The Walking Dead Wants You To “Spread The Dead” Zach Oldenburg, October 12, 2011October 12, 2011 The AMC original series The Walking Dead returns with a 90-minute, season two premiere this Sunday night at 9/8c. To celebrate, AMC and Facebook are giving you the chance to create an avatar to insert into the Walking Dead universe in a new, interactive app. To see my avatar and what went into making it, hit the jump. If you’ve got a Facebook, I highly suggest you check this out. You start off by choosing your side, which is either a survivor or zombie:It’s from there that you get into full customization. You choose your eye color, your hair color, the position of your facial hair (if you’re male), the color of your shirt, shoes, pants, the shape and breakdown of your nose, and even the thickness of your brows. It brings back The Sims nostalgia, but in a more darker tone.I finished my human avatar in about 10 minutes, and he’s a beauty:For the sake of the article, I even went ahead and make you guys a zombified version, too:What are you waiting for? Pick your side and starting building today with “Spread The Dead”, only on Facebook. Social Networks Viral Marketing FacebookThe Walking Dead
Peter Jackson Starts Production Vlogs For “The Hobbit” April 15, 2011When Peter Jackson was directing The Lord of the Rings trilogy starting in 2000, he would periodically post video blogs from the set of the films. At the time, it was a rather innovative idea, considering YouTube was years away, and video sharing on the Internet as a whole was… Read More
WonderCon 2010 Preview March 31, 2010October 18, 2011Most people know about Comic-Con International’s yearly convention in San Diego (soon to be Anaheim?), but what you may not know is that the organization has more than one event every year. WonderCon is held annually in San Francisco, and the 2010 convention is this weekend, April 2-4. Find out… Read More
The Crazies Viral Exclusive: Kim Jonson Attacked February 17, 2010February 17, 2010In The Crazies viral campaign, Kim Jonson runs SaveOgdenMarsh.com, a blog where she tries to combat DP Chemicals’ local plant. It’s basically an environment activist site. Kim periodically makes videos for Eugene, who runs TheTruthAboutTrixie.com, a site where Eugene discusses and asks for help researching a secret military virus that… Read More
This app is asking me to give it permission to post to Facebook AS ME! What exactly does that mean? Because it says part of that deal is being able to post to my wall and the walls of my friends “on my behalf.” …?
It just means that if you choose to share your photo, the app has the permission to post it on your wall. It’s not going to put statuses like “hey guys, I’m a dumbass”. It’s just going to link itself with your Facebook. I did it, and trust me, it’s legit.