Following Target’s example, Levi’s is putting models wearing its Curve ID jeans collection in the windows of a high rise building to promote this new range in Japan. The new system of jeans, developed by Levi’s, focuses on shape, not size, thus enabling female consumers select exactly what will be fitting their curved (or not very curved) bodies.

Google is making a step out of the digital-only world by providing Gmail users with a nice service, which enables them to make phone calls to people, who are away from their computers. Previously, to make a call both of the sides had to be signed into Gmail at the same time, but starting yesterday, August 26, people from the US can call any fixed or mobile phone directly from the inbox.

Nissan North America announced a significant new marketing initiative to showcase the strength of the car manufacurer’s innovative product portfolio and build on 10 straight months of sales growth for the Nissan brand in the U.S. market. The campaign, to be headlined under the theme «Innovation for All,» will launch on August 28 and permeate a variety of medium and targets over the next several months.

Some futuristic movies, no matter how unbelievable things they might feature, do predetermine what we’ll have tomorrow. Nike, as one of the most innovative brands in the footwear and apparel industry, is going to develop first-ever self-lacing sneakers, very similar to those in «Back to the Future 2». Nike has already patented the new hilarious concept, so we might be welcoming the new high-tech shoe on the shelves of the brand’s venues very soon.

Social networking is king in 2010. I realized the level of saturation online networking sites are achieving after I received a Facebook friend request from my 71-year-old mother earlier this year. In fact, Facebook has more than 500 million active visitors, and Twitter has exceeded 100 million. And while most of us use these sites for chatting with friends and sharing our latest ‘cute kid’ photos, the gap between screen and shelf is getting smaller by the minute.

This summer, Chiquita is asking consumers to decide, what ‘faces’ the company’s bananas will feature. Designers from all around the globe were asked to upload their own variations of labels, or create them on the website, through July 18. Now there’s time to choose the best consumer-created designs that will grace the company’s iconic blue sticker on millions of Chiquita bananas in the US.