The real story here though is that some really dim lights managed to arrest two marketers for their own really really dumb mistake. I guess we could all be under suspicion, and then arrested for posting stuff to this list. If I say "BOOM" and you think it's a bomb, I'm off to jail. yikes Eric > Hi Lauren, > > Perhaps it should be renamed 'hairscare'... > > marc :-) > >> Get thee to cnn.com and watch the two films they've got posted on the >> left: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/01/boston.bombscare/index.html >> >> Note also the Turner Broadcasting Statement just beneath (just so >> happens turner, who owns cnn, and through Mr. Mustache, Ted Turner, >> most of Wyoming (just north of my home state!) was also behind the >> stunt!!!!) >> >> And also, a quote from the story: >> >> "At a news conference after the hearing, Stevens and Berdovsky stepped >> to the microphones and said they were taking questions only about >> 1970s hairstyles. >> >> When a reporter accused them of not taking the situation seriously, >> Stevens responded, "We're taking it very seriously." Asked another >> question about the case, Stevens reiterated they were answering >> questions only about hair and accused the reporter of not taking him >> and Berdovsky seriously. >> >> Reporters did not relent and as they continued, Berdovsky disregarded >> their queries, saying, "That's not a hair question. I'm sorry." " >> >> I know I should probably be more critical somehow, but I must say, I >> can't help getting behind guys who talk about 1970s hairstyles on >> international tv. Sorry. >> >> >> >> Hi kanarinka, >> >> >here you go: >> http://tinyurl.com/34spkx >> >> muich thanks :-) >> >> >Also - check out www.boston.com for extensive Globe coverage... >> >> I'm on my way.... >> >> marc >> >>> here you go: >>> http://tinyurl.com/34spkx >>> >>> Also - check out www.boston.com for extensive Globe coverage... >>> >>> On Feb 1, 2007, at 10:51 AM, marc wrote: >>> >>>> Hi kanarinka, >>>> >>>> That links seems to have cut short... >>>> >>>> marc >>>> >>>>> Yesterday a bunch of LED signs with cartoon characters from a TV >>>>> show shut down the city of Boston. They were installed on >>>>> bridges, overpasses, etc. >>>>> >>>>> City officials spent $750,000 deploying first responders to the >>>>> site of the cartoons. >>>>> >>>>> Now they have arrested two of the "artists" who were hired by >>>>> Interference, Inc, a guerrilla marketing firm who was hired by >>>>> Turner Broadcasting. >>>>> >>>>> Bail for the artists is set at $100,000. >>>>> >>>>> One of the LED signs is on sale on eBay for $5,000. >>>>> >>>>> This world gets weirder and weirder. >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> --- ---- >>>>> >>>>> Boston officials livid over ad stunt >>>>> Yahoo! News >>>>> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070201/ap_on_re_us/ >>>>> suspicious_devices&printer=1;_ylt=AlshJuoauPW32_iUqROy2mJH2ocA;_ylu=X >>>>> 3oD MTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE- >>>>> >>>>> By KEN MAGUIRE, Associated Press Writer 56 minutes ago >>>>> >>>>> Livid about a publicity campaign that disrupted the city by >>>>> stirring fears of terrorism, Boston officials vowed to prosecute >>>>> those responsible and seek restitution, while others mocked >>>>> authorities on Thursday for what they called an overreaction. >>>>> >>>>> Officials found a slew of blinking electronic signs adorning >>>>> bridges and other high-profile spots across the city Wednesday, >>>>> prompting the closing of a highway and part of the Charles River >>>>> and the deployment of bomb squads. >>>>> >>>>> The 38 signs were part of a promotion for the Cartoon Network TV >>>>> show "Aqua Teen Hunger Force," a surreal series about a talking >>>>> milkshake, a box of fries and a meatball. The network's parent is >>>>> Turner Broadcasting Systems Inc. >>>>> >>>>> "It is outrageous, in a post 9/11 world, that a company would use >>>>> this type of marketing scheme," Mayor Thomas Menino said. "I am >>>>> prepared to take any and all legal action against Turner >>>>> Broadcasting and its affiliates for any and all expenses incurred." >>>>> >>>>> The 1-foot tall signs, which were lit up at night, resembled a >>>>> circuit board, with protruding wires and batteries. Most depicted >>>>> a boxy, cartoon character giving passersby the finger â a more >>>>> obvious sight when darkness fell. >>>>> >>>>> Two men who put up the promotions were to be arraigned Thursday on >>>>> charges of placing a hoax device and disorderly conduct. >>>>> Authorities say Peter Berdovsky, 27, of Arlington, and Sean >>>>> Stevens, 28, of Charlestown, were hired to place the devices. >>>>> >>>>> Berdovsky, an artist, told The Boston Globe he was hired by a >>>>> marketing company and said he was "kind of freaked out" by the furor. >>>>> >>>>> "I find it kind of ridiculous that they're making these statements >>>>> on TV that we must not be safe from terrorism, because they were >>>>> up there for three weeks and no one noticed. It's pretty >>>>> commonsensical to look at them and say this is a piece of art and >>>>> installation," he said. >>>>> >>>>> Fans of the show mocked what they called an overreaction as about >>>>> a dozen gathered outside Charlestown District Court on Thursday >>>>> morning with signs saying "1-31-07 Never Forget" and "Free Peter." >>>>> >>>>> "We're the laughing stock," said Tracy O'Connor, 34. >>>>> >>>>> "It's almost too easy to be a terrorist these days," said Jennifer >>>>> Mason, 26. "You stick a box on a corner and you can shut down a >>>>> city." >>>>> >>>>> O'Connor said there's nothing wrong with being vigilant, but said >>>>> she said it was ridiculous to shut down a city "when anyone under >>>>> the age of 35 knew this was a joke the second they saw it." >>>>> >>>>> Authorities vowed to hold Turner accountable for what Menino said >>>>> was "corporate greed," that led to at least $750,000 in police >>>>> costs. >>>>> >>>>> As soon as Turner realized the Boston problem around 5 p.m., it >>>>> said, law enforcement officials were told of their locations in 10 >>>>> cities where it said the devices had been placed for two to three >>>>> weeks: Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Seattle, >>>>> Portland, Ore., Austin, Texas, San Francisco and Philadelphia. >>>>> >>>>> "We apologize to the citizens of Boston that part of a marketing >>>>> campaign was mistaken for a public danger," said Phil Kent, >>>>> chairman of Turner, a division of Time Warner Inc. >>>>> >>>>> Kent said the marketing company that placed the signs, >>>>> Interference Inc., was ordered to remove them immediately. >>>>> >>>>> Interference had no comment. A woman who answered the phone at the >>>>> New York-based firm's offices Wednesday afternoon said the firm's >>>>> CEO was out of town and would not be able to comment until >>>>> Thursday. >>>>> >>>>> Messages seeking additional comment from the Atlanta-based Cartoon >>>>> Network were left with several publicists. >>>>> >>>>> A voice mail box for Berdovsky was full Wednesday night. The >>>>> Associated Press was unable to find whether Stevens had a lawyer. >>>>> >>>>> Authorities are investigating whether Turner or other companies >>>>> should be criminally charged, Attorney General Martha Coakley >>>>> said. "We're not going to let this go without looking at the >>>>> further roots of how this happened to cause the panic in this >>>>> city," Coakley said. >>>>> >>>>> In Seattle and several suburbs, the removal of the signs was low- >>>>> key. "We haven't had any calls to 911 regarding this," Seattle >>>>> police spokesman Sean Whitcomb said Wednesday. >>>>> >>>>> Police in Philadelphia said they believed their city had 56 devices. >>>>> >>>>> The New York Police Department removed 41 of the devices â 38 in >>>>> Manhattan and three in Brooklyn, according to spokesman Paul >>>>> Browne. The NYPD had not received any complaints. But when it >>>>> became aware of the situation, it contacted Cartoon Network, which >>>>> provided the locations so the devices could be removed. >>>>> >>>>> "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" is a cartoon with a cultish following >>>>> that airs as part of a block of programs for adults on the >>>>> Cartoon Network. A feature length film based on the show is slated >>>>> for release March 23. >>>>> >>>>> ___ >>>>> >>>>> Associated Press Writer Tom Hays in New York contribu > ted to this >>>>> report. >>>>> >>>>> Copyright (c) 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The >>>>> information contained in the AP News report may not be published, >>>>> broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written >>>>> authority of The Associated Press. >>>>> Copyright (c) 2007 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. >>>>> Questions or Comments >>>>> Privacy Policy -Terms of Service - Copyright/IP Policy - Ad Feedback >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> NetBehaviour mailing list >>>>> NetBehaviour at netbehaviour.org >>>>> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> NetBehaviour mailing list >>>> NetBehaviour at netbehaviour.org >>>> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> NetBehaviour mailing list >>> NetBehaviour at netbehaviour.org >>> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >>> >>> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
_______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
