All Your O Belong to H.G. Wells! Iain Welford, September 21, 2009September 21, 2009 The Google mystery has been solved! In Google’s own bit of mysterious viral like antics, the online world has been discussing the meaning of the unusual appearance of UFO’s on Google’s homepage.First appearing on the 5th of September and crashing this site with the amount of traffic generated, Google showed a U.F.O. stealing an O form the iconic logo. The firm then used their twitter to alert us that “all your O belong to us”.The U.F.O. flew back onto their home page on the 15th, showing crop circles made by the flying saucer. They again twittered about the “phenomenon” with coordinates that related to Woodham road, here in the U.K.Well, some bright people have pieced the puzzle together and realised that Woodham road is right next to the original landing zone of the first U.F.O. in H.G. Wells “War of the Worlds,” a book that I wrote about in my first article, citing it as being responsible for first ever viral campaign, even if it was accidental.You’ll wake up today to a new Extra terrestrial themed Google logo, and if you click on it, you’ll find that it links to H.G. Wells 143th birthday which is today, 09/21/09. It’s a nice nod to one of the greatest Sci-Fi writers, and has certainly created a lot of buzz about its meaning. Plenty of conspiracy theories have been flying around since the first appearance.All I have to say is well done Google. What did you think about it all? Viral Marketing War of the Worlds
Viral Video Round Up: Les Miserables, American Psycho, Scary Movie 5, And More! April 7, 2013The Internet is full of videos related to movies, whether they be fan made, studio made, or somewhere in between. We regularly bring you the best, most interesting, or just plain weirdest, and today we do it again. Check out the latest viral videos after the break. Read More
“The Hunger Games” Viral Unveils The Capitol Seal and District Registration August 31, 2011September 3, 2011The Hunger Games fans have been eagerly waiting to see what the distorted image would reveal and after two days of tweeting signals, the Capitol website has been updated to reveal the Capitol seal. But there is much more when you click on the seal. So hit the jump to… Read More
Viral Marketing What Would The Overlook Hotel In “The Shining” Actually Cost? September 26, 2013Have you ever wondered what the Overlook Hotel in Stephen King’s The Shining might actually cost, if it were ever on the market? With the recent release of King’s sequel novel to The Shining called Doctor Sleep, the Movoto Real Estate Blog thought it might be interesting to do a… Read More