“Jurassic World” Viral Site Reveals Countdown to Thanksgiving Caleb Hamilton, November 18, 2014November 18, 2014 Briefly: Yesterday, a viral site for the fictional company, Masrani Global, went online. It was quickly discovered that this was the start of an ARG for the highly anticipated Jurassic World. Within the website, there were several pages containing information about Masrani as well as the actual Jurassic World theme park. Clicking around, fans discovered yet another site – one for the theme park itself! Not much on it yet: a ticker with the latest park news, links to social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram… OH! and a huge countdown clock, which at press time has 9 days, 7 hours and 13 minutes left – which is 9 PM on Thursday, November 27th! Will we have a Jurassic World teaser trailer to be thankful for on Thanksgiving? Find out when the countdown ends!Jurassic World opens in theaters on June 12th, 2015! ARGs & Campaigns Viral Marketing ARGCountdownJurassic WorldTrailerUniversal Pictures
42 Entertainment is Behind “Test Subjects Needed” Website, More Details Emerge May 26, 2011There’s now an interesting development in what I thought would be a one-off post about a unique viral marketing website for gum. On Tuesday, we told you about TestSubjectsNeed.com, which supposedly tested you to see if you could participate in the “Human Preservation Project”. Now we know that the site… Read More
Sherlockology Countdown Ends Early; “Sherlock” Series 3 Teaser Released Online August 2, 2013August 2, 2013This week, we’ve been covering a mysterious countdown run by Sherlock fan site Sherlockology which, in the sense of a traditional countdown, would have ended tomorrow some time. However, the countdown ended today, after the site posted another image, with a time rather than the number 1. Sherlockology has come… Read More
Farewell Atlantis is on Facebook and Releases Tomorrow September 30, 2009September 30, 2009Thanks to our fictional friend Soren Ulfert, we now know that Farewell Atlantis, the faux novel written by character Jackson Curtis (John Cusack), has an official Facebook fan page. Right now there are only 78 fans, so be sure to add the page! The page, apparently created at the beginning… Read More