Plus, they've now demonstrated a great way to make videos that tons of people watch. If they begin an effective implementation of pay-per-embeds, that leaves the door wide open for someone else to come in, create the same kind of videos, offer them for free, and steal all the traffic.
I just looked at this, and it looks like the PC version is the only one not released yet. So, it could be that Amazon's system watches for unreleased games that get tons of reviews and blocks those, perhaps on the grounds that an unreleased game couldn't possibly have that many reviews by people who have actually played it.
I sure hope so, at least. Otherwise, this'll pretty much render Amazon reviews defunct.
It really is astonishing that any single person could have thought that this was a good idea -- much less an entire team. My best honest guess is that they are deafening themselves with anti-piracy rhetoric. I'm thinking they have so thoroughly instilled upon themselves a "piracy will kill everything" mindset that they genuinely believe it has to be fought at all costs -- even the cost of their game's playability.
And now they're saying to themselves, "Hmm, I guess playability is maybe a little more important than counter-piracy measures."
I've never seen this Vevo thing before, but it really is unfortunate. No one will use the Rickroll'd joke anymore because whoever clicks on the link will have to sit through a stupid ad. By the time they get to the video, the punchline will be worthless.
I'm a bit confused as to how myTriggers got stuck with suck a huge bill in the first place. AdWords accounts are set up by budget (unless there's some no-budget option that I'm unaware of). So, Google upping their fees should have resulted simply in less ad-clickthroughs to myTriggers. It sounds like myTriggers said, "Ok," paid the higher fees and then got stuck with a huge bill after their revenue was unable to cover their advertising costs.
Unless I'm getting something wrong here, you would think that mT would have realized the cashflow problem before raising their AdWords budget.
This is really odd. Munn is sort of an up-and-coming geek chick celebrity (maybe just over the hump of up-and-coming). I would think she would want any sort of pop culture notoriety. It seems fairly obvious that no one's opinion of her would be diminished by a simple parody.
My guess is this is one of those situations where someone sees something, thinks, "They're talking bad about me!" and calls out the lawyers without thinking it through. And obviously the lawyers aren't going to do whatever to satisfy the client.
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On the post: Is Amazon Blocking Reviews Of Assassin's Creed Over DRM Issues? [Update]
Re: Retaliatory reviews like this are BS
On the post: Is Amazon Blocking Reviews Of Assassin's Creed Over DRM Issues? [Update]
I just looked at this, and it looks like the PC version is the only one not released yet. So, it could be that Amazon's system watches for unreleased games that get tons of reviews and blocks those, perhaps on the grounds that an unreleased game couldn't possibly have that many reviews by people who have actually played it.
I sure hope so, at least. Otherwise, this'll pretty much render Amazon reviews defunct.
On the post: Ubisoft's 'You Must Be Connected To This Server' Annoying DRM Servers Go Down
And now they're saying to themselves, "Hmm, I guess playability is maybe a little more important than counter-piracy measures."
On the post: Horror Blogger Threatened With Defamation And Copyright Lawsuits After Writing An Open Letter To Horror Magazine
Re: Re: Geee
On the post: Horror Blogger Threatened With Defamation And Copyright Lawsuits After Writing An Open Letter To Horror Magazine
Re: Re: Small correction
On the post: Horror Blogger Threatened With Defamation And Copyright Lawsuits After Writing An Open Letter To Horror Magazine
Small correction
On the post: South Australia Attorney General Demands $20,000 From Web Commenter Who Called Him A Crook
(P.S. Mike - You wrote "hame" instead of "name")
On the post: Activision Kills Fan Game Project, Despite Fan License Granted By Previous Rightsholders
Re: Sigh...
On the post: Odeon Cinemas Admit The Experience At Their Theaters Is So Bad It Can't Compete With Your Home Theater
(Answer: Not long)
On the post: And A Million Rickrolls Went Silent... Demonstrating The Problem Of Pressuring Google To Takedown Without Due Process
The secret to humor is timing, after all.
On the post: Administration Asks For Public Input On Intellectual Property Enforcement
On the post: Russian Collecting Society Sues Promoters For Not Paying Up To Let Beyonce Sing Beyonce Songs
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On the post: AdWords Collections Attempt By Google Mutates Into Antitrust Lawsuit
AdWords Confusion
Unless I'm getting something wrong here, you would think that mT would have realized the cashflow problem before raising their AdWords budget.
On the post: Philly City Council Members Want To Sue Facebook And Twitter Over Flash Mob Snowball Fight
On the post: Disney's Takedown Of Roger Ebert's Tribute To Gene Siskel
But Disney would have practically gone out of business had they allowed these videos to remain online, right? ... Right?
On the post: Cyclist Floyd Landis Accused Of Illegal Computer Hacking
This guy's a triple threat.
On the post: Iran Says No To Gmail; Yes To 'We Spy On You' Email
Re: Well, really it goes from corporate spy to government spy.
On the post: Online Comic Book Store Stands Up To Olivia Munn Lawyers Over Parody Comic Book
My guess is this is one of those situations where someone sees something, thinks, "They're talking bad about me!" and calls out the lawyers without thinking it through. And obviously the lawyers aren't going to do whatever to satisfy the client.
On the post: Online Comic Book Store Stands Up To Olivia Munn Lawyers Over Parody Comic Book
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