Links of the Week

February 28, 2008 | By Scott McClellan | Found in The Web | 3 Comments

Bill Seaver points us to a site where amateurs compete for prizes as they create commercials for companies. What if you sponsored such a contest at your church?
JJ Abrams says there’s an idea for a Cloverfield 2. Is there also an idea for another viral marketing campaign?
Wow. Check out the portrait Heath Ledger sat for shortly before his death.
Coldplay is putting the finishing touches on their upcoming album!
Is Facebook doomed? No, says Robert Scoble, but it has some major drawbacks.
Wired’s Gadget Lab lists the most beautiful computers of all time.
Did you hear about the Sharper Image filing for bankruptcy? Where else am I going to get a laser-guided gumball machine?
EW’s PopWatch remembers the departed father of Christian rock, Larry Norman.
EW also got some writers to talk about their first week back at work following the WGA strike.
COLLIDE Publisher Rob Thomas’ alma mater, Abilene Christian University, just announced plans to give incoming freshmen iPhones/iPod Touches. I wonder if Rob is excited about how his donations are being spent.
Mashable looks at the popularity of social networking worldwide.
The Grove Center for the Arts has a great vision for connecting the Church and the arts. Check out their site for more info.

http://microexplosion.com Bill Seaver

Interesting idea to take the SuperVirals concept to churches. If you find out anyone does it I’d love to see what they do.
http://www.catalystspace.com Jesse

I’m interested in the supervirals thing too. But the ads I’ve seen on there as winners seem pretty weak.

Would it be better to hold your own YouTube contest?
http://microexplosion.com Bill Seaver

Yes, a YouTube contest or something like that could be done today and I agree…the winners are not spectacular at all…but still, they were motivated enough to do it and spread the message for the advertiser. It’s a good use of the new media from an advertiser’s standpoint.