Podcast the Second
Well, we promised to be more timely and considering we made this one only 3 days ago, we’re doing pretty good so far. I hope you all have had a chance to check out the first one and are ready for another round because here we go!
On today’s show we explore the viral campaign for the upcoming release of Dark Knight on July 18th, 2008, we check back in on the Anon vs Scientology battle, discuss Best Buy’s generous $10 Million gift card giveaway, the format war, and of course, Wal-Mart.
The Dark Knight
Official Film Website
I Believe In Harvey Dent
I Believe In Harvey Dent Too – Don’t forget to highlight the whole page to get the message
Why So Serious?
Rory’s Death Kiss
Gotham Police Department
Acme Security Systems
Concerned Citizens For A Better Gotham
Citizens For Batman
Clown Travel Agency
The Gotham Times
TheHaHaHaTimes
Jane McGonigal’s writings on Alternate Reality Games
As of, 4/7/08, the newest additions to the viral include the announcement of Lt. Gordon as the head of the Major Crimes Unit of the Gotham PD and a video news conference featuring Rachel Dawes endorsing Harvey Dent.
Best Buy
Best Buy Offers $50 Gift Card to Anyone Who Purchased a HD-DVD Player
Motley Fool Thinks It’s a Good Idea
Popular Webiste Joystiq throws in their 2-cents
From the New York Time’s Blog – HD Owners, Some Stores Want To Make Amends
Format War
The Showdown: Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD – from March 27, 2005
Blu-Ray vs HD DVD: The Format Wars – from January 23, 2006
Toshiba Announces Discontinuation of HD – from February 19, 2008
Blu-ray winner by KO in high-definition wars – from February 20, 2008
No Blu-Ray for Microsoft, Digital Distribution the Way to Go – from March 14, 2008
Digital Revolution for Microsoft – from April 3, 2008
Digital Media Distribution Opportunities for the Film Industry – straight from the horse’s mouth.
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Demands Price Cuts On CDs
Apple Out-Muscles Wal-Mart
We hope you enjoyed the show this week, and please tune in next week for more media discussion. Send us your comments, your well wishes, or even money. Or back rubs. Can’t have too many of those.
See you next week!
Attribution: The music in this episode was Remember The Name provided by Fort Minor through a Creative Commons license.
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