Gordian Marketing Knot

[daicerio_blue]

Svedka vodka is now using a likeness of Chris Cunningham's "All is Full of Love" android as a spokesbot under the tagline "The Future of Adult Entertainment

Comments

[the_revolution]

Yeah. There is a good target for the culture jamming engines.

[daicerio_blue]

Isn't it ironic that the jammers were reading Rushkoff in the late nineties? What a funny old world.

[the_revolution]

I'm not all that surprised. If it wasn't him, it would be someone else. I'd liken him to the Oppenheimer of the new media. At least someone gets to line their pockets.

[ham_hocks]

99% of the people that would see the add would not even have any idea what it was I think.

As for the rest.. boobs, booze and bots.. I'm all over it ;>

[daicerio_blue]

Yeah, you're right. I'm probably being too critical of it.

[ham_hocks]

maybe.. it could be the only time people will ever be exposed to something outside of football and budwiser.

It's hard to say. Could someone who's never seen a picture or tried to appreciate bueaty of of the Cistine's roof become interested by seeing a parody done with simpsons characters? If so, i'm all for it, unfortunatly, like you stated, the sad reality of it is a marketing scheme, unoriginal at that, preying on the ignorance of the booze guzzling public to save design costs.

Look at me, acting like a college art frosh trying to get chicks by pretending I give a damn. It's a good thing there are people like you who actually do give a damn :)

btw, wtf.. I'm not invited out when you come up from chicago? :P

[daicerio_blue]

Wait... when was this?

I don't think I've been properly out on the town in Milwaukee since Mad Planet. I did run into Sally and Laurel at that park show last weekend, but I was sort of a tagalong with Kristel's bellydance troupe. The rest of the weekend we were over in Governor Dodge state park.

When is a good night to go out up there?