How to run for president without running for president - Video

Posted Jun 9th 2008 5:30PM by Brad Linder
Filed under: Internet, Video

The American dream is alive and well -- on the internet. Whether you truly believe that anyone can grow up to be president, it's absolutely true that anyone can plaster their name on a couple of web sites and call themselves a candidate. If you're looking for a slightly more professional look, check out News3Online, a fake news website where you can create a video like the one above.

You can fill in your own information or play a little practical joke on a friend by changing the name. The whole thing is really just a viral marketing tool from the makers of PalTalk, an online chatroom service. But as viral marketing tools go, it's pretty fun, if not entirely original. Showtime created a similar fill-in-the-blanks style video to promote the TV show Dexter last year.

[via Calacanis.com]

Tags: chat, election, marketing, paltalk, video

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

8-25-2008 @ 2:59PM

Doug rashkind said...

look who is running for president!

9-05-2008 @ 11:29PM

bill knuppel said...

great idea--i love it

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