It seems airlines want to one-up Santa this year. JetBlue surprised stranded people this holiday season with free flights home.
The airline scanned Craigslist's rideshare community board for people searching for a lift to their friends and families' places before Dec. 25. The company reached out to a few lucky people, video chatting with them and asking if they could somehow make it to an airport.
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Most of the to-be passengers were confused about the questions — until JetBlue revealed that they had no plans to drive them to their destination. They were just going to fly them home, for no cost.
JetBlue calls it #FlyItForward, but we're sure these passengers will chalk it up to a Christmas miracle.
WestJet airlines also went viral earlier this month for giving their passengers everything on their holiday wish list, including free gadgets, clothes and flights home.
Both airlines seem to have been bit by the holiday spirit bug (and perhaps a dose of good PR), but hopefully the viral ads will quiet the airport grinches — at least until next year.
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Dove uses a clever method to make women confront misconceptions about their appearance and the result prompts some very emotional reactions.
This ad, featuring an excitable camel, gets a spike in views every Wednesday.
The sequel to the uber-successful "Roller Babies" ad does just fine on its own.
A silly, off-color pun goes from mildly amusing to hilarious in 30 seconds.
A Wes Anderson-esque tale of young love from Turkey.
One of the best-received ads of this year's Super Bowl features a sentimental trainer raising a Clydesdale.
OK it was fake, but it was fun: Nascar driver Jeff Gordon goes incognito for a test drive and an actor does a great job pretending to be freaked out.
More fakery, this time in a coffee shop to promote the movie Carrie. Is it me or does everything seem fake about this? Ironically the movie was overtaken by Gravity at the box office.
Another ad that proves that you don't have to (try to) be funny to be remembered during the Super Bowl. The ad was a rip off of an older one, but this one was much better.
A latecomer, Jean-Claude Van Damme's was the split that was seen round the Internet. People couldn't help passing it around, even though it wasn't nearly as dangerous as it looked.
This ad had everything, including babes, blood and ultraviolence. It's not clear it sold a lot of vodka though.
And this ad couldn't be any more different. A touching ad from Thailand shows how one kind act can change a person's life.
An eloquent British-accented woman explains how to mask the scent of your poo.
An HD dose of aww from the maker of the popular camera.
A great idea to cut down on phone waste and a way to make your phone seem even more like a toy.
An adorable dancing pony. Need we say more?
Guy Ritchie figures out a way to film David Beckham running around in his underwear.
You didn't think we could get through this list without one videogame ad, did you?
A step-by-step guide on how to lend games to friends.
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