FOX’s “Alcatraz” Viral Turns Into Sweepstakes Dan Koelsch, February 1, 2012 On Friday we updated you on the latest part of the Legends of Alcatraz viral campaign for FOX’s new mystery show Alcatraz. A select few actually got to go on a special tour of the prison island and collect some viral clues. Find out what happened after the jump. Collider has the details of the scavenger hunt from the viral event, which included some pretty cool items. Read the fan-written description of the event over there, but if you couldn’t make it, then you are still in luck. The Legends of Alcatraz website has some puzzles you can play in order to get more entries into their Ford sweepstakes. There are five puzzles open now, with more added every week. We don’t want to spoil the fun, so we won’t give you the answers.Let us know in the comments below if you like the fact this has turned into a sweepstakes, or would you have rather had more complex narrative viral campaign?P.S. The FOX YouTube channel looks to be starting a series of videos that have Dr. Soto (Jorge Garcia) giving a tour of Alcatraz. Could this be part of the viral campaign, or simply a nice little online exclusive for fans? Watch Part 1 below. ARGs & Campaigns Viral Marketing Viral Videos AlcatrazFoxLegends of Alcatraz
Tron Tuesday: A New Clu 2.0 Poster and Five New Character Banners November 2, 2010Its Tuesday, which means Disney has released yet another Tron-elated promotion for their upcoming film Tron: Legacy. This time we have a poster of Clu 2.0, a program that looks like a young Kevin Flynn who is the film’s primary villain, as well as five new character banners. Click the… Read More
J. Jonah Jameson Makes Appearance in “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” Viral November 2, 2013J. Jonah Jameson is well known by Spider-Man fans as the publisher of The Daily Bugle, the newspaper that the hero’s alter ego Peter Parker works at as a freelance photographer. Jameson didn’t show up in last year’s The Amazing Spider-Man, but we might finally see him in next year’s… Read More
MovieViral Awards 2010: The Winners! January 18, 2011The time is here to finally reveal the winners of the 2010 MovieViral Awards. With over 1,400 total votes, we had a great turnout. Did TRON: Legacy sweep, or did fans of the Crazies and Repo Men get their way? Who won the battle between Glee and The Office? Find… Read More