This is one of the strangest promotional schwag I’ve seen. Mosio gave these mustaches out at a SF Beta event.

Posted: July 30th, 2008 under General.
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Hmm, I’m not sure what the story is behind these promotional hot sauce, but apparently Microsoft thinks their Most Valuable Professionals are pretty hot stuff.

Posted: July 29th, 2008 under General.
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MySpace’s got a nice imprinted backpack that I wouldn’t mind wearing around. However, if I have to choose, Facebook’s messenger bag would probably win, if only because they tossed in a bunch of other schwag.

Posted: July 28th, 2008 under General.
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I’ve just been informed that Google’s got more than one type of promotional fridge. This one looks a lot like the spaceship from Mork & Mindy (sorry, no Robin Williams included).

Posted: July 25th, 2008 under Google Schwag.
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So Firefox’s finally overtaken Microsoft’s Internet Explorer as the most popular browser, at least if we go by the number of downloads. Check out some of the promotional items they put out to celebrate the launch of Firefox 3:

Posted: July 24th, 2008 under General.
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This is the convention tote bag they handed out at the South by Southwest Austin convention this March. With a plastic bag ban being proposed in Arlington, this would double as a pretty nice Texas-themed reusable shopping bag.

Posted: July 23rd, 2008 under Conference Schwag.
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How do you market a website-based service with no tangible product? If you have a mascot as cute as Reddit’s, you put it on a t-shirt and watch the money roll in.

Posted: July 22nd, 2008 under General.
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With such a hotly anticipatedmovie out and a DC Universe MMO on the way, it’s inevitable that we’ll see a lot of Batman-related schwag. This promotional pen is from the Sony Online Entertainment booth at E3. Masquerading as an ordinary pen by day, it turns into a fully functional Bat Signal at night.

(Via: Kombo)

Posted: July 21st, 2008 under General.
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Here’s a promotion that users of Microsoft’s IDE might really appreciate: Visual Studio magnets that you can use to build expression trees on your fridge.

Posted: July 18th, 2008 under General.
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Here’s some wearable geeky swag that’s also got some ‘green’ cred! This unique piece of jewelry is made from buttons  scavenged from discarded Apple keyboards.

Posted: July 17th, 2008 under Apple Schwag.
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