Comments on: Virgin Mobile Cheap Text Ads From Flickr http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2007/virgin-mobile-cheap-texts/ Advertising creativity from around the world Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:58:43 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Tamara http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2007/virgin-mobile-cheap-texts/comment-page-1/#comment-5827 Tamara Sun, 14 Oct 2007 09:36:00 +0000 http://www.print.duncans.tv/2007/virgin-mobile-cheap-texts/#comment-5827 To the people that say using Flickr photos makes Virgin look cheap, they are cheap. They never answer the phone, they never respond to emails, they only just added 3G, and many more reasons to show that Virgin are a terrible mobile company. To the people that say using Flickr photos makes Virgin look cheap, they are cheap. They never answer the phone, they never respond to emails, they only just added 3G, and many more reasons to show that Virgin are a terrible mobile company.

]]> By: Virgin Mobile sued for using Flickr photo at Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2007/virgin-mobile-cheap-texts/comment-page-1/#comment-5826 Virgin Mobile sued for using Flickr photo at Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:00:44 +0000 http://www.print.duncans.tv/2007/virgin-mobile-cheap-texts/#comment-5826 [...] this ad is part of a series of ads that have pulled images from private Flickr accounts. However, as shown in this blog post, most of the other ads feature images where the faces of the people in question are non-distinct. [...] [...] this ad is part of a series of ads that have pulled images from private Flickr accounts. However, as shown in this blog post, most of the other ads feature images where the faces of the people in question are non-distinct. [...]

]]> By: Privacy, advertising, copyright, international law, all in one story. at Beanstalk Talk http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2007/virgin-mobile-cheap-texts/comment-page-1/#comment-5825 Privacy, advertising, copyright, international law, all in one story. at Beanstalk Talk Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:38:01 +0000 http://www.print.duncans.tv/2007/virgin-mobile-cheap-texts/#comment-5825 [...] Duncans [...] [...] Duncans [...]

]]> By: Australian Bloggers Conference http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2007/virgin-mobile-cheap-texts/comment-page-1/#comment-5824 Australian Bloggers Conference Sun, 30 Sep 2007 05:54:22 +0000 http://www.print.duncans.tv/2007/virgin-mobile-cheap-texts/#comment-5824 [...] Perhaps the most profitable part of the day was the networking over coffee and the evening spent at the Normanby Hotel networking with people like Des Walsh. It was great to meet up with Megan Bayliss from the Australian Carnival, and with Elliott Bledisloe at Creative Commons. Elliott and I were able to compare notes on the recent furore over Virgin Mobile’s use of Flickr images for their Are You With Us or What? campaign. [...] [...] Perhaps the most profitable part of the day was the networking over coffee and the evening spent at the Normanby Hotel networking with people like Des Walsh. It was great to meet up with Megan Bayliss from the Australian Carnival, and with Elliott Bledisloe at Creative Commons. Elliott and I were able to compare notes on the recent furore over Virgin Mobile’s use of Flickr images for their Are You With Us or What? campaign. [...]

]]> By: Pete http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2007/virgin-mobile-cheap-texts/comment-page-1/#comment-5823 Pete Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:19:55 +0000 http://www.print.duncans.tv/2007/virgin-mobile-cheap-texts/#comment-5823 People, do not share your pictures if you don't want people to use them. Simple as that! If you decide share, read the terms and conditions (yes, the boring small print) and there will be much less surprises. People, do not share your pictures if you don’t want people to use them. Simple as that! If you decide share, read the terms and conditions (yes, the boring small print) and there will be much less surprises.

]]> By: Dabitch http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2007/virgin-mobile-cheap-texts/comment-page-1/#comment-5822 Dabitch Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:17:11 +0000 http://www.print.duncans.tv/2007/virgin-mobile-cheap-texts/#comment-5822 More on the suit which also names CC. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/5153206.html More on the suit which also names CC.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/5153206.html

]]> By: DrS http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2007/virgin-mobile-cheap-texts/comment-page-1/#comment-5821 DrS Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:46:56 +0000 http://www.print.duncans.tv/2007/virgin-mobile-cheap-texts/#comment-5821 They are getting sued now. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,297545,00.html They are getting sued now.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,297545,00.html

]]> By: B http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2007/virgin-mobile-cheap-texts/comment-page-1/#comment-5820 B Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:16:09 +0000 http://www.print.duncans.tv/2007/virgin-mobile-cheap-texts/#comment-5820 They used the photos from a website which sold the rights to use the photos. It is all legal :) They used the photos from a website which sold the rights to use the photos. It is all legal :)

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2007/virgin-mobile-cheap-texts/comment-page-1/#comment-5819 Chris Garrett Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:35:36 +0000 http://www.print.duncans.tv/2007/virgin-mobile-cheap-texts/#comment-5819 It won't look so cheap when they get sued for not using model releases for the people featured in some of the photographs ;) It won’t look so cheap when they get sued for not using model releases for the people featured in some of the photographs ;)

]]> By: Duncan http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2007/virgin-mobile-cheap-texts/comment-page-1/#comment-5818 Duncan Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:28:45 +0000 http://www.print.duncans.tv/2007/virgin-mobile-cheap-texts/#comment-5818 A cheap campaign for cheap texts? A cheap campaign for cheap texts?

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