Durex Australia has launched a global creative contest ‘Durex Naked Box’ to crowdsource design for the new condom pack. While the activity to which Durex products relate is better enjoyed in a couple (traditionally), the brand still can deliver fun to a broader audience as this contest and previous creative competitions prove. The new initiative convinced by creative agency Iris Worldwide is rolling out on the Durex Facebook fan-page—the brand is offering people aged 18 or older create their own vivid and hilarious cover for the next box.

adidas Outdoor wants to find people who embody the brand’s adventurous spirit—no, it’s not another search for ambassadors,  the brand just wants to celebrate those who do live their life to the full and do it in the tie-up with the nature. The brand encourages its fans to upload their photos, on www.terrex-experience.com showcasing them sitting (standing, swimming, handing, etc.) in an outdoor location and showing the three finger hand sign (related to the three stripes hand sign of the brand). Once you’ve submitted a photo from March 1 through March 31, get as many votes as possible for a chance to become one of three major winners and get an unforgettable four-day experience with the Alpine Center in Zermatt plus a complete Fall/Winter 2012 terrex outfit and one exclusive product from the Spring/Summer 2013 collection.

Toyota has launched a bunch of lovely promotional initiatives dedicated to its Prius Family (remember the search for the plural form of Prius or the launch of a dedicated hub www.toyotapriusprojects.com), and there’s no reason to stop this successful movement. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc. has teamed up with Saatchi & Saatchi LA to develop the new fully-integrated campaign titled ‘The Game of Life with Prius c’ for the latest addition to the Prius Family. The new marketing effort, which is infused with youthful spirit, clearness and freshness, is targeted at urban dwellers of 20 or 30-something, who are considering the purchase of a functional and fuel-efficient urban vehicle (which might be the first car in their life) at an accessible price.

PepsiCo is about to introduce the third installment of its digital incubator program PepsiCo10, which provides aspiring digital technology start-ups with a chance to work with the food and beverage giant’s brands. This was announced at What If? Unconference, hosted by PepsiCo at U.S. South by Southwest (SXSW) 2012, a digital, music and film festival, which unites the digital innovation leaders in the industries and often serves as a platform for launching new activities on a national stage.

Along with providing entertainment to millions of users, online services help people around the globe overcome natural disasters. In crisis, websites and social media channels are among the top destinations, where users search answers for vital questions (today, the Internet is the third most commonly used source of getting emergency-related information), and technology giants are supporting this trend. In September 2011, Google in cooperation with the American Red Cross launched its Google Crisis Preparedness website to help people find relevant information and tools, which can help them prepare for a disaster and overcome it by communicating and collaborating. Now, the Red Cross and Dell are taking the initiative further and unveil a Washington, D.C.-based Digital Operations Center, the first-of-a-kind social media-monitoring platform, aimed to provide humanitarian relief. In addition to that, the Red Cross also announced a Digital Volunteer program “to help respond to questions from and provide information to the public during disasters.”

Google is unifying users’ entertainment with the launch of Google Play, a cloud-based service which enables users store multiple songs, movies, books and apps online. Now you don’t need to switch from one device to another, synchronize data, use cables or pay for storage space—the company united a range of its services such as Android Market, Google Music and the Google eBookstore into one platform called Google Play, launched on March 7.