GREAT MOMENTS IN MARKETING: WHEN CLOWNS GO BAD, THEY GO VIRAL

I can take or leave viral marketing videos. I like them better when they’re honest about the branding instead of trying to pass themselves off as non-commercial.

But I’ll even forgive that – if they’re amazing as this short film for a new Philips 21:9 ratio flatscreen TV featuring a frozen scene of cops and clowns trying to murder each other.

Trust me – it's worth two minutes and nineteen seconds of yr time.

You’ll notice it’s designed to run in a continuous loop – which you can see on the actual web site hosting the video. It also offers some neat (if cheesy) extras to show you how they it.

Wipe that smile off yr face,

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KILLING IS MY BUSINESS ... AND BUSINESS IS GOOD (2009 EDITION)

ITEM: The latest numbers are in showing how many people have been killed to keep Iraq and America free.

As of April 23, 2009:

US military deaths: 4,276.

Iraqi civilian deaths: 110,600.

Difference: 106,324

Victory!

WARNING: Iraqi military deaths not included (because who bothers counting?).

FUN FACT: Around 79% of those civilian deaths have happened since 2005. It’s also believed to be a conservative estimate since thousands of people are still missing.

Some perspective:

In a nation of 29 million people, the deaths represent 0.38 percent of the population. Proportionally, that would be like the United States losing 1.2 million people to violence in the four-year period; about 17,000 people are murdered every year in the US.

Enjoy yr freedom! And yr weekend!

NOTE: Civilian casualty figures subject to change.

Bring out yr dead,

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SUMMER’S ALMOST HERE! ZOMG RUN FOR YR LIFE!

I don't normally do this kind of thing (except on Monday mornings), but ...

It’s garbagecanmusic ’s birthday today. And since we only seem to see each other in real life once very nine years or so – which is lucky for the rest of you, otherwise no one could stop us and with bedsitter23 ’s help we would OWN America by now – I thought I’d get him something special.

Like gratuitous promo pictures of Summer Glau. Heavily armed.

 

Happy birthday, sir.

Point and shoot,

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WHEN YR AWESOME, YOU CAN PARK WHERE YOU F***ING WELL LIKE

Now THAT'S an entrance.

Outshined,

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