November 10 2009
Ditch The Tech.
I phoned the number on the Rossum website and sometime later I got a call back with a short message, simply telling me to "ditch the tech". I went back online, and found this site.
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Mandy | November 10, 00:30 CET
FruityOatySaladbar | November 10, 00:33 CET
*looks over shoulder...
allthattwiggery | November 10, 00:44 CET
JAYROCK | November 10, 00:45 CET
stevekaw | November 10, 00:45 CET
Civilization will fall apart in the year 2019. The Rossum Corporation is responsible. It is already beginning at the L.A. Dollhouse right now. Don't let them wipe the future!
meta name="keywords" content="Rossum, evil, future, 2019, L.A. Dollhouse, end of the world, don't pick up the phone, ditch the tech, ditchthetech, wipe, brain, mind, soul"
[ edited by JAYROCK on 2009-11-10 09:46 ]
JAYROCK | November 10, 00:46 CET
Risch22 | November 10, 00:46 CET
dispatch | November 10, 00:52 CET
http://www.wipethefuture.com/
Only says "SOON" right now. I wonder what'll go up eventually.
Arison | November 10, 00:59 CET
JAYROCK | November 10, 01:05 CET
And I am now even more terrified of picking up the phone.
(And,that's a great first post, Dev!!!)
JotheCat | November 10, 01:24 CET
sammy_jai | November 10, 01:29 CET
iluvmusicals | November 10, 01:30 CET
dottikin | November 10, 01:31 CET
hopitopia | November 10, 01:40 CET
I'm sure neither are of any use but thought I'd throw it out there anyway.
JAYROCK | November 10, 01:56 CET
Man, if the show had just been marketed this way from the beginning. This show has so much potential to have a large fanbase if it'd just be allowed to grow.
[ edited by Rhodey on 2009-11-10 10:57 ]
Rhodey | November 10, 01:57 CET
Thank you to those who put a huge amount of time, effort and thought into this!
eyes of the world | November 10, 02:09 CET
Wonder how many cooler things they could've invested on if they haven't wasted money with that weird Virtual Doll thingie.
Update - to correct one of the worst written paragraphs ever. Really.
[ edited by Numfar PTB on 2009-11-10 11:47 ]
Numfar PTB | November 10, 02:24 CET
hopitopia | November 10, 02:29 CET
hopitopia | November 10, 02:30 CET
[ edited by The Do That Girl on 2009-11-10 11:50 ]
The Do That Girl | November 10, 02:51 CET
But, the fact that Fox never showed Epitaph One does hurt a bit into the efficiency of these viral promotions (despite it being really really cool). Unless you've seen the DVD extras (rental or sale) or you're in International Markets that saw the episode on TV (mostly Cable, not network, however extremely vocal audience) which doesn't affect US direct market (not directly at least), I wonder about the reach of these actions.
Numfar PTB | November 10, 03:10 CET
Septimus | November 10, 03:53 CET
Pointy | November 10, 04:05 CET
hopitopia | November 10, 04:08 CET
maz | November 10, 04:29 CET
jiggyfly | November 10, 04:47 CET
LaneMeyer | November 10, 05:11 CET
Jaymii | November 10, 05:23 CET
viewingfigures | November 10, 06:20 CET
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wkf0Uyn9HlY
Pantaryl | November 10, 08:11 CET
nuccbko | November 10, 08:25 CET
Whisper | November 10, 08:27 CET
Wonder why I didn't get this site in an email (I emailed the Rossum PR address). Oh well, thanks for posting it! I'll need to check out the video on youtube later (not at work).
AnotherFireflyfan | November 10, 08:56 CET
And having watched the youtube... wah. That was creepy indeed.
ManEnoughToAdmitIt | November 10, 09:32 CET
'Cause unless a whole lot more is being added to DitchTheTech.com, I dunno if it'd be worth printing off the posters and plastering them everywhere. Although I might print one off just for the novelty of it, and because it speaks to my love-hate relationship with cell phones.
Kris | November 10, 10:05 CET
Then I realized, intentional or not, not being able to see the video on a phone might me thematically appropriate. (Although maybe people on phones are the ones who need the warning the most?)
@theonetruebix | November 10, 10:13 CET
iwantthefireback64 | November 10, 10:26 CET
Eep!
Serefina716 | November 10, 10:30 CET
didifallasleep | November 10, 10:31 CET
JTown | November 10, 10:32 CET
JTown | November 10, 10:34 CET
ShanshuBugaboo | November 10, 11:28 CET
crazygolfa | November 10, 12:42 CET
I love viral campaigns.
E-Rawk | November 10, 12:58 CET
Arison | November 10, 13:16 CET
Bt06 | November 10, 13:39 CET
sarahb | November 10, 15:05 CET
I was just on TVGuide.com - there were four ads for V. All of Morena. The one above my "What's on" listing graph had the lines "We come in peace. Always" scrolling up on the side. The one below was just her face. To the left was her face w/alien eyes, and to the right was her face regularly. Oh, and there was also another one way off to the side that said "V - Tonight on ABC."
Plus they aired a commercial for V with every.single.ad break on "Dancing With the Stars" last night.
I just don't know how much attention this kind of viral marketing is going to attract to the show. If someone hadn't seen the link here, would they likely be able to stumble across it doing a random search? And...what would make it turn up in Google?
ShadowQuest | November 10, 16:14 CET
Arison | November 10, 21:42 CET
Is the purpose of these sites to entertain us, the already-fans, or to intrigue someone into watching the show for the first time?
ShadowQuest | November 10, 21:54 CET
I uploaded the Rossum Advert with the tagline "Intruiging - read closely - "toddler dementia" - then a couple of hours later uploaded the ditchthetech link and after another pause the wipethefuture link. Most of my friends worked out it was viral advertising but they all thought it effectively scary. Job done. A few more fans generated.
BTW - my fave part in the Rossum Advert is where they declare they want to understand every brain by disecting it.
viewingfigures | November 11, 03:04 CET
Xantastic1316 | November 11, 05:47 CET
JAYROCK | November 11, 06:52 CET
KingofCretins | November 11, 08:11 CET
MikeATL | November 11, 10:04 CET
Bt06 | November 11, 16:30 CET
MikeATL | November 13, 11:13 CET
@theonetruebix | November 13, 11:27 CET