Create a LOST Fan Promo and Get On TV! Dan Koelsch, March 2, 2010 The series finale of ABC’s LOST is just over two months away, and the network is celebrating by letting you, the fans, create your own promo for the event. I’m sure you’ve seen plenty of YouTube videos made by fans by cutting together clips, and now those “artists” can get something out of it. To find out how your edited promo could end up airing during LOST and even get you a sweet trip, read on. The promotional site allows you to either use your own software or their online editor to create a 35 second ad for LOST’s finale. While the online editor is rather simple, it does let you to cutting clips, sound effects, and music together. The winner of the contest will have their commercial aired during this last season, and you’ll win a trip to Los Angeles for a special LOST event with members of the cast. Entries are due in by March 21st, so get a move on! Contests Viral Marketing ABCContestsLOST
Prison Inmates Dance To MJ’s This Is It January 26, 2010Yahoo‘s blog Hip-Hop Media Training has a new article by Billy Johnson, Jr. about one of Michael Jackson’s former choreographers (Travis Payne) teaching 1,500 Filipino high security prison inmates (in 2 hours mind you!) a routine of “They Don’t Really Care About Us” from Jackson’s planned This Is It tour (and eventual… Read More
“The Inside Experience” Adds Interrogation Videos August 16, 2011It’s been almost two weeks since Christina Perasso was found, but the investigation continues. The Inside Experience is an interactive social media film about the kidnapping of Christina (played by Emmy Rossum). She was found at Union Station in Los Angeles, and apparently if you were one of the fans… Read More
Help Create “Bear Week”, Because Bears Are Better Than Sharks August 3, 2011We are treading water in the middle of Shark Week on Discovery Channel, but Kevin Corrigan of College Humor thinks a different animal deserves their own week as well (if not instead). In fact, he’s putting a petition together to make it happen. Learn more after the break. Read More