Microsoft Viral Stunt
posted by ModeratorFiled under: Media Pranks, Publicity Stunts
Submitted by Paul C. from Yahoo! Finance, by Chris Nichols, August 13, 2009:
Microsoft’s Marketing Stunt Goes Viral
Turns out the official recipe for fun and the way to create an Internet sensation are the same: Start with a megacorporation, add in a group of Germans on a hillside, liberally take advantage of slick editing software and let the power of the Web do its thing.
If you spend any time online, have a TV or know anyone who does, you’ve probably heard about the latest craze blasting its way through cyberspace. In case you haven’t, a recap: A guy in a neoprene suit goes barreling down a waterslide, flies off the end and through the air, traveling a great distance, and splashes down in a tiny pool. It’s the MegaWoosh. See?
Please understand. This is a hoax. (more…)
