Dec 6 2009

Can advertising go too far?

Advertisement is a part of life. Everywhere you go there is an advertisement of some kind whether it is on the bus, on the internet, in video games and in even in schools.

Even people that are playing computer games seem to be suffering as well with more and more “in game” advertisements being seen. The initially game to really feature an “in game” advertisement was way back in 1978 and was called Adventureland. The advertisement itself was merely showing off the next game that was on the way by the maker of Adventureland itself.

Football games started to set a trend as with each addition of FIFA came a new set of advertisments. It would seem that games have taken a leaf out of FIFA’s book in that more and more are seeing in game advertisements. Crack Cell even had a giant announcement advertisement that you couldn’t avoid seeing as you had to climb over it.

Something that has started to cause huge arguments is the envolvment of corportate companies advertising within schools. The real question to question is are corportate companies just trying their luck in a new sector or trying to nearly trick the younger people into buying their products?

The corporate planet has managed to infiltrate the education system in a number of ways:

  • Candy and chocolate manufacturers have begun printing branded educational posters.

 

  • When the school dine is served, brand name foods are sometimes given out with the name being plastered all over the food serving process.

 

  • The humble school bus has now become another medium for advertising to be served up to schoolchildren.

 

  • Recently even lessons have started to be sponsored by huge corporate companies meaning that the kids have to learn about it. Is this really any uncommon to what Hitler did to all of the German Schools during his dictatorship?

The advertising industry worldwide covers mediums such as managed print services to branding design. Exhibition stands are frequently used at trade fairs and industry events as another branding opportunity.


Oct 15 2009

Popular PC And Online Games Blogs All Over The Web

Game blogs are enjoying a nice exposure lately, many people like to share their mind regarding games and fascinating game niches. While the huge sites like gamespot and IGN offer lots of game reviews and previews, sometimes we miss the personal touch of the gamer.

This is why I delight in reading game blogs that offer online game updates and free pc game walkthrough. One of my top leisure activities is searching the Internet for fascinating blogs that have a nice and uncommon view of the game niches.

The excellent online games blogs offer PC and online games previews that explore and show the new trends in the gaming planet, they also offer reviews of active games, but my personal favorite are game walkthroughs that help you pass annoying levels.

A very fascinating blog I found is shadee.org.uk , this blog contains lots of uncommon content, like vampires, fantasy, heavy metal and many other things.The writer is a fan of whatever thing that has a goth side and doesn’t write only regarding games, you will find movies clarification, music and generally whatever thing that has a uncommon look.

A nice question that pops is what makes blogs so well loved on both sides- the writers and the readers. Well, on the readers side, everyone prefer reading original content ( search engines like it also), whenever we find a new content on the internet becomes very well loved really quick.

On the writer side, many bloggers are using the Internet as a place to share their thoughts and thoughts and get feedback from people from all over the globe, some might even say, it’s some kind of therapy. So, if you’re a reader or a writer, the blog community is a fantastic feature for people to exchange data and walkthroughs simple and simple especially for you.