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Tiny banner ads attached to flies generate buzz at conference [video]

35 points by grinich 17y ago

acangiano 17y ago
PETA will be all over this.
- RK 17y ago
  At the end it claims that no flies were hurt and that the ads were attached with wax, which came off on its own after a few hours...
- codekiller 17y ago
  That's probably why there is the comment at the end: "No fly was harmed. The banners were attached with wax and detached themselves after a couple of hours.". It's up to you, whether you want to believe this... :-)
  - acangiano 17y ago
    They tend to be pretty trollish about it. They'll probably complain about the flies being "tortured" by having to fly with a weight attached to them.
- NathanKP 17y ago
  PETA seems to be more focused on mammalian rights but anyone who crusades for the protection of silkworms would probably also take up the case of flies.
protomyth 17y ago
do you really want your product to be associated to stuff stuck to a fly?
- TrevorJ 17y ago
  Companies have chosen to be associated with things that are a lot stranger. All depends on the company and the demographic they want to hit.
  - protomyth 17y ago
    Your right, I just didn't see the possibilities. Banner on fly: "I bet you wished you had a Kill-m-Dead Flyswatter right now!"
JoeAltmaier 17y ago
COme up with a way to attach banner ads that is GUARANTEED to kill the fly, and I'm with you.
learnalist 17y ago
It certainly is an innovative idea. As with the lady on the mobile, at first it would freak me out watching it fly into my vision if I wasn't aware of "fly by advertisement". With the wax detaching from the fly, could we then have the ad company or the advertiser fined for littering?
egonzalez 17y ago
Obama would have a field day.
_ck_ 17y ago
I'm sorry, this is very wrong to do. If you think it's a pest, kill it without making it suffer but don't make any living thing your plaything while you kill it. This is the sign of a sick society, or at least a sick mind.
scorxn 17y ago
Interesting, but I don't think it'll ever get off the ground.
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araneae 17y ago
"Hi. We would like you to buy our product. It is annoying and covered in fecal matter."

35 points by grinich 17y ago

acangiano 17y ago

PETA will be all over this.

RK 17y ago
At the end it claims that no flies were hurt and that the ads were attached with wax, which came off on its own after a few hours...
codekiller 17y ago
That's probably why there is the comment at the end: "No fly was harmed. The banners were attached with wax and detached themselves after a couple of hours.". It's up to you, whether you want to believe this... :-)
- acangiano 17y ago
  They tend to be pretty trollish about it. They'll probably complain about the flies being "tortured" by having to fly with a weight attached to them.
NathanKP 17y ago
PETA seems to be more focused on mammalian rights but anyone who crusades for the protection of silkworms would probably also take up the case of flies.

protomyth 17y ago

do you really want your product to be associated to stuff stuck to a fly?

TrevorJ 17y ago
Companies have chosen to be associated with things that are a lot stranger. All depends on the company and the demographic they want to hit.
- protomyth 17y ago
  Your right, I just didn't see the possibilities. Banner on fly: "I bet you wished you had a Kill-m-Dead Flyswatter right now!"

JoeAltmaier 17y ago

COme up with a way to attach banner ads that is GUARANTEED to kill the fly, and I'm with you.

learnalist 17y ago

It certainly is an innovative idea. As with the lady on the mobile, at first it would freak me out watching it fly into my vision if I wasn't aware of "fly by advertisement". With the wax detaching from the fly, could we then have the ad company or the advertiser fined for littering?

egonzalez 17y ago

Obama would have a field day.

_ck_ 17y ago

I'm sorry, this is very wrong to do. If you think it's a pest, kill it without making it suffer but don't make any living thing your plaything while you kill it. This is the sign of a sick society, or at least a sick mind.

scorxn 17y ago

Interesting, but I don't think it'll ever get off the ground.

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araneae 17y ago

"Hi. We would like you to buy our product. It is annoying and covered in fecal matter."