You can see why!! (http://www.ttr2.com/vids/Banned_VW.mov)
QuoteOriginally posted by Gh0st Face Killah@Jan 20 2005, 08:50 PM
You can see why!! (http://www.ttr2.com/vids/Banned_VW.mov)
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Handy ole link! I'm FORBIDDEN for Christ's sake! Do they know who I am?
Sorry my mistake you need to open the link in quicktime. then it works.
Are you saying Quicktime doesn't kick in automatically? Do I have to open QT first? Is there life on Mars? When did you last see your father?
What were they thinking? Hey! I'd buy a car on the strenght of that...............Not
I get FORBIDDEN too. that or a 400 byte .mov file... :eyebrow:
QuoteOriginally posted by Gh0st Face Killah@Jan 20 2005, 11:16 PM
Sorry my mistake you need to open the link in quicktime. then it works.
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I refer the gentleman to this post.
More specifically, open Quicktime player, rightclick on the link and choose properties, copy the url and paste it into appropriate box in QT player. There.
EDIT: Oh yes, press 'play'
good car man :D
nice one !!!!
can't see anything wrong !!!!! ;)
I like that :)
Suicide bomber sells VW Polo - hoax ad takes internet by storm
David Smith, technology correspondent
Sunday January 23, 2005
The Observer
The spoof ad opens with the suicide bomber leaving his home and jumping into his VW Polo. The bomber parks at a busy London restaurant where carefree diners crowd the pavement. Cut to the terrorist sitting in his car as he pushes the button to detonate his bomb. The blast is contained within the car, saving the diners. The ad ends: 'Polo. Small but tough'.
It has to be a candidate for the sickest advert of all time, but also one of the most deceptive. Despite the high quality production values, real Volkswagen logo and the free publicity it is attracting around the world, the commercial was not made by the car giant.
Indeed, the firm has expressed disgust at the spoof depiction of a suicide bomber blowing himself up in a VW Polo, and tomorrow it will consider legal action against its creators.
The advert was not made for TV but to be flashed around the world on the internet. It is part of a phenomenon of 'viral emails' - not to be confused with computer viruses - that is so popular that this month saw the first 'viral awards'.
Most are official efforts by companies and advertising agencies. The VW hoax, however, marks a worrying new trend for them - bogus ads which can be made by one individual that can wreck a firm's reputation.
Ford had to distance itself last year from a viral email showing a cat's head being cut off by a car's sunroof. Paul Buckett, a VW spokesman, said: 'Two creatives known to our advertising agency, DDB London, sent in this work on spec. The agency wouldn't have anything to do it. I can only assume the people who made it put it on the web.
'We were horrified. This is not something we would consider using: it is in incredibly bad taste to depict suicide bombers.
'It gives the impression we've condoned or supported it, and is potentially very damaging to Volkswagen. Our legal department is planning an action and we will decide tomorrow.'
The ad is believed to be the work of a duo experienced in spoof ads, known as Lee and Dan, who also make real commercials.
Dan told the digital newsletter of media experts Brand Republic: 'The ad got out accidentally and spread like wildfire.'
It reflected 'what people see in the news every day. The car is the hero that protects innocent people from someone with very bad intentions. We're sorry if it has caused any offence.'
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Dan told the digital newsletter of media experts Brand Republic: 'The ad got out accidentally and spread like wildfire.'
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Sure...