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***Disney creates a t.v. commercial showing dotMOBI for High School Musical series!..
This is very BIG!!
Disney is running a tv commercial promoting HSM2.mobi
HSM2.mobi
No redirects. (for those that care about the bogus redirecting argument)
For those that are out of the loop regarding High School Musical....here is some Wikipedia intel to get u caught up on the most popular thing right now for preteens, teens & families alike....
Interestingly, HSM2.com is not owned by Disney, but by a guy in Texas...High School Musical 2 is the sequel to the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical. It debuted on iO's and Verizon FiOS's Disney on Demand on August 10, 2007 and Disney Channel and Family Channel on August 17.
It continues the story of East High School as Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) and the rest of the East High Wildcats begin summer jobs at Lava Springs Country Club. The movie sees Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale) trying to thwart their plans and steal Troy away from Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens).
A total of 17.24 million viewers - almost 10 million more than saw the debut of High School Musical - tuned in to the August 17 broadcasts, making it the highest rated basic cable broadcast of all time.[2]
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Last edited by Vision; 08-25-2007 at 03:39 PM.
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."
-Albert Einstein
ok- i see the front page, and a link to the reg site- how do you actually see this site?
The Bids For Kids Charity Domain Auction is happening right now! Only until Oct. 3rd:
Go to http://www.bidjit.com
theres a link to com site if viewing via pc.Originally Posted by smashfactory
if using a mobilephone you can view the mobi
so from a computer one link shows and from a phone, a different link shows??? what the heck are you talking about?
The Bids For Kids Charity Domain Auction is happening right now! Only until Oct. 3rd:
Go to http://www.bidjit.com
When viewed on my phone, the mobile site (www.msm2.mobi) says:
This site is designed for mobile devices.
Please use your mobile phone to access http://hsm2.mobi.
With your desktop PC, please use this site [link given].
This site came up in about 6 seconds on my Helio. Amazingly fast as are most .mobi compliant sites.
Essentially, you have a mega global company (Disney, who is owned by ABC) marketing a a new medium to reach their audience.
With an estimated 3.5 billion cell phones in use globally, how many would you expect are in the hands of the high school age group?
Even if you want to say 1%, that's 35 million.
But let's be realistic. If it is 35 million then that is just the 9th grade aged school kids in the world. And if you are like me, you would swear that every one of them live in your home town as they are all on the phone all the time!
This further illustrates that many who say "we don't want it, we don't need it" are not sitting on the boards of these major Fortune 100 companies that say..."Man, this is great. The kids and our customers are carrying in their hands, pockets, and their backpack a device that we can reach them right where they are."
It also shows that companies embracing this can recognize that the .com and .mobi each have a function to fit a particular format.
Last edited by Gerry; 08-25-2007 at 04:16 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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http://mtld.mobi/emulator.php?emulat...ress=hsm2.mobi
Nice work Disney!
Can't wait to see it myself.
Thanks for posting the great news.
Here is more intel regarding HSM2 "cultural phenonemon".....
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_6692231
Disney mining "High School Musical 2"
By Joanne Ostrow Denver Post TV Critic
Article Last Updated: 08/23/2007 08:45:08 PM MDT
Kelli Baker, Tanya Michelle, McCall Clark, Lucas Grabeel and Ashley Tisdale in "High School Musical 2." (The Disney Channel | Adam Larkey)You want fabulous?
The sequel lacks the air of spontaneity that distinguished the original, as if the players are concentrating too hard, knowing how much is riding on the project. Some of the Wildcats have aged out of their roles. And the country-club setting is too retro-preppy to feel relevant.
But "High School Musical 2" is a hit even bigger than the first, and the Disney marketing machine shows no signs of slowing.
Can a "Middle School Musical" and theme-park ride be far behind?
"HSM2" is sweetly energetic, although the songs don't stick in the head of the post-teen viewer. I can't summon many lyrics beyond "Fabulous," but I can still see the aerobic production numbers in all their cheerleader-jumps-meet-hip-hop exuberance.
Last week's debut of Disney's tween sequel was the highest- rated basic cable telecast of all time, with 17.2 million viewers tuning in. More kids watched it than saw any hour of "American Idol." Nielsen reported two out of three kids age 6-11 and tweens age 9-14 watching television were tuned to "High School Musical 2." The share was even higher among girls 6-11 (four out of five of those watching TV).
Disney executives are heralding their latest success as evidence that cable has closed the gap with the broadcast networks. Among "HSM2's" coups: Its debut was the most-watched telecast on network or cable since the finale of "House" in May and drew the biggest Friday-night audience for anything since an episode of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" five years ago. It outperformed the most-watched network show on Friday - ABC's "20/20" - by more than 10 million viewers.
In terms of driving eyeballs to other shows (hello, Miley Cyrus) and bringing in revenues across the board, "HSM2" is Disney's Super Bowl.
Whereas kids made "HSM" a surprise gold mine for the company last year, "HSM2" was a tightly scripted corporate production involving every Disney division. A stage show opened this month; an ice-skating extravaganza launches next month; a theatrical film is due next year. Some 300 licensed products - DVDs, CDs, books, video games, ring tones and more - will be in stores, driving the franchise to omnipresence.
For the week of the premiere, the Disney Channel ranked as the No.3 network, beating NBC.
So how are Troy (Zac Efron), Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens) and Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale) doing this time around?
Their love triangle is still holding the story together, their moral lessons are
Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron are two parts of the love triangle in "High School Musical 2." (The Disney Channel | Adam Larkey)still overshadowed by director Kenny Ortega's high-octane choreography.
The standout production number has been relocated from basketball court to baseball diamond, but the film only makes audiences wait one minute before launching into the trademark musical glee ("What Time is It? Summertime!").
High School Musical' is Disney's accidental icon
TV MOVIE-TURNED-MEDIA PHENOMENON KEEPS GETTING BIGGER
By Charlie McCollum
Mercury News
Simons is one of the millions of 'tweens - generally, kids between the ages of 10 and 14 - and teenagers who have turned "High School Musical," a modest made-for-TV movie, into a cultural phenomenon - a "Grease" for the age of "American Idol" - and a $1 billion-a-year business for Walt Disney. The 'tweens are now being counted on to show a similar devotion to the film's sequel, simply named "High School Musical 2," which debuts next Friday.
Since its premiere in January 2006, the original film about a jock who breaks down the clique structure at his high school by becoming the star of the school's annual musical has been viewed by 45 million on the Disney Channel and more than 160 million worldwide. Made at a cost of $4.2 million, it has sold millions of DVDs, CDs and novels.
A concert tour with the original cast sold out 42 shows in 40 U.S. cities. A stage adaptation has or will be produced by 2,000 high
"What started out as a TV movie turned into a cultural phenomenon. When does that ever happen?" said Gary Marsh, entertainment president of Disney Channel Worldwide.
"Who could predict this? You can only dream about capturing people's attention, about capturing lightning in a bottle," Marsh said. "But this is so far beyond the television screen and into every aspect of kids' lives."`
So, while "High School Musical" arrived with relatively little fanfare, the sequel is getting the full treatment with a major promotional campaign and tie-ins with Wal-Mart and Dannon. The soundtrack CD is scheduled for release next week, more novels are on their way and two video games for Nintendo and PlayStation will go on sale soon.And Leslie Simons, the girl from San Carlos, will be there for all of it.
"Some friends are coming over to watch the very first night," she said eagerly. "And we're going to record it and then we're going to watch it again."
HSM quickly joined the mega-popular ranks of pop-culture trends such as J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter, the biggest-selling book series ever, and American Idol, the most successful network TV show ever based on ratings. All of these focus on everyday people (or wizards) reaching for something better. They promote a message of being true to yourself and striving for your own personal goals, something anyone can relate to.
“(HSM’s) whole notion to be yourself ... was an empowering message to kids,” Palmer said. “Kids everywhere took it to heart.”
Idol, Potter and HSM represent cultural events that most parents have no problem letting their children participate in, and more importantly, participate in themselves. For HSM, it’s an extremely clean-cut story that the whole family can enjoy, raising its popularity, said Robert Thompson, director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University.
“To tell a story about high school kids with virtually no sex in the 21st century is basically unheard of. ... It’s incredibly old-fashioned,” he said. “If you are an 11-year-old, you watch it with absolutely no irony. If you are an 11-year-old’s parents, you may watch it with some irony, but either way you’re watching.”
Family interaction doesn’t end with the film’s closing credits; parents have used HSM as a way to keep connecting with their children. The popularity of the first film has made the coming of HSM2 into a nationwide household event. Film release parties have been in the works for months among fans of all ages.
One of these is being held by Hannah Wolfe, who will be a fifth-grader at Thornell Road Elementary School in Pittsford. She will be celebrating her 10th birthday with 14 or 15 of her friends at a High School Musical 2 party. On tap: film-themed relay races, karaoke to the songs from the original HSM and, of course, the movie.
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."
-Albert Einstein
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Nice work Disney!
Can't wait to see it myself.
http://bushwacker.org/hsm2.MOV
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I'll put this in small text in case some people want to know who/what/where Disney is:
The Walt Disney Company 500 South Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521
(818) 560-1000
http://disney.go.com/corporate/
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Looks like a bootleg video if I have ever seen one.your wish is my command
http://bushwacker.org/hsm2.MOV
courtesy of user; allnicksgone
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Last edited by Gerry; 08-25-2007 at 05:36 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
"Just a lot of embarrassment, embarrassed to be part of group of domainers who would do this to their fellow man.",
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So i take it there isn't a monopolies commission in the U.S???
I think you brits used to own BMG music. But screwed that up.So i take it there isn't a monopolies commission in the U.S???
Monopoly? NO! We want to rule everything and own everything. That's why we put a damn Disney in Paris, China, and Tokyo.
Want one in London? Heathrow has alot of land we can sieze.
"Just a lot of embarrassment, embarrassed to be part of group of domainers who would do this to their fellow man.",
Condemnation of Mobee boys and investors by our precious Mother Theresa of Domaindom
Think what was scarier was when Mcdonalds pulled off building a maccy d's in Moscow.
Not a small one. Noo. The world's biggest at the time.
There was some strange sh+t going down then lol
Yeah, a Fun Meal was potato, bread, and vodka.
"Just a lot of embarrassment, embarrassed to be part of group of domainers who would do this to their fellow man.",
Condemnation of Mobee boys and investors by our precious Mother Theresa of Domaindom
Yeah, it was the world's biggest maccy d's, but you still had to queue round the blocklol
Nice one Pred!your wish is my command
http://bushwacker.org/hsm2.MOV
courtesy of user; allnicksgone
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Really great exposure for .M-O-B-I
This is a major point in mobi history that I'm sure none of us will ever forget. Well done to Disney for jumping in first ahead of everyone else.
Now many more big names will follow...
How long before the next one? BofA, what you got up your sleeves?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl-ai9HuR60 LOL
Maybe the are up to this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3yj7hGnywk
http://promotions.bankofamerica.com/...heyl_brett.jpg
Brett Heyl
* Kayak
* Charlotte, NC
See the Bank Of Amercia Olympic sponsorship promo for BofA.mobi
Brett is one of numerous US athletes that Bank of America is sponsoring in the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing.
http://promotions.bankofamerica.com/.../athletes.html
The BofA is an Official Sponsor of The US Olympic Team, as well as these events.
Motorsports
Bank of America is the Official Bank of NASCAR® and also has partnerships with International Speedway Corporation (ISC) and Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (SMI). Those partnerships include title sponsorship of the Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, NC on October 13, 2007.
The agreement with SMI also designates Bank of America as the Official Bank of Lowe's Motor Speedway, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Infineon Raceway (Sonoma, CA), Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth). Through ISC, Bank of America is now the Official Bank of California Speedway (Fontana), Chicagoland Speedway, Kansas Speedway (Kansas City), Phoenix International Raceway, and Watkins Glen International (upstate New York).
Official Bank of Baseball
In 2004, Bank of America became the first company ever to be recognized as the Official Bank of Baseball, a distinguished title that includes national sponsorship agreements with Major League Baseball€®, Minor League Baseball™, and Little League Baseball€®
2008 Olympic Games
In 2008, the Olympic Summer Games will be held in Beijing, China. As U.S. Olympic athletes compete for the chance to bring home the gold, Bank of America will be right there with them providing support for these athletes and their families and friends through our Hometown Hopefuls program
2007 Bank of America Championship
The biggest names in golf have been coming to the Bank of America Championship for twenty-seven years, making it the oldest 54–hole event on the Champions Tour. This year, these legends of the game will compete for their share of the $1.65 million purse June 18 – 24 at Nashawtuc Country Club in Concord, Massachusetts.
And just when you thought that was enough:
Bank of America and National Football League
Announce Historic "Official Bank of the NFL" Agreement
Company launches first nationwide personal banking program for fans
of NFL the most-watched sport on U.S. television
CHARLOTTE, NC and NEW YORK, NY ― (August 16, 2007) Bank of America today announced a sponsorship agreement with the National Football League® (NFL) making Bank of America the first-ever “Official Bank of the NFL” in the United States. The new agreement significantly expands on a partnership between Bank of America and the NFL that included NFL and team-identified credit cards and the first-ever sports rewards program.
Bank of America Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk-management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving more than 57 million consumer and small business relationships with more than 5,700 retail banking offices, more than 17,000 ATMs and award-winning online banking with more than 22 million active users. Bank of America is the No. 1 overall Small Business Administration (SBA) lender in the United States and the No. 1 SBA lender to minority-owned small businesses. The company serves clients in 175 countries and has relationships with 99 percent of the U.S. Fortune 500 companies and 80 percent of the Fortune Global 500. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Member FDIC.
"Just a lot of embarrassment, embarrassed to be part of group of domainers who would do this to their fellow man.",
Condemnation of Mobee boys and investors by our precious Mother Theresa of Domaindom
Doc, thanks. I enjoy these dotMOBI commercials.
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."
-Albert Einstein
saw the HSM2.mobi commercial replayed again....
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."
-Albert Einstein
good news..looks like they will be releasing High School Musical 3 ...hsm3.mobi
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."
-Albert Einstein
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