Mockumentaries step aside… make room for mockumercials. Below is the latest advertisement by Zoo York Sneakers which is poking fun at the infamous Head On infomercialesque spot

(Zoo York Spot)

Whether your New Year’s resolution was to take more photographs or to be more responsible, eSnips can be your partner in reaching that goal. From start to finish, Esnips makes online storage easy and interactive. Store back up copies of anything from videos, music and pictures to all the powerpoint presentations you can fit on the free 5GB storage space given to new members.

Additional features include streaming your stored music files from any computer with internet connection, online photo slideshows with stored photographs and opt in community groups.

Create your very own S.L.O.B with common office tools like scissors, garbage bags, pencils, lamps and paper clips on the new Office Depot website that aims at revealing the secret society that lurks behind your filing cabinets, in your closets and under your desk. Once you are done with your creation, enter the world of competition by challenging a fellow S.L.O.B to an online duel. It’s like Toy Story minus the fancy animation.

You would be lying if you said you were never curious to know what those that live around you pay for rent. Rentometer is a fun little website that geographically tags apartments surrounding your neighborhood with rent tabs using google maps.

Unfortunately, the website doesn’t have enough user data to differentiate what a first floor apartment pays versus say a fifth floor walk up in a given location BUT nonetheless it does the job.

Parade and The Case Foundation have teamed up and created “America’s Giving Challenge”, where $500,000 will be awarded to charities whose supporters have attracted the most donors to their cause by using new and innovative online tools such as blogging, email blasts, and social networking sites. The deadline for all donations is January 31st (3PM EST) and according to the rules it looks like there are two ways to participate in the challenge:

(1) Champion a cause: The eight individuals whose charity badges attract the most unique donors through the America’s Giving Challenge will get $50,000 for their cause.

(2) Give to a cause: The 100 nonprofits with the greatest number of unique donations made to them through America’s Giving Challenge will each get $1,000.

Check out the campaign website for official rules and updates on who is taking the lead. By the looks of the current statistics it looks like America has a true soft spot for furry friends…

Current Leading Charities:

(US Based Charities)
1^st The 11^th Hour Animal Rescue Inc 651 donations $16,095
2^nd Newnan Coweta Humane Society 336 donations $6,404
3^rd Saving Georgia Dogs 306 donations $7,850

(Global Causes)
1^st Route out of Poverty for Cambodian Children 341 donations $9,420
2^nd Invest in International Development Leaders 264 donations $7,785
3^rd Educate Slum Children of Sex Workers in India 224 donations $4,511

With four membership options available, Zamzar offers even the most frugal consumer an easy solution to converting files without the hassle of registration or software downloads.

For those just looking for the free option, you will find that you are limited to converting up to 5 files concurrently at a max of 100MB each. The other three memberships range from $7 - 49/month and promise better support, online storage and up to 1GB file size conversions.

Ad supported media is a beautiful thing for those that don’t feel like dishing out cash for services like Game Tap . While many online gaming options exist for the casual gamer, Most Fun offers free unlimited-unlocked game play for anyone willing to download their game player. With a library of over 100 recognizable titles, users will be happy to know that not all of them require ad support for free game play. Cha-ching.

P.S. According to the website, once the player is downloaded you no longer need internet access to be able to play the games