“The Bourne Legacy” Facebook App Recruits You For Operation Intel Michael Lee, July 16, 2012July 16, 2012 Universal Pictures has updated the viral campaign for The Bourne Legacy. The app called Operation Intel, creates a video and puts you in picture and in the middle of the program that created the people like Aaron Cross and Jason Bourne. Hit the jump to find out more.Upon opening the Facebook Page for Operation Intel, you will be asked if you want to be accepted into the program. Depending on your answer – in this case you must answer yes – you will be allowed to proceed further into the program. And if you are not familiar with virals that inserts your Facebook info into one of the trailers from the film, then you will be caught by surprised.The video will show you, your known associates (your friends), hometown, age, and a couple of other things, and uses the same fragmented scrolling that was seen in the first trailer. You will also be able to recast your video with brand new content.Unfortunately, I am unable to upload the video that was used. But below are a couple of screen grabs from the video, which uses portions of the first trailer and integrates it with some of your info and photos. Of course none of this will be shared with the public, but you can share it with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, etc.So try it out, and see why accepting the program can be dangerous.The Bourne Legacy opens in theaters on August 10th. Viral Marketing Operation IntelThe Bourne LegacyUniversal Pictures
USA Network’s “Psych” Launches Ambitious Social Media Game for New Season October 1, 2011January 10, 2012Psych is one of my favorite shows on television. The USA Network mainstay is known for its unique brand of offbeat humor and tremendous chemistry among the show’s cast, and now has ambitious plans of incorporating social media and viral websites into the its upcoming 6th season. Announced this past… Read More
Tron Legacy: Encom Releases Space Paranoids Teaser April 14, 2010April 14, 2010The Tron Legacy viral may be picking back up after a week or so of calmness. At the beginning of the month, Encom International had a press conference to announce that their famous game Space Paranoids would be coming online soon. Now the tech company has released an official teaser… Read More
Morgan Freeman’s Reddit IAmA Underwhelms, Questions of Authenticity Arise [Updated] April 12, 2013April 12, 2013Last night, actor Morgan Freeman did an IAmA on the social news website Reddit to promote his upcoming film Oblivion. Many on the Internet, especially in the Reddit community, have a great fondness for Freeman, so it’s not surprising how popular the thread became (around 15,000 comments as of this… Read More