AMC Plans Zombie Invasion To Promote “The Walking Dead” Dan Koelsch, October 25, 2010 The premiere of AMC’s original series The Walking Dead may not be airing until Halloween night, but Tuesday morning, the zombie invasion begins. AMC and FOX international networks are teaming together to coordinate a stunt invasion during morning rush hour in major cities around the world. The infection starts at daybreak in Taipei and Hong Kong, so find out after the break if your location is included!The Walking Dead Global Zombie Invasion AttacksNew York City, USA Washington DC, USA Boston, USA Chicago, USA San Francisco, USA Los Angeles, USATaipei, Taiwan Hong Kong, China Istanbul, Turkey Athens, Greece Sofia, Bulgaria Estonia, Tallinn Belgrade, Serbia Munich, Germany Madrid, Spain Rome, Italy Johannesburg, S. Africa London, UK – Westminster Lisbon, Portugal Sao Paolo, Brazil Buenos Aires, Argentina Santiago, Chile Caracas, Venezuela Bogota, Colombia Mexico City, Mexico Guatemala City, Guatemala Source: Shock Till You Drop Viral Marketing AMCThe Walking DeadZombies
Mysterious Harry Potter Website Teases J.K. Rowling’s Equally Mysterious Announcement June 17, 2011Briefly: J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter novels, is expected to make a Potter-related announcement on June 23rd, and it has to do with Pottermore.com. The website just has a “coming soon” page, but it does link to a YouTube countdown to the announcement. There’s also a Twitter account,… Read More
Viral Video Palooza: Superman Is Racist, Hipster Shore, Vandermemes, GLEE Thang, & Nic Cage’s Hair January 21, 2011Sitting at work bored on a slow Friday? Well, here’s a good way to kill about 15 minutes. We have a smorgasbord of viral videos, so check them all out after the break. Read More
ABC’s Castle Incorporates ARG Into Season Finale May 23, 2010May 24, 2010While everyone’s attention is seemingly focused on the upcoming series finale of LOST, another ABC show keenly incorporated an alternate reality game into the plot of their season finale. Over at her Giant Mice blog, ARG pro Brooke Thompson pointed out that the recent season two finale of ABC’s Castle… Read More