In marketing circles the term "Viral Marketing" means "Word of Mouth". Marketers don't think it's a negative phrase at all. I seriously thought the Milk Council ad agency in NYC called Andrew and made him an offer he couldn't refuse in spite of what he wrote last week - like $$50,000 a month no content strings for 15 second tags before the Rocketboom branding tag every day. Do you think they should refuse such an offer?
Why wouldn't others here take that seriously? Am I the only one among 1300 members who thought that was not a joke? I thought it was a funny ad. period. And it still is. lol. And the joke's on me. But you see I am a member of this group that LOVES advertising. sorry. I'm just built that way. So I have no ethical problems with Andrew and Amanda selling advertising at all. In fact I wish they would. Then they would be millionaires an give us even more wonderful content. Which I think is inevitable anyway. But the sooner the better I think. -- Taylor Barcroft New Media Publisher, Editor, Video Journalist Santa Cruz CA, Beach of the Silicon Valley http://FutureMedia.org On Aug 29, 2005, at 11:02 AM, Steve Watkins wrote: > The name 'viral > marketing' is deeply negative and sinister and probably gets peoples > defenses up before they even know what it means. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/T8sf5C/tzNLAA/TtwFAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
