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******************************** Talking Chimps, Subservient Chickens And Others Blend Entertainment and Advertising http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/index.cfm?fa=viewfeature&id=1440 A talking chimp arriving in e-mail inboxes speaks in its sender's voice through a telephone connection or recites a pre-recorded joke for the boss. Burger King's ad campaign offers a "subservient chicken" site where viewers can type in commands to a person in a chicken suit with red garters. JibJab is developing a new site called JokeBox, where consumers and corporations can post and share funny videos or jokes online. These are among the latest viral marketing campaigns that blend advertisement and interactive entertainment across informal consumer networks. The convergence may be inevitable, say Wharton faculty and others, but it remains unclear whether such an approach is sustainable and measurable, and whether it will actually generate new business.
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