As a marketer and an avid game-player, I love the idea. It brings more realism to the game. While I appreciate the humor and creativity that Rockstar has gone through to create fake products, it does reduce the realism from the world. I also find it exciting that these ads aren't static; they will change over time, perhaps depending on your location or demographic.
Hmm, they might, in a sense. Sprite's slogan revolved around "Obey your thirst", where they are trying to convince people to drink Sprite because they don't use celebrity or other traditional soft-drink promotions.
Of course, they used Kobe Bryant in that campaign, so who knows...
We're only doing this now because of rising fuel costs? The more time that the sun is up after work the better! I loved it in Spain when I could see the sun go down at 9:30 pm -- it made the days longer and more enjoyable and productive. This should've been done a long time ago...
You might be a redneck if...you wear a straw hat to school:)
I remember trying, too, in 6th grade, and I saw nothing. I was too scared to look straight at it, too, because of the whole blindness thing...
This is one thing that I love about Japanese culture -- the ability to plan long-term. Their companies will develop 5-year plans while here in the US, we're preoccupied with every 3 months...
Underneath a make-shift awning yesterday afternoon, 11 people were in line doing what appeared to be homework, pecking at laptops and talking to members of the media.
Watch out, everyone! These nerds, with their wireless laptops, are probably amongst us as we speak...
Cmon, one of you -- reveal yourself! Tell us why you are camping out for this "event"...
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As a marketer and an avid game-player, I love the idea. It brings more realism to the game. While I appreciate the humor and creativity that Rockstar has gone through to create fake products, it does reduce the realism from the world. I also find it exciting that these ads aren't static; they will change over time, perhaps depending on your location or demographic.
Hmm, they might, in a sense. Sprite's slogan revolved around "Obey your thirst", where they are trying to convince people to drink Sprite because they don't use celebrity or other traditional soft-drink promotions.
Of course, they used Kobe Bryant in that campaign, so who knows...
Or instead of some magic elixir or mana boost, you drink a Sprite...at that point, it is just product placement, like you would have in a movie.
Plus, the ratings have been low. The reviews basically say that the game doesn't bring much of anything new to the genre.
The link has very little additional information.
Well, you've done it now -- now we're not going to RTFA!!
We're only doing this now because of rising fuel costs? The more time that the sun is up after work the better! I loved it in Spain when I could see the sun go down at 9:30 pm -- it made the days longer and more enjoyable and productive. This should've been done a long time ago...
Known as the "empty vessel" approach to branding...
:) = sarcasm
Um, that says p-e-r-m State, not Penn St.
17 Perm State University
Cal Tech 28th, Duke 29th...
As if AOL users could even set VoIP up, let alone understand the concept :)
The Bible, for example?
Time to patent my time machine so that I can prevent others from going back in time and patenting it before me.
This just doesn't sound like something that Sony could invent. This isn't some electronic gizmo that you press play and it works...
Cmon! Who can't do an impersonation of Sean Connery?
You might be a redneck if...you wear a straw hat to school :)
I remember trying, too, in 6th grade, and I saw nothing. I was too scared to look straight at it, too, because of the whole blindness thing...
They launch rockets from Tanegashima Island, Japan's answer to Cape Canaveral...
Maybe they should start with monkeys...
This is one thing that I love about Japanese culture -- the ability to plan long-term. Their companies will develop 5-year plans while here in the US, we're preoccupied with every 3 months...
The episode 'microbots' also clearly shows that they have size changing tech.
What's the big deal? I get emails about that every day...
I humbly apologize for the error:
Soundwave
Shockwave
I hope they don't ruin Transformers, but instead, ruin Gobots, which no one has ever seem to care about...
Will they update Shockwave? Boomboxes are soooooo 80's...
Underneath a make-shift awning yesterday afternoon, 11 people were in line doing what appeared to be homework, pecking at laptops and talking to members of the media.
Watch out, everyone! These nerds, with their wireless laptops, are probably amongst us as we speak...
Cmon, one of you -- reveal yourself! Tell us why you are camping out for this "event"...
Colorado, and everyone else, is just following Dayton's lead!