{"id":1166,"date":"2008-11-16T01:04:41","date_gmt":"2008-11-16T06:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/?p=1166"},"modified":"2008-11-16T01:04:41","modified_gmt":"2008-11-16T06:04:41","slug":"bbc-promoting-new-shows-via-personalisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2008\/11\/16\/bbc-promoting-new-shows-via-personalisation","title":{"rendered":"BBC promoting new shows via personalisation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A great, modern way, to promote a TV series. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facespook.co.uk\/home.php\">[spooks] code 9<\/a> allows you to upload an image, and play a &#8220;game&#8221;, that is generated into a movie (a short clip). It takes all of under two minutes to do, and the whole application itself (Flash based) will take about five minutes of your time. <\/p>\n<p>Personalisation, has been taken to the next level. The video below will last for three months, after which all I have are the screenshots. Give it a twirl, you might enjoy it.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 320px;\">\n<div style=\"height: 231px;\"><object width=\"320px\" height=\"231px\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/content.oddcast.com\/host\/spooks\/swf\/workshop_276_msPlayer.swf?doorId=276&#038;clientId=152&#038;mId=28679367&#038;ds=http%3A%2F%2Fhost-d.oddcast.com\" \/><param name=\"BASE\" value=\"host-d.oddcast.com\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"salign\" value=\"t\" \/><param name=\"scale\" value=\"noborder\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><\/object><\/div>\n<div style=\"position: relative; height: 44px; width: 320px; background-color: black;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/spookscode9\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spooks Code 9\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/host-d.oddcast.com\/spooks\/images\/spooks.gif\" style=\"border: none;\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/host-d.oddcast.com\/spooks\/images\/leftspace.gif\" alt=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 104px;\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facespook.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 129px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Create Your Own\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/host-d.oddcast.com\/spooks\/images\/createbutton.gif\" style=\"border: none;\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/host-d.oddcast.com\/spooks\/images\/rightspace.gif\" alt=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 231px;\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bbcthree\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 255px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"BBC Three\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/host-d.oddcast.com\/spooks\/images\/bbc3.gif\" style=\"border: none;\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facespook.co.uk\/report.php\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"position: absolute; bottom: 3px; right: 3px; font-size: 9px; color: white; text-decoration: underline;\">Report<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/byte\/3033349947\/\">my ID<\/a>; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/byte\/3034183396\/\">a rendered me<\/a> (as a Caucasian woman, quite possibly :P)<\/p>\n<p>I like the idea of allowing you to email, or upload to Facebook, or embedding it to your own site. 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