Featured App: Training Grounds from “Contraband” Dan Koelsch, January 15, 2012 The new action flick Contraband hijacked the box office this weekend, and if you saw it and wanted to get more into the action, you’re in luck. Universal Pictures created a Facebook App to do just that. More after the jump. The app is called Training Grounds, and it is similar to a lot of Facebook games that don’t make/let you do much. You join a team of smugglers (along with up to three Facebook friends) and make a few decisions, which the game uses to decide an outcome that plays out on video. The goal is to make as much money as you can without getting caught. Try the game for yourself and let us know what you think in the comments below.Contraband is in theaters now. Follow the film on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Apps Social Networks AppContrabandFacebook
Follow “Ted” The Vulgar Teddy Bear On Facebook and Twitter April 2, 2012April 2, 2012The red band trailer for Seth MacFarlane’s Ted debuted this weekend online, and it’s a tale about “a grown man (Mark Wahlberg) who must deal with the cherished teddy bear who came to life as the result of a childhood wish…and has refused to leave his side ever since.” The… Read More
New “Archer” App Has Soundboard and Social Media Interaction January 10, 2013One of my favorite parts of the animated spy comedy Archer on FX are the memorable quotes that I love to repeat. Whether warning someone that they are in the danger zone or explaining how you get ants, there are a plethora of one-liners from the show that are hilarious…. Read More
DC Comics Wastes Opportunity With Nokia-Exclusive “The Dark Knight Rises” Motion Comic August 20, 2012August 20, 2012When it was announced late last year that The Dark Knight Rises would take place eight years after the events of The Dark Knight, I wrote about how such news lent itself to tremendous viral marketing and hype-generating opportunities, primarily in the form of prequel comics that could tell stories… Read More