This Week In Viral: Terminator Viral Ends? Dan Koelsch, May 25, 2009April 30, 2010 Terminator Salvation opened this weekend, and thus another viral ends. Or does it? One of the challenges of covering viral campaigns is knowing when they really end. Usually it’s the weekend, if not the day, the movie opens in theaters. However, even if the main viral campaign ends, tidbits of it may linger for months (see: Cloverfield), usually in anticipation of the DVD release or even a sequel. Also, the websites created for these campaigns seem to last far beyond the movie’s opening, so anything’s possible. The Terminator viral fits the bill for a viral that ends but leaves enough openings for more updates in the future. The group from resistorbeterminated.com seem to think they’ve won a major battle against Skynet, but it mirrors an ominous plot-point from the film itself. Also, the Skynet webpage is stuck on the “…RECALCULATING…” message, so who knows what could happen next? However, as of the writing of this article, there have been no updates for about 4 days. So, looks like we can close the book on the Terminator Salvation Viral Campaign…for now. For more viral news from this week, check out our latest articles: Transformers 2 Viral Begins First Surrogates Trailer Hits That’s it for this week’s TWIV. As always, our staff can only cover a fraction of the news, so to keep up-to-date, go to our Official Forum. Keep searching for viral, you never know where you’ll catch it. Viral Marketing Resist or Be TerminatedSkynetSurrogatesTerminator SalvationTransformers
Inception: The anticipation of a viral August 25, 2009August 25, 2009Today felt like Christmas day for me. I watched the teaser trailer for Christopher Nolan’s latest, Inception, and couldn’t help but wonder what it held in store for us at MovieViral.com. So why am I excited about it? If you haven’t done so already, take a quick look at the… Read More
Captain America Bits: New Viral Game, Website Updates, and a Visit To The NYSE July 12, 2011The movie buzz this week has been dominated by Warner Bros. with the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, as well as the trailer launch of The Dark Knight Rises. Both films certainly deserve their respective attention, but Marvel is making sure that fans don’t forget… Read More
SNL Takes on Avatar and Late Night Feud January 17, 2010Sigourney Weaver was the host of Saturday Night Live this week, so of course you’d expect an Avatar parody, since Weaver starred in the film. Well, we definitely got one. Actually, we got blessed with three, and James Cameron even jumped in on the action by premiering Laser Cats 5… Read More