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#DoesThisHashtagMakeMeLookCool?

11 years ago

Been wondering if I'm the only one slightly annoyed by or at least cringe a little at commercials that try too hard to use social media lingo, er... the ones that seem to believe that everyone under 20 Tweet and text when they talk instead of... talk.

Of course, I always found commercials off anyways. People don't act like real people in them. Radio commercials are the worst because people like McDonalds food too damn much. If someone came to me getting all excited about the new whatever burger and how their entire life seems to revolve around whatever burgers to the degree some radio commercials play out I'd be more then a little sad for them. Consumerism is crazy man...

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14 Comments

carlos-penguin ~carlos-penguin

Writer

11 years ago

#IMGLADILLBEDEADWHENTHISGENERATIONTAKESOVER

jvanankat ~jvanankat

Writer

11 years ago

^ this ^

Halapmir ~halapmir

PrOn Artist

11 years ago

Nah, for proper effect you have to say hashtag not use the #

Also say it like something between a male soprano and valley girl, for maximum artificiality!

The end of this commercial fully illustrates what I mean, study it, become the new fake you!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebK16vcoYns

carlos-penguin ~carlos-penguin

Writer

11 years ago

USAF_Growlmon ~usafgrowlmon

Watcher

11 years ago

The real question is, why are you watching TV? There's nothing good on anyway. Or if you're seeing it on your computer, you can use adblock. Radio, you can use music from your phone or wherever. Lots of ways around it to keep your sanity outside of seeing stuff advertised outside like on billboards.

But yeah I completely agree with you, the whole social media lingo craze that has advertisers pulling out all the stops is annoying and really just needs to stop but it won't of course. Soon proper English will include words like "u," "luv," "bae," etc.

Halapmir ~halapmir

PrOn Artist

11 years ago

I don't, the commercials have moved online now. I think I have an ad-block that channels out the more invasive ads out there but not banner ads on sites like this. On YouTube and in other streaming videos though I still occasionally run into commercials despite everything, and sometimes there's the dreaded un-skippable ones.

As for radio... I think I've just gotten too lazy on the ride home from work. I have a few stations and switch between them during commercials mostly.

I can still escape the ads for the most part but occasionally I still run into them just enough to see where things are trending. Also I suppose my curiously in marketing trends also stems from me being in graphic arts.

USAF_Growlmon ~usafgrowlmon

Watcher

11 years ago

I run two adblock programs so I almost never run into problems. As for FA, if I'm looking for artists that I don't know about I'll disable the adblocks to see the ads. But I can't stand youtube/video ads, that just shouldn't be a thing to make you sit there for 20 or so seconds before every video, especially if listening to a music playlist.

Radio... yeah that makes sense. Hearing someone say "hashtag" makes me want to beat them in the face with a pillow filled with tootpicks c:

And yeah, that does make sense then if you like looking for that stuff.

Halapmir ~halapmir

PrOn Artist

11 years ago

To use a giant cliche it's kind of a double edged sword for me, maybe even a triple edged one if there can be such a thing. On one hand I can appreciate brilliance where I see it in advertising, when it's brilliant that is. Then there's that evil side to it where you know it's deceitful and manipulative, turning people into soulless consumers. Then there is the side to it that is clueless and stupid lol

As for YouTube ads, the absolutely worst is when they interrupt a video just to play the same damn ads you saw at the beginning of the video! And for some reason it's always about insurance, which is kind of odd in itself. I mean, whenever you're listening to a music playlist you are thinking about home insurance RIGHT?

USAF_Growlmon ~usafgrowlmon

Watcher

11 years ago

My thoughts on advertising... if people aren't looking to buy your product, don't shove it in their face because that's not going to make them any more likely to buy it. Now if people don't know it exists, then there's a reason. But you don't need to completely interrupt someone to introduce them to your product like it's your lord and savior! xD

Also a triple edge sword is a triangle... ILLUMINATI CONFIRMED OMGDASLK;FJDASLJFDLSAJFDLSKAJFKLADJFA :U