According to Goldie, “Enlarge your breasts naturally overnight” is the greatest headline of all time. I couldn’t agree more. Check out the latest Communication Arts insights to see what Stephen Goldblatt has to say on advertising, creativity, and life.

In an effort to increase donations to his charity, Michael Ian Black has offered to make fun of any Twitter follower who donates $5 to his fruitcake at “Regift the Fruitcake.” EVB launched the Facebook Connect website for PayPal in November, 2009 as a social way to encourage holiday giving.

Read more about Michael Ian Black’s offer on Mashable.

EVB is proud to announce its 28th FWA for the launch of the Web experience for the 2010 Toyota Prius. We would also like to thank the impressive team at Saatchi & Saatchi LA for being great partners on this project and Laika Entertainment House in Portland for their awesome 3D and visual effects work.

We’ll post more about this project soon. In the meantime, click here to check out the website.

Earlier this week, the Current Network used Twitter to announce that they are looking for a new ad agency. Since Jordan Kretchmer (@jkretch) posted this simple tweet on Thursday morning, he has been inundated by agencies all over the country:

This is a TwitteRFP for The Current Network. Searching for a full service ad agency partner. http://twerbose.com/t7702

I am one degree separated from Jordan on Twitter and received this RT very quickly. While sitting in another client meeting in San Jose, I was able to respond to this RFP in real time. How cool is that?

I am sure that some will call the TwitteRFP a gimmicky way to bring attention to the Current Network and its selection process. Here’s why I think it’s the coolest RFP process we’ve ever been a part of.

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USA TODAY, official U.S. representative to the International Advertising Festival in Cannes, and co-sponsors Atmosphere BBDO, Evolution Bureau (EVB) and Pereira & O’Dell announce the winners of the 2009 Young Lions “Team USA” competitions.

2009 Young Lions categories and “Team USA” winners are:

• Print: Karen Land and Matt Herr, Goodby Silverstein & Partners (S.F.)
• Cyber: Liza Behles and Rachel Dolinsky, Pereira & O’Dell (S.F).
• Film: Jeremy Jones and Dustin Tamilio, Pyper Paul + Kenney (Tampa)
• Media: Kate Hironaka & Aaron Wiggan, Goodby Silverstein & Partners (S.F.)

EVB was a co-sponsor and agency ECD, Stephen Goldblatt, was a judge for the print portion of the competition. Read full press release here.