The Time Has Come: Avatarize Yourself Alex Gerage, January 7, 2010November 16, 2010 As if Happy Meals weren’t enough, McDonald’s is now offering the chance for internet users to “avatarize” themselves. Simply upload a picture from your computer or Facebook page, follow a few steps in the program, and you’ll see what you’d look like if you were blue and lived on Pandora. The program is very much like the “Zombify Yourself” promotion that was released in October to promote Zombieland. I suggest giving it a shot, especially if you enjoyed Avatar. You can check out mine below. Normally, I would argue that this viral is a little late to the party. After all, Avatar has been out for almost four weeks. But as we’ve seen, Avatar is no ordinary film. It seems poised to become one of the biggest films of all time, and has positioned itself to be a major player during awards season. In other words, Avatar is still very much in the cultural consciousness, so promotions like these are likely to remain relevant. Did you avatarize yourself? Link to your picture in the comments section! Viral Marketing AvatarMcDonalds
Viral Sites For ‘INSIDIOUS’ Have Finally Creeped In March 9, 2011March 9, 2011Just the other day we had shown you the “coming soon” site holders for the INSIDIOUS viral, and today, they are up and running. And if they are giving us any clues as to how disturbing the film could be, then we may have ourselves a true horror film. Keep… Read More
Video From Operation Tron Pre-Meet April 7, 2010April 7, 2010We’ve covered the Tron Legacy Encom Press Conference and protest pretty well, but if you didn’t follow our live coverage, you may not have seen the Operation Tron pre-meeting yet. The Flynn Lives group has now posted a video that shows the pre-conference rally. Check it out after the break. Read More
Viral Video: LOST, Baywatch Style March 11, 2010March 11, 2010One of my favorite LOST fan videos is one posted on CollegeHumor years ago that theorized how LOST’s unique intro could be changed to include theme song and everything. Fortunately, someone else has put their own spin on the LOST intro, testing out how it would look if it was… Read More