2012 Viral: Preservation Lists and Charlie Frost Ads Dan Koelsch, August 4, 2009August 6, 2009 Sony has launched a new website called 2012preservationlist.net, where they ask you, “What Would You Take With You in 2012?”. It makes sense that someone should start coming up with a list of artwork worth preserving after the world is destroyed. The site has four sections: Film, Art, Literature, and Music, where you can enter your nomination for what should be preserved. Currently, only the film section is open for submissions, but you can see for each section the dates for nominations and voting. The idea is pretty cool, though I don’t know what the endgame is here. There’s no hook to get people interested in participating. Also, I would think that this kind of event would be done within their viral campaign. It would make more sense for the IHC to be conducting this survey. I have no idea why they didn’t think to tie it in. Last note about this site: You may notice on the top it says “At cinemas from December 11”. We’re not sure why, since to our knowledge, the film is still slated to open November 13th of this year. Charlie Frost is going all out lately with the updates. He has some billboards in Los Angeles, and promises more are to come. What do you think of the new site and Charlie Frost’s ads? Update: A representative from Sony confirmed the film is still opening in November for the US, and that the date on site was meant to reflect the international release. Viral Marketing 2012
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Viral Has Fans Hunting Flowers October 24, 2011October 24, 2011What I love about movie virals are the scavenger hunts, the fan interaction, and most of all the way it draws you into the world of the movie. The Dark Knight, Limitless, and Tron Legacy have all done that, and now the people behind The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo… Read More
ARGs & Campaigns Check Out This Coffee Table Portfolio For A&E’s “Bag of Bones” November 26, 2011A few weeks ago we told you about a viral campaign for A&E’s upcoming two-part miniseries “Bag of Bones,” based on the Stephen King bestselling novel. Since we published that story, we received a very interesting and high-quality coffee table book with photos from the Dark Score Stories website. The… Read More
NBC’s “Community” Tells a Three Season Long Joke November 29, 2011The NBC sitcom Community has become a favorite amongst the Internet savvy, and the show has rewarded us nerds with such viral gems as a Twitter episode and storyline an Abed storyline that played out entirely in the background of an episode. Now the show has taken it to the… Read More
I feel bad, we’ve been saying November 20th is the release date in almost every article we’ve posted. Maybe they changed it again, or maybe we were always wrong.