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
“Prometheus” Viral Site Updates; Investors Can Now Register March 5, 2012March 21, 2012Last week, the web was buzzing about a viral video released by TED that appeared to be the beginning of a viral campaign for Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel, Prometheus. A website was also launched, Weyland Industries, that said anyone interested in becoming an investor would have the opportunity to do… Read More
Could You Be Seeing the ‘Lost’ Island at Disney Parks? January 7, 2010November 16, 2010Now, here’s an interesting story. Apparently, fans of the hit ABC show “Lost” are begging Disneyland and Disney World Resorts to convert their Tom Sawyer Islands into replicas of the “Lost” island! Sounds like a hair-brained scheme by a few nut jobs, right? Not so fast. Read More
Gallery 1988 Handing Out “Fringe” Benefits December 10, 2012December 10, 2012J.J. Abrams‘ sci-fi cult hit Fringe is just a few episodes away from the series finale, and fans are doing all they can to take in every single moment of every single episode while they still have a chance. For those who may not follow the show, Fringe centers on… 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.