Windorphins.com

This afternoon on the subway, the car I was in had been taken over by different executions of windorphins ads.

Read about the guy who gave the domain back to eBay - seems like for free - despite the big bucks being put into a nationwide ad campaign this summer.  Now he says "eBay stole my windorphins."

Honestly, my first reaction when I saw the ads?  It was a Microsoft campaign to give Vista some momentum.  (starts with windows without the 2nd "w")

Anyone know if the "it" campaign is done?  I thought it was pretty much spot on - whenever I need to buy anything online, I look in three places:  Amazon, eBay, and the brand website.

Comments

[Rob Caskey]

I'm with you, Peter. I was a big fan of the "it" campaign -- I thought it really captured what was unique about eBay. Hopefully, "Windorphins" is just a summer fling, and eBay will go back to the "it" campaign. I just don't see Windorphins having legs.

Rob

[george]

what are windorphins because im 11 y old and they make no sense are they neo pets are they windows for your car what are they omg mog omg omg omg omg omg omg omg

[Michelle]

I'm on the T with my 3 year old son, and we see the windorphins ad., and my son wants one. Then I vsit your website and it's just another marketing ploy for e-bay. Why would you want to make e-bay ads with cartoon characters geared towards small children? Stick to the "it" adds, at least everyone knows what your advertising. First ciggaretts now e-bay? Please have a little more dignity in your next campaign, at least make the ad appealling to the audience old enough to use a computer to get to e-bay.