Bombs Over Boston
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- version30
best article i've found yet
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/…
let me quote a passage for you
"By evening rush hour Wednesday, law enforcement officials had reportedly identified at least nine of the devices in the Boston area. The first, found early Wednesday morning, was detonated by a bomb squad at a subway station in Somerville, Mass., next to heavily-traveled Interstate 93."
i would consider that a smashing success
- jonnyquest0
for the little "bombmaker" in us all
- kerus0
this is hype and PR for the ATHF that all the money in the world couldn't by
ratings++
- Woolhouse0
The news networks called the items in question packages. There was nothing package-like about them. They were this black circuit boards with leds on the outter facing side.
The police and city infastructure take themselves too seriously. Yeah I know this is post nine eleven, but leave it to uptight Boston to make a big deal out of this. I'm sure the other cities that had this campaign saw it for what it was and didn't make the stink Boston did. It wasn't that hard to see what these were even from a distance.
I live 2 blocks away from the one that was placed on the BU Bridge.
This is just another reason why Boston is falling away from it's international city status.
Long live viral marketing.
- PonyBoy0
Boston...
... why you gotta be like this?
I back you EVERY chance I get, regardless of your predominantly democrat lead government - your sports teamz will always be in my heart...
... but why you gotta act like a bunch of sissies over some friggin' light bright art?
'hair today... gone tomorrow...'
PRICELESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!
- version30
i wonder what the production cost was on 50 igs and 50 errs, prob dirt cheap
- tommyo0
This is shameful. My brother was a bomb squad tech in the Air Force. Those guys are under unimaginable stress as it is and now latte sipping advertising assholes want to plant fake bombs throughout major cities.
The only reason that this campaign gained traction is BECAUSE of so many peoples fear of terrorist bombs. If there wasn't the fear, who knows if this would have worked. So now it's good advertising to capitalize on someones fear of imminent death? Or jam people up on the freeway while they blow up someones 'ad campaign' to render it safe?
'right or wrong... stupid or not... Cartoon Network is getting a lot of free ink....
jonnyquest
(Jan 31 07, 15:44)'You're a complete idiot. You're the guy that when someone talks about a stupid ad you pipe up and say 'Well you're talking about it now aren't you, so they did their job!' If I threw warm runny shit in your face infront of 30 people, they'd all tell at least 5 people what they just saw ... so how many people would have been enveloped into my campaign = 180 people would think I'm an asshole, but they'd be talking about me...so that's successful! I'm now a successful asshole!! KICK ASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! That means that they'll all come to my birthday party right fucko?
- version30
in all honesty, this does not further my need to watch athf, i have other things to do late at night, like work, REAL work. haven't caught them in an age. Afro Samurai is what I watch when i emerge from the cave
- jonnyquest0
"KICK ASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! ! That means that they'll all come to my birthday party right fucko?
tommyo
(Feb 1 07, 06:30)"i had the heartwrenching decision on whether to put tommyo on my ignore list but took a quick break and realized not to take the iterweb so seriously...
i still like fucko though.
i think every response in this thread should end with fucko...
- kerus0
ATHF pwns my tivo
sayin
- acescence0
the individuals obviously responsible for this fiasco are the current administration and the media that breed this culture of fear in the name of funneling taxpayer dollars into bullshit homeland security and the like.
- jonnyquest0
"I am sorry that's not a hair question"
wheras
I am sorry that's not a hair question fucko.
Can you deny it's power?
- version30
i don't get it fucko
- blastofv0
estimated 1 million spent in time and resources by the City of Boston
aside from all the marketing BS, it's a good trial run for the security people, and maybe it'll lead to a better approach to traffic and hysteria management once we're dealing with real threats.
- jonnyquest0
to bring this thread back on point i hereby submit the mooninite soundboard
- jonnyquest0
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/ne…
turner accepts blame...
i suppose that some restrictions on guerilla marketing will probably be a result of this whole fiasco. cities will want revenue from these campaigns just like they do with billboards...
to be honest i though some of the truth campaigns were conceptually a lot worse than this... i remember them sticking realistic body parts out of trashcans in nyc for one... if that doesn't get a police response i don't know what will.
- k0na_an0k0
Johnny I didn't mean you btw.
- jonnyquest0
"Johnny I didn't mean you btw."
k0na_an0k
(Feb 1 07, 12:33)who can truly resist the allure of fucko?
it haunts my imagination...
- jonnyquest0
trippy the nt stream speeds it up...
anyhoo y'all can find the best mooninite mp3's here
- k0na_an0k0
Sorry. I meant...
Johnny, I didn't mean you btw fucko.
:)
100!