Horror Movie for Sprint’s Samsung Instinct: Win $10,000

When it comes to online marketing of any product it can be done in many ways and these days we are seeing this taken to more extremes with every new product launch. The Cloverfield viral marketing campaign was very impressive, now Sprint’s Samsung Instinct has taken the movie theme for their latest cellphone online marketing campaign.

Below this post you can see a video that may have already started (just click replay), this video shows a Horror movie theme that promotes the new Sprint Samsung Instinct phone. On their site they have many other movie themes promoting this uberphone of the moment, these include cops, chase, spy and trailers.

This kind of marketing really makes me smile as it can be very corny sometimes, but they are still excellent as they make you remember and even come up as a point of discussion with friends and family, just what Sprint plan. This marketing campaign by the brand is just the start, they are also offering the first 1,000 users $20 to incorporate the Instinct into a home video posted on YouTube.

That kind of marketing can really help reach millions more users online, Sprint want you to make a home movie like many YouTube users do everyday and also just by including the Samsung Instinct you get to make some money as well. This contest is going to start on June 30 and forget the small prize of $20; there is some real big money up for grabs. You can also win $10,000 if you make the best home video with a touch of Sprint’s Samsung Instinct.

You can find out more on Sprint’s website, will you be entering this competition and feel free to share ideas you have for the video or maybe not.

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Movies from major film studios now on Apple iTunes Store in Canada

If you use Apple iTunes in Canada, then you will be happy to know that you can now get movies from major film studios. This news broke yesterday, check out the press release below for the full details of what Canada users will get.

CUPERTINO, California—June 4, 2008—Apple® today announced that movies from major film studios including 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), Sony Pictures Television International and Lionsgate and Maple Pictures are now available on the iTunes® Store in Canada (www.itunes.ca). Movie purchases and rentals feature iTunes’ legendary ease of use, which makes discovering and enjoying movies as simple and easy as buying music on iTunes has always been. The iTunes Store in Canada features over 1,200 films available for rent or purchase, with titles available for purchase on the same day as their DVD release, including recent blockbusters such as “Juno,” “I Am Legend,” “National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets,” “The Bourne Ultimatum” and “Cloverfield.” iTunes Movie Rentals also features over 200 titles available in stunning high definition, perfect for viewing on a widescreen TV with Apple TV®.

“Canadians have made iTunes the most popular place to find and buy music and TV shows online,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of iTunes. “We’re thrilled to give iTunes customers access to over 1,200 movies from major studios to rent or purchase, whether to enjoy at home on their widescreen TV with Apple TV or on-the-go on their iPod.”

The iTunes Store is the world’s most popular online music, TV and movie store. With Apple’s legendary ease of use, pioneering features such as iTunes Movie Rentals, integrated podcasting directory, iMix playlist sharing, the ability to turn previously purchased tracks into complete albums at a reduced price, and seamless integration with iPod®, the iTunes Store is the best way for Mac® and PC users to legally discover, purchase and download music and video online.

With iTunes Movie Rentals, once a movie is rented, it starts downloading from the iTunes Store directly to iTunes or Apple TV, and users with a fast Internet connection can start viewing the movie in seconds. Customers have up to 30 days to start watching it, and once a movie has been started customers have 48 hours to finish it—or watch it multiple times.

Acer Blue new notebook PC concept: 8 hours to go

You got to love promotions like this, it’s similar to how Cloverfield got promoted with viral marketing, the photo above shows what you will see when you go to www.acer.com and there was 8 hours to go last time will looked.

What are the details on this Acer Blue teaser for a new notebook PC concept, I guess we will have to wait for the press release in New York later today.

We will update you when we get more from the press event that’s hosted by the company’s president.

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