Early Signs Of Viral At 2011 Comic-Con Scott Caldwell, July 20, 2011April 25, 2013 With Comic-Con 2011, literally, just underway, and it’s only preview night, signs of viral marketing are already rearing their pretty heads. With the likes of viral past, including The Dark Knight, Tron Legacy, and District 9, we can now welcome the films of Elysium, and a possible start of The Amazing Spider-Man to the mix. As we’ve mentioned, we already know that The Avengers will be here, but take a look at what has already made it’s presence. Today is the official start of Comic-Con, and with no delay, comes viral marketing at its best, and to the masses. Since it’s still fairly fresh, this will be brief, but please, stay tuned, because you know this stuff will be coming at us fast.First off being the quickest to start, is the return to viral marketing for the highly anticipated follow up film from Neill Blomkamp, who we all know made an amazing intro with his feature film District 9. He now is back to work with the star of that film, Sharlto Copley, as well as Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, and while much is still unknown of the film, the recruitment video offered up on the site is a glimpse into what we just may see when the film comes out……….in 2013. Thanks to ComingSoon for the update (and the photo).ArmadyneThe second piece, while it may lead to nothing, comes from our pals at FusedFilm. Kevin has sent a tweet with his new badge from a company called Oscorp, which many of you know is the company that is run by Norman Osborn, who’s alter ego goes by the name of Green Goblin. Of course you know where he belongs.You know there will be more, so stay tuned! ARGs & Campaigns Comic-Con Conventions Events News Viral Marketing Viral News Comic-ConElysiumGreen GoblinNeill BlomKampSharlto CopleySpider-ManSpiderman
ARGFest’s Urgent Plea For Sponsors July 13, 2010We’ve talked a little about ARGFest here at MovieViral, the yearly conference that features games and speakers all focused on Alternate Reality Games and transmedia. This year’s event is this week, but it looks like the costs of running the event are a bit higher than expected. Read the official… Read More
2012: San Diego Drop Findings October 12, 2009October 13, 2009Update: You can download the pictures here. It’s just more schematics of Noah’s Ark 2.0. Once again, the guys at Unfiction have come through for us. Today there was yet another drop for the 2012 viral, this time in San Diego. There were the same the items again (phone, flash… Read More
Betting On Box Office Opening Weekends Approved June 15, 2010Want to make some serious money predicting box office opening weekend results? Now you can, at via stock exchange. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved a contract with the new Trend Exchange that allow traders to bet on a movie’s opening weekend gross. While a new revenue stream is… Read More