tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373365004388163061.post6175918645323860400..comments2023-07-11T04:42:54.056-07:00Comments on MonkeySpeak: Smear the world.Tom Lokovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16753426769149281003noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373365004388163061.post-55437198648665790392003-11-07T12:26:51.000-08:002003-11-07T12:26:51.000-08:00you need to show butts!you need to show butts!<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373365004388163061.post-17338019942261349782002-09-18T00:09:46.000-07:002002-09-18T00:09:46.000-07:00I was driving home the other night and heard what ...I was driving home the other night and heard what could possibly be the live equivalent of SPAM morality. It seems that Sony has hired attractive actors to play fake "tourists". These tourists hangout at theme parks, natural attractions (think Grand Canyon) and boardwalks, asking people to take their picture with Sony's new T68i GSM phone, which has a camera accessory. Once the photo is taken, innocent conversations are struck up about this wonderful technology, and “gee you should get one too…aren’t these things amazing…ohh let me tell you where I got mine, you’ll want to get one for yourself – possibly three”<br>Plants have been used for years, however this practice of actively pulling out passers-by to hawk their wares is beyond advertising and patently intrusive. Dubbed Stealth Advertising by the industry itself, it is apparently becoming widespread. By randomly striking up seemingly spur of the moment conversations, these shills run through their scripted sales pitch to the courteous passerby and reduce even politeness to advertising.<br>An even sillier variant of this technique involves what are referred to as leaners. These highly attractive people are paid by alcohol producers to hangout in bars and "lean" into a crown at the bar and order a particular drink. "Ohhh have you tried X vodka, its the best Vodka I've ever tried. You should order one too...I love it!"<br>Random, intrusive, unsolicited advertising imposed on you without your consent or possibly even your awareness - sounds like SPAM to me.<br>kevinnoreply@blogger.com