Yahoo until you get to the end, and the iconic wail: ‘Yahoooo’ is blended into the melody of the tuneage. It’s a video-esque with great music (especially the Kanye West ‘Flashing Lights’ one that immediately catches your attention). These commercials are definitely for my generation: blending songs we grew up with and the songs of today and making us remember that Yahoo was THE ...

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