This Week In Viral: Terminator, Star Trek, Watchmen & More Dan Koelsch, February 15, 2009July 18, 2010 This week’s viral update is brought to you by Skynet Research, whose website is now functional. Some quick updates on virals in the past week after the jump. There’s even a District 9 update! (sorta) Star Trek – The official website now has panoramic views of two sections of the Enterprise. Nothing spoilery, but great views of the interior of the ship. Watchmen – The trailer for “Tales of the Black Freighter”, the animated film based on the in-story comic, premiered on mtv.com: 2012 – Charlie Frost (Woody Harrelson) has a new blog on his website: District 9 – For those who thought the Ghost Spy website was either for a trailer for D-9 or some incantation of Ghostbusters, sorry to burst your bubble, but it was just a foreign car commercial: As always, check out the MovieViral Forum for the most up-to-date news and discussion. Viral Marketing 2012District 9Star TrekTerminator SalvationThis Week In ViralWatchmen
Check Out Scott Pilgrim’s Arcade-Style Interactive Trailer August 5, 2010We’ve covered a few interactive trailers here at MovieViral, and I find them to be really impressive when done right. They are like the Blu-Ray version of trailers, as they let you get into the movie and sometimes learn more about the plot and characters. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World… Read More
Effie Awards: HBO and CNN Win Gold, CBS Wins Silver June 10, 2010The Effie Awards, founded in 1968 by the American Marketing Association, recognize the most “effective advertising efforts” in the country. This year’s event was held on Tuesday night, and while most of the categories and winners were regular campaigns, a viral campaign and a few networks got onto the list. Read More
2012: Ulfert Wants You to Tweet October 9, 2009As we wait for the rest of the clues from the drop locations to come in, Soren Ulfert has a request of us. In his latest video on his blog, Soren asks that everyone who is following the conspiracy add #TheIHC2012 to their Twitter statuses in order to make it… Read More