culture jamming the tahoe

[the_watchmaker]

As part of a creative new ad campaign for the new Tahoe, General Motors has teamed up with Donald Trump's 'The Apprentice' franchise to create a website that allows prospectives to make their own commercials online. The website allows readers to select backgrounds, video shots, and input text in an attempt to win prizes ranging from a Jackson Hole

Comments

[mean_spiders]

that's uh.. pretty pretty predictable.

[the_watchmaker]

you should make one!

[therealmugato]

"it's not more than you need, it's just more than you're used to"

[___fox]

Hello

I hope my nerdiness does not scare you away.
best not spread that around, when confronted, i have nerd shame.

welcome to my journal.

[tarterus]

Nah, they had an article about this in the Star yesterday, GM is well aware of it - they claim to see it as a good thing, since the media coverage of the derogatory ads has lead to plenty of traffic to the site. The culture-jam actually helps The Man!

[the_watchmaker]

as they say, not all publicity is good publicity - they're just trying to put a good spin on it, but the traffic increase is in people wanting to laugh at them. not in people wanting to buy their vehicles.