Twitter Powers Flight for “Pan Am” Kris, September 23, 2011 Twitter has gone from a simple social network to a power supply for Pan Am flights. Of course this has to do with Pan Am, the new show premiering this Sunday on ABC. Find out how you can win a retro Pan Am bag and unlock exclusive clips of the show after the jump. A sweepstakes for Pan Am is using Twitter to “power” a flight around the world. Every tweet flies over a thousand feet. You can get exclusive badges and other Pan Am content by logging into your Twitter account and tweeting the hashtag #PANAM. When you login through Panamtweetflight.com, and you undoubtedly enjoy the catchy music, follow the directions to submit one of your tweets. It’s a random drawing and you have to be following @PanAmABC when they start giving merchandise away. Every “departure” that is “now boarding” is really just the days you get to win certain prizes or unlock new clips about the show, so you can plot ahead if you really want some cool swag.Gotta love the 60’s. The show stars the lovely Christina Ricci, Margot Robbie, Karine Vanasse, Mike Vogel, Michael Mosley, and Kelli Garner. Visit their home page for trailers, clips, and the usual official teases. Contests Social Networks Viral Marketing ABCPan AmTwitter
Repo Men Motion Comic Debuts Online March 15, 2010March 15, 2010With only 3 days left to go before Repo Men hits your local cinemaplex, Universal has launched one last video, a Dennis Calero-illustrated motion comic debuting today SXSW and ready to download online. Find out more about this after the break. Read More
Trailers Weekly: “The Human Centipede 2: (Full Sequence)”, “New Year’s Eve”, “Paranormal Activity 3”, and “Extremely Close and Incredibly Loud” October 1, 2011October 1, 2011Trailers Weekly is a feature in which we bring you the most popular and talked about trailers of the week. Sharing trailers is a classic viral practice, and trailers are still the most mainstream way for people to learn about movies. There is something for everyone to watch in this… Read More
Viral Video: Phonetourage April 14, 2010April 13, 2010I’m not a big fan of HBO’s show Entourage. The story lines are so cookie cutter, and the characters are both unrelatable and predictable. The Upright Citizens Brigade’s Midnight Show has a parody of the TV series that hits it home for me. Check it out after the break. Read More