Comments on: Users generate viral ads for movies, TV with BlinkBox

By: blinkbox movies now on the PS3, but will it get Netflix status?

blinkbox movies now on the PS3, but will it get Netflix status? — Mon, 10 May 2010 11:39:14 +0000

[...] it yet another attempt to get traction for blinkbox, which started off as a service letting users overlay a video clip taken from a movie or TV show with a personalised message at the beginning. It was a viral [...]

By: BlinkBox goes all arty, signs deal with British Film Institute

BlinkBox goes all arty, signs deal with British Film Institute — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:21:25 +0000

[...] at odds with the company’s recent credit crunch-busting Pizza Hut promotion or its long term ‘viral’ marketing strategy whereby users can create movie clips – referred to as ‘Blinks’ – to share [...]

By: TechCrunch UK » Blog Archive » BlinkBox inks deal with FreemantleMedia

TechCrunch UK » Blog Archive » BlinkBox inks deal with FreemantleMedia — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:56:21 +0000

[...] the UK start-up we reviewed in October last year, has signed a deal with FremantleMedia to bring a bunch of old TV shows including Baywatch, Danger [...]

By: Tamlyn Rhodes

Tamlyn Rhodes — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:21:18 +0000

Hi Mike, apologies for questioning your grammar but isn’t the use of a comma in lieu of ‘and’ in the title of this article something of an Americanism? I’ve never seen it used in newspapers this side of the pond before and it’s a style that I always find odd when reading US news sources.

By: Lloyd Davis

Lloyd Davis — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:43:38 +0000

Andrew, it’s not pointless – misguided and non-functioning, perhaps but not pointless

The point is to sell more DVDs. The thinking is that you will shove stuff around and that a percentage of people who visit the site will also buy or rent a movie. Old-stylee attempt to get “consumers” to do the work of pimping your product for you. I gave it two attempts to send my first blink and it failed. I won’t try again without some serious incentive.

Shame, ‘cos I like the people involved.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:26:44 +0000

maybe i’m missing something… but this site is a little pointless…

By: Mike Butcher

Mike Butcher — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:25:32 +0000

Maybe it’s not aimed at you. Maybe it’s aimed at kids who can’t be bothered to RIP a movie from a DVD, edit down the bit they want, place a ‘funny’ message at the front then send it to their friends. Maybe they just want to join a site, write a message, select a video and send, all legally and with about 50 times less hassle, and in a way which makes it pay for the rights holder. Maybe, just maybe.

By: Bob Jones

Bob Jones — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:32:14 +0000

I really don’t get it … you can add some text at the front of a few movie clips or some tat from TV?

Its charm is lost on me, I can’t see a use for it.

By: BlinkBox: User Generated Ads For Movies, TV (and it’s fun)

BlinkBox: User Generated Ads For Movies, TV (and it’s fun) — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:07:38 +0000

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