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
Preview “The Muppets” Soundtrack On YouTube and iTunes App Game November 18, 2011November 18, 2011The Muppets opens in theaters next Wednesday, and the soundtrack is released two days before (on Monday), but you have two ways to preview the music from the movie right now. Tap Tap Muppets, the latest title in the Guitar Hero-like mobile game series, is available on the iTunes App… Read More
NBC Launches “Comedy Playground Initiative” To Help With Their Comedy Lineup April 9, 2014After a string – a very long string to be exact – of failing sitcoms, NBC is looking for some new talent to revive their one great staple, and they are looking to you to create it. The crowd sourcing initiative is being called the NBC Comedy Playground Initiative is… Read More
Must Watch: “Pride and Prejudice” As a Modern Day Vlog Series April 14, 2012April 14, 2012Many believe the classic novel Pride and Prejudice to be one of the best stories ever told. So, it’s not surprising that we’ve seen countless retellings on both the big and small screen, as well as more unorthodox takes like Seth Grahame-Smith’s Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Hank Green of… 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.