12 Days of Viral – DAY ONE Scott Caldwell, December 13, 2009December 13, 2009 On the first day of viral, my movie gave to me….. A trailer without a title. This is the main thing that got this site in business, so I’m going to lead off with it. Of course, I’m talking about Cloverfield. Who can ever forget that exciting trailer that gave you almost no information. It’s one of those things that make you go crazy, because you have nothing to go on to find out what it was that you just saw. You have explosions. You have the head of the Statue of Liberty being launched into the air. And, to make it all more mysterious, you have a date. So, by default you head to Google, type in 1-18-08, and for the most part, you get forums of people, just like you, wondering what they just saw. Now, you get hooked on the speculation. And it begins. As far as viral marketing goes, this one nailed it. Nailed it in a way that I’m sure we won’t see anything like this recreated for a long time. Michael Moore tried it with his Capitalism: A love Story, but we all knew it was him, so there was no surprise or confusion involved. Cloverfield had people guessing right up until the movie was released. Actually, as far as our community goes, we were guessing well after the movie. Viral Marketing Cloverfield
Sherlock Holmes Viral Review December 30, 2009December 30, 2009Our review of the Sherlock Holmes viral comes from forum member Steve Kidd: Before I begin my viral review, I must warn those of you who have yet to see the recent Sherlock Holmes movie that this article contains minor spoilers. If you have yet to see the film, I… Read More
Pre-Roll Ads May Affect Viral Videos February 20, 2010If you are one of many who find the 15 second pre-roll advertisements placed before online videos increasingly annoying, chances are you’re about to get a little more peeved. Jim Louderback at Advertising Age has an informative assessment on the bottom line success of pre-roll ads, and why this traditional… Read More
“Evil Dead” Remake Gets Interactive Homepage March 9, 2013March 9, 2013The Evil Dead dead opened at SXSW this weekend, but most of us will have to wait until April 5th to see if the horror flick lives up to the cult classic. Fortunately, the film’s website lets you explore the haunted cabin that the main characters get holed up in…. Read More
I made the French language fake news viral. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXZW73nv9zA .I kept being told it was for Samsung until we had almost finished it.