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(dedlymonkey, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:41, archived)
# meow
saucer of milk for miss kitten etc.
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:42, archived)
# Sorry I've just been shafted by
A huge American corporate.
(dedlymonkey, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:42, archived)
# ooh, get her
some people'd kill for a bit of a shafting off've a huge American corporate type
(I helped save b3ta! Liquid Crystal, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:45, archived)
# Well yeah
But I'm not a girl.
(dedlymonkey, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:52, archived)
# And
Americans are rubbish!
(dedlymonkey, Sat 21 May 2005, 0:19, archived)
# *pats cat*
Is that a purr station 2?
(I helped save b3ta! vladimir, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:42, archived)
# People are having fun though
And it's not exactly a positive/controllable campaign
(I helped save b3ta! Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:42, archived)
# It furthers awareness of the PS2 brand
To all the b3ta readers
(dedlymonkey, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:43, archived)
# yes this
is the exact point
(I helped save b3ta! vladimir, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:44, archived)
# Yeah, there's a whole load of b3tans who haven't heard of a PS2...
(I helped save b3ta! Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:46, archived)
# Knuggit!
:)
(dedlymonkey, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:47, archived)
# but i am aware of the playstation brand anyway.
(I helped save b3ta! Thor_sonofodin has done things, terrible things on, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:46, archived)
# So are Sony just being nice?
Whether you are aware of it or not, you didnt previously spend ages looking at shed loads of amusing pictures to do with it did you? Aimed at furthering your brand awareness, and associating the PS2 with humour as found on B3ta. There is a f'in marketing dollar over everything these days.

Vive la revolution!
(dedlymonkey, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:49, archived)
# i shall go home and burn my PS2 tonight,
bear in mind that i only own 5 games.
(I helped save b3ta! Thor_sonofodin has done things, terrible things on, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:58, archived)
# to be fair on Sony (god knows why)
there is a fuckload more involved in the creation of an ad campaign than the initial idea.
(I helped save b3ta! Damocles wants no part of your debauchery, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:42, archived)
# see
above, they are marketing to us!

We are supposed to think they are cool, because they sponsor b3ta compos.

I say NO to your dollar Mr Sony, unless you want to give me a job, in which case I will HTML for food.
(dedlymonkey, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:44, archived)
# considering that 90%
of the compo images are berrating sony, I really don't think it's the best campaign they could got for £100.
(I helped save b3ta! Damocles wants no part of your debauchery, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:45, archived)
# Its brand awareness though
Even bad press is good publicity
(dedlymonkey, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:46, archived)
# I'm sure Michael Jackson
is thinking just that
(I helped save b3ta! Damocles wants no part of your debauchery, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:49, archived)
# He's just released Moonwalker on DVD
and his hits album stayed at number one for quite a while, so yes, I suspect he might be actually.
(I helped save b3ta! Matazone has new icons, but is keeping this one, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:53, archived)
# He didn't release it.
Whoever owns the rights to his crap released it. They are trying to get the money from sales while they still can - they know he's gonna be convicted. Even if he escapes conviction, his reputation is tarnished beyond repair now and they can never hope to get the sales he could once achieve.

It's just the bigwigs trying to squeeze the last few drops out of him while he still has supporters.
(I helped save b3ta! Damocles wants no part of your debauchery, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:57, archived)
# pfft
(I helped save b3ta! - D - SharkTrousers, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:53, archived)
# but companies have realised
that there is a lot of 'alternative' credibility in mimicking the subversion of their brand* - makes them look cooler
*it does make sense...maybe
(I helped save b3ta! vladimir, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:48, archived)
# I
concur, and b3ta shoudl be kept for fun only.

I will buy a b3ta t-shirt if they refuse to run any more corporate ad campaigns. And keep b3ta for the people.
(dedlymonkey, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:50, archived)
# On the other hand
They do make a 'slim' version now, which would look good next to my stereo....shit!
(dedlymonkey, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:51, archived)
# hahahaha
*falls off playstation laughing*
(I helped save b3ta! vladimir, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:52, archived)
# Yeah,
but there are other fuckers who get paid to do this sort of shit, instead of farming it out to shmucks who'll give them all sorts of ideas for free, and one which they'll then use for the cost of a PS2. And not even the retail cost of one either.
(Tetsuo, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:52, archived)
# the winning image won't be used in an ad
they aren't looking for ideas for a campaign.

(they've already got lots of staff to do that kind of stuff for them anyway.)
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:57, archived)
# fluffy and smart!
hahaha!
(I helped save b3ta! Shiksa, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:43, archived)
# That and what b3ta got paid
fair play to them, putting their board monkeys to work
(I helped save b3ta! fuscous, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:43, archived)
# **must buy a ps2**

/ends trance/
(shux, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:46, archived)
# BEWARE!!

Compo is a an ad campaign!

Woo!

(I helped save b3ta! Sir Aunty Grampa Dave the Hat - enjoying a post-meridian muncheon - Ta! Cannaoogim!?, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:50, archived)
# Corpo
call it by its new name
(I helped save b3ta! vladimir, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:55, archived)
# we'd all do the same
if it involves making money for free. All of us.
(shux, Fri 20 May 2005, 13:58, archived)
# Cheers
to everyone for the big thread btw
(dedlymonkey, Fri 20 May 2005, 14:55, archived)