The Future of Ads

Hidden ASCII Art Generates Buzz For Dante’s Inferno

When the team behind the Dante’s Inferno video game hid ASCII art in the source code of many popular websites and then waited for that art to get discovered, they were taking a huge risk, but sometimes big rewards can only come to those that are willing to take equally big risks.

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Skittles Embraces Social Media In A Big Way

Most brands have at least dipped a toe into the waters of social media, but earlier this week, Skittles sent the online world into a tizzy by being the first brand to jump head first into the deep end.

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Burger King Lets People Sacrifice Friendships For Whoppers

Burger King’s new Facebook application, called Whopper Sacrifice, asks users to take on a controversial task: ending 10 Facebook friendships in order to receive a coupon for a free Whopper.

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Never Hide Films Are Viral Successes For Ray-Ban

To help promote their line of sunglasses, Ray-Ban created a series of viral videos called Never Hide Films. With 11 total videos to date, they’ve seen multi-million view successes, and four-digit failures, so it’s an interesting look at what works well as an online viral video, and what doesn’t.

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HBO Shares Secrets For Big Love

‘Big Love’ is all about secrets, and HBO has created a campaign that’s full of them.

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