August 29, 2006
Re*Generation TEXTnovella
Ghost Town is the first interactive text novella from Virgin Mobile and YouthNoise. It's the story of a teenage football player named Ghost who is hiding a dark secret that he's homeless. This secret will shock his classmates as he tries to manage the ins and outs of high school, an uncertain future, and just trying to stay alive.
Posted by richard ting at August 29, 2006, 07:20 PM
Coca-Cola GTA Commercial
Coca-cola did a commercial about their drink with their own style of grand theft auto.
Posted by richard ting at August 29, 2006, 02:52 PM
August 16, 2006
Chase Turns To Facebook To Enroll Students
[via mediapost]
J.P. Morgan Chase is pairing up with Facebook to be the exclusive credit card sponsor on the college social networking site for a year.
Starting this week, Chase will run banner ads throughout Facebook that invite members to join a group page--on the site--of people who want to learn about, or sign up for, Chase's new "+ 1" credit card. The card promotion geared toward students carries the tag line: "A totally new way to hook up your friends, yourself and your community."
Through the Chase + 1 program, users will be able to earn rewards points by simply getting a card, referring a friend, and other actions. Earned points toward DVDs and other college-oriented merchandise can also be shared with others or donated to charitable causes or campus groups.
"For us, this is an opportunity to establish a life-long brand and business relationship," said Manning Field, senior vice president of branding and advertising for Chase Card Services. He said the partnership with Facebook allowed Chase to reach students considering their first credit card and tap into the social networking phenomenon.
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