Super 8 Updates: Chat Icon Appears and Video Footage From Weirton Set Dan Koelsch, October 9, 2010 Today we have a small viral update and video footage of film production in action in Weirton, West Virginia for Super 8, the sci-fi film being produced by J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg. First, we have footage of Super 8 being shot on location from William Blakenship (via AICN). Then we have a new icon on our favorite remote desktop. See it all after the break. On the STIES website, there’s a new icon on the desktop tool bar that is a chat bubble with a hashtag in it. Could it be a reference to Twitter, or as Super 8 News suggests, IRC messaging? Hopefully this means there will be some two way communication coming soon, or at least we’ll know more about this PDP-11 remote computer. For more information on the Super 8 viral campaign, go to our Super 8 Viral Page. ARGs & Campaigns Viral Marketing Scariest Thing I Ever SawSuper 8Weirton
Big Tron Legacy Update: Many Viral Sites, Countdown for Space Paranoids Online April 29, 2010October 18, 2011There has been an explosion of viral sites for Disney’s Tron Legacy lately, and thanks to Firstshowing, we are able to connect them together to make sense of it all. Try to follow the full story after the break. Read More
Viral Video: Lucas Re-Edits Star Wars Opening Text January 19, 2010January 21, 2010As a purist Star Wars fan who also loves modern technology, I’ve often been conflicted with the re-edits George Lucas has done to the original Star Wars trilogy (once in 1997 and again in 2004). Sure, there are some scenes that look bad-ass and definitely improve on the original 70s… Read More
Humorous Cheat Sheets for TV Season Finales May 18, 2010May 19, 2010It’s that time of year again when things come to an end. Schools are having finals and graduations, and television shows are having their season and series finales. Fortunately, you can have cheat sheets for the later and not get in trouble. After the break, check out College Humor‘s funny… Read More