Comments on: john lennon back from the dead to promote olpc http://www.jonathannguyen.net/advertising/john-lennon-back-from-the-dead-to-promote-olpc/ A discourse on intercourse Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:51:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: nguyen duong http://www.jonathannguyen.net/advertising/john-lennon-back-from-the-dead-to-promote-olpc/comment-page-1/#comment-249 nguyen duong Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:04:22 +0000 http://www.jonathannguyen.net/?p=184#comment-249 correct. i would've of found it more compelling if there was a real recording of JL that resonated with the voice/direction of OLPC vs. forcing, doctoring up a scripted message. correct. i would've of found it more compelling if there was a real recording of JL that resonated with the voice/direction of OLPC vs. forcing, doctoring up a scripted message.

]]> By: windo http://www.jonathannguyen.net/advertising/john-lennon-back-from-the-dead-to-promote-olpc/comment-page-1/#comment-125 windo Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:04:22 +0000 http://www.jonathannguyen.net/?p=184#comment-125 correct. i would've of found it more compelling if there was a real recording of JL that resonated with the voice/direction of OLPC vs. forcing, doctoring up a scripted message. correct. i would've of found it more compelling if there was a real recording of JL that resonated with the voice/direction of OLPC vs. forcing, doctoring up a scripted message.

]]> By: jnau http://www.jonathannguyen.net/advertising/john-lennon-back-from-the-dead-to-promote-olpc/comment-page-1/#comment-122 jnau Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:31:40 +0000 http://www.jonathannguyen.net/?p=184#comment-122 I guess what you're saying is to use the image of the celeb but not to manipulate their speech. That I think has been used throughout time and wouldn't be as weird! But since they have manipulated his speech it's not cool? I guess what you're saying is to use the image of the celeb but not to manipulate their speech. That I think has been used throughout time and wouldn't be as weird! But since they have manipulated his speech it's not cool?

]]> By: jnau http://www.jonathannguyen.net/advertising/john-lennon-back-from-the-dead-to-promote-olpc/comment-page-1/#comment-121 jnau Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:30:33 +0000 http://www.jonathannguyen.net/?p=184#comment-121 I thought to myself who are the inspiring celebrities we would use today? Noone came to mind.<br><br>If we were to use the "elder-statesman" type though I would suggest:<br>Madeleine Albright<br>Kofi Annan<br>or Bill Clinton.<br><br>Maybe Brangelina? I thought to myself who are the inspiring celebrities we would use today? Noone came to mind.

If we were to use the “elder-statesman” type though I would suggest:
Madeleine Albright
Kofi Annan
or Bill Clinton.

Maybe Brangelina?

]]> By: windo http://www.jonathannguyen.net/advertising/john-lennon-back-from-the-dead-to-promote-olpc/comment-page-1/#comment-118 windo Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:14:34 +0000 http://www.jonathannguyen.net/?p=184#comment-118 it would've been more tolerable using an existing, as recorded audio file of mr. lennon, but to manipulate it like they did is absurd. surprised, that there' wasn't any type of mouse-type disclaimer that this was not actually John Lennon. i'm okay w/using "dead" celebrities. their brands live on if they made an impression on our culture and mindset. think the latest nokia TVC from china w/Bruce Lee and nunchucks playing ping pong, that was a money spot. it would've been more tolerable using an existing, as recorded audio file of mr. lennon, but to manipulate it like they did is absurd. surprised, that there' wasn't any type of mouse-type disclaimer that this was not actually John Lennon. i'm okay w/using “dead” celebrities. their brands live on if they made an impression on our culture and mindset. think the latest nokia TVC from china w/Bruce Lee and nunchucks playing ping pong, that was a money spot.

]]> By: Alanna http://www.jonathannguyen.net/advertising/john-lennon-back-from-the-dead-to-promote-olpc/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Alanna Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:29:02 +0000 http://www.jonathannguyen.net/?p=184#comment-114 More than just a little weird. I wonder if it means we have lost so much respect for celebrities that real ones are too scummy-seeming to be useful for endorsements? More than just a little weird. I wonder if it means we have lost so much respect for celebrities that real ones are too scummy-seeming to be useful for endorsements?

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