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Well according to a poll of 18-30 year olds surveyed in Metro 'newspaper' today.
The Superbrands marketing forum carried out research as to which organisations or individuals were deemed as cool in a number of categories.
The top 5 results in the 'Brand with the coolest design' category were: - 1. Apple
- 2. Volkswagen Beetle
- 3. Bang & Olufsen
- 4. Mercedes-Benz
- 5. The British Airways London Eye
The coolest music celebrity category was headed by: - 1. Kylie Minogue
- 2. Madonna
- 3. Robbie Williams
- 4. Eminem
- 5. Jennifer Lopez
The top 5 coolest places in Europe were: - 1. Paris
- 2. Barcelone
- 3. Ibiza
- 4. Prague
- 5. Amsterdam
So what other brands/individuals/organisations would people class as cool?
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- *1. Kylie Minogue
* 2. Madonna
* 3. Robbie Williams
* 4. Eminem
* 5. Jennifer Lopez
After seeing this list for the coolest musicians, I'm wishing that Apple came 312th in the design category.
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thats a really sad lit of cool musicians
I didnt even know robbie williams made music anymore...
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Are you kidding? Robbie Williams is in the middle of a huge label battle for contracts, I think one was offering US$90M for a multi-album deal.
I hope the idiots remind themselves what happened with Mariah Carey and reconsider!
Taste aside, those singers are deemed "cool" because they all have an image and are very popular at the moment. Nobody ever said anything about talent or artistic ability.
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I'm disappointed... neither Henry Rollins nor Ian MacKaye made that list 
..not that I'm surprised.
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Originally posted by Earth Mk. II:
I'm disappointed... neither Henry Rollins nor Ian MacKaye made that list
..not that I'm surprised.
Hey, is your location suppose to be screen or scene?
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i think being popular or held in popular regard is a good thing...
rap moguls wear something and they automatically become cool. brands like tommy hilfiger, northface and sean jean i think have been made extra popular by the hip-hop community. northface was already a good brand and rappers made it explode in NY. even wasps wear it in the winter here to look cool/smart.
Here are some celbrities that have macs
� No Doubt
� Will Smith
� Shaq, Kobe
there were more but i forgot. i think apple can be ike the computer hardware version of Northface. It's already a good product, it's more expensive compared to competitors, and it's deemed "hip" by society...
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Originally posted by Apple Pro Underwear:
i think being popular or held in popular regard is a good thing...
rap moguls wear something and they automatically become cool. brands like tommy hilfiger, northface and sean jean i think have been made extra popular by the hip-hop community. northface was already a good brand and rappers made it explode in NY. even wasps wear it in the winter here to look cool/smart.
Here are some celbrities that have macs
� No Doubt
� Will Smith
� Shaq, Kobe
there were more but i forgot. i think apple can be ike the computer hardware version of Northface. It's already a good product, it's more expensive compared to competitors, and it's deemed "hip" by society...
Why is being popular or being held in popular regard a good thing? It's what you think about yourself that counts; peace and self esteem come from within and not without.
As to wearing "cool" brands, all that shows is that there are a lot of people willing to part with their money for the sake of impressing somebody else, and it really shows how little they think of themselves if they have to shout to the world that they are cool! I don't know who said it, but the old adage, "A fool and his money are soon parted" is definitely true when it comes to people thinking that a logo on a piece of cloth makes them "cool"!
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Why is there always money for war, but none for education?
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karl...i'm just out of college, so i'm only slightly removed from all that crap
but i gave up wearing cool clothes and all that stuff awhile ago. trust me, ithink the urban culture stuff is for the most part stupid but...
i was trying to say it may sell more Apple computers. We can't stop urban culture but we can use it to our advantage...convert somr PEECEE users
i am loyal to nike and reebok though
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yes
nike on the right in tribute of the slaves i mean worker children
and reebok on the left in honor of all the people Allen Iverson throws out of his mansion naked
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Originally posted by Apple Pro Underwear:
Here are some celbrities that have macs
� No Doubt
� Will Smith
� Shaq, Kobe
Trent Reznor.
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That's totally fake. Jimmy Hendrix wasn't number 1.
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"the only real centre of the universe is yourself"
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Originally posted by agentz:
The top 5 results in the 'Brand with the coolest design' category were:- 1. Apple
- 2. Volkswagen Beetle
- 3. Bang & Olufsen
- 4. Mercedes-Benz
- 5. The British Airways London Eye
Apart from B&O, Apple are in some really shitty company here.
The Beetle is one of the dumbest looking toy cars I've ever seen, Mercedes (although improving) are still uncool compared to BMW, and the London Eye is a horrific eyesore. Even B&O aren't that cool; their design was ahead of its time once but hasn't advanced in 20 years.
From the music acts listed here, the only one who's got any amount of cool is Kylie. Sad.
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MICHA !!!!!
I WANT THAT T-SHIRT.
TELL ME WHERE TO GET IT.
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i'm buying the mens version but this is quite funny
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Cool musicians? Think different:
Nick Lowe
Old 97s
TomWaits
Robert Earl Keen
Pinhead Gunpowder
Martin Sexton
Jimmy Reed
Mozart
Fats Waller
Flaco Jimenez
Billy Bragg'
Buck Owens
Not in that order. But jeez, did they even ask the same group of folks about industrial design and music?
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Originally posted by Cipher13:
Trent Reznor.
Tom Clancy
Sinbad
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Apple and Intel, the dawning of a NEW era.
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