Eugene David ...The One-Minute Pundit |
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Let's see -- Lenovo, which does put out pretty decent computers, is using Facebook to convince people that it's not a Chinese company sponsoring the mean old Beijing GAMES -- but as always MICKEY D does it one better:
McDonald's has also expanded on its traditional Olympics advertising with a social strategy centered around its first alternate-reality game. Called "The Lost Ring," the AKQA-created game has been operational since April. In that time, McDonald's boasts more than 2 million visitors in 100 countries have played it at some level. "The Lost Ring" challenges players to solve mysteries surrounding the Olympics. You know, we would like to solve a few GAMES mysteries ourselves, like LENI RIEFENSTAHL and AVERY BRANDAGE, or why so many CEOs spend billions for three-month paid vacations, but we'll leave it at that.
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