During Video-On-Trial on MuchMusic, I saw the beginning of what seems to be a viral ad… one that is badly done, but is getting publication, so it is filling its purpose to say the least.

Here are some things where the person looks like they tried to act like they are what they say they are:

  • They reference the Skull billboards, which were really just a paid ad campaign.
  • They try to show off an email they received; the window being showed is an outgoing email.  Which, they then put a name in the TO box and blacked it out.  If it were just a copy to a new window, you wouldn’t put in information and then black it out.
  • Their hack is supposedly set up via a ‘hidden’ Wireless network connection, but, it is obvious that these additions to the show have been done to the original, not via a network hack.
  • The ‘hidden’ network could always sniffed and manipulated, which would then put this ‘hack’ at great risk.
  • The site owner is encouraging videos be sent to him to be broadcast, which shows that this is a possible advertiser.

When I get more details, I’ll keep you updated.  Until then, Phreak615, you are on watch.  Want to challenge me?  Track me down the next time TO2600 is in Oshawa.

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