Toy Story’s Pizza Planet Hiring Drivers Dan Koelsch, April 8, 2010April 8, 2010 You may remember about a week ago we reported on Disney and Pixar setting up college screenings for the first 2/3 of Toy Story 3. Well, now they’ve got an interesting way of advertising for it that might actually make some people upset. Riverfront Times got their hands on a photo of flyer being passed around college campuses. The take-one flyers, similar to those promoting House of the Devil, have Pizza Planet, the restaurant featured in the Toy Story series, looking for new drivers. The take-aways have a link to a website, which is specific to each campus. For instance, www.buzzcampuswustl.com is for Washington University. However, the links actually take you to a Facebook page that lets you sign up for a screening at said campus. While this is a cool marketing tool, it should be noted that Pizza Planet really exists. Both Disney theme parks have the restuarant, so if you were really looking for a job (and in this economy, that’s a high percentage of people), you’d be pretty miffed. Viral Marketing DisneyDisneylandPixarThe House of the DevilToy StoryToy Story 3
Salt: Day X Exists Mission 5, “Signal Diverter”, Now Live June 16, 2010As we previously reported, Columbia Picture’s Salt, starring Angelina Jolie, has an interactive story you can participate in at their official website. Every week there is a new mission, and last week Salt had you listen in on meeting between high level members of the Day X group, and this… Read More
Community To Have Twitter Episode Before Season Premiere September 23, 2010September 26, 2010Community‘s second season starts tonight on NBC, but the tech-savvy network is kicking things off a bit early. While the show starts at 8pm (7pm Central), NBC will do a “Twittersode” at 7pm. Get the details after the break. Read More
Failed Times Square Car Bomb Linked to South Park? May 3, 2010May 3, 2010By now you have probably heard about the car bomb found in New York City’s Time Square that failed to detonate correctly due to faulty wiring. While the perpetrators of the terrorist attempt are unknown, there is a surprising connection to South Park. Find out the details after the break. Read More