Comments on Antony Loewenstein: Those crafty bastards

Time for a good ol' fashioned googlebomb. coke zer...

2006-02-08T18:31:00.000+11:00

Time for a good ol' fashioned googlebomb.

coke zero

DBO - if no one is feeling misled, why is it "ethi...

2006-01-12T20:09:00.000+11:00

DBO - if no one is feeling misled, why is it "ethically" suspect?

And why does pointing that out make me "pretentious"?

Idiot.

Why is Blair getting credit for a typo that I pick...

2006-01-12T09:11:00.000+11:00

Why is Blair getting credit for a typo that I picked up in comment #4 above?

James, no one is hurt or feeling misled. Don't be ...

2006-01-12T06:59:00.000+11:00

James, no one is hurt or feeling misled. Don't be a pretentious twat.

And well done to Blair for picking up the typo. What a legend.

Wow - Antony! You must read Tim Blair! that "ethni...

2006-01-12T00:57:00.000+11:00

Wow - Antony! You must read Tim Blair! that "ethnically" was edited most expeditiously!

I truly wonder what you guys have against this kin...

2006-01-11T21:08:00.000+11:00

I truly wonder what you guys have against this kind of thing. If anything, I get the feeling it's a little lame - especially when I read the faux comments on their blog about how great the zero movement is.

However, so the fuck what? Ask yourselves - why is it spoiling your day? What offends you about it? At some point, the campaign will evolve into an advertisement for Coke Zero - otherwise it's a waste of time and money. I cannot understand why you feel so mislead and hurt by it.

And so what if they're hiding, Ant? What they're hiding is pretty harmless - the fact that they're making a new low calorie drink. OOOOOOOH scary stuff. And it won't be hidden for long. The zero campaign's corporate motives will be revealed sooner or later.

Seriously, some of you guys really need to chill the fuck out.

Shab, I think you missed the point. The Sony ads w...

2006-01-11T19:30:00.000+11:00

Shab, I think you missed the point. The Sony ads were impersonating street graffiti - yes, to endear Sony to the masses, in this case a particular market segment. I guess corporations don't share your views about graffiti.

Without digressing too far - I had an argument with a mate one night about graffiti (street art to some). I am not a fan of all of it, to be sure, but it has its place. And I find the big neon Coke sign at the top of William St (the example we argued about) more offensive than any graffiti I have ever seen.

Oh, yes, leftvegdrunk...graffiti is a GREAT way to...

2006-01-11T16:43:00.000+11:00

Oh, yes, leftvegdrunk...graffiti is a GREAT way to endear yourself to the masses.

We had some taggers on our street...As much as I hate the Saudis, I'd love to see some Old Skewl Koranic punishment and loss of hands for that sorta crap. Send those kids to Chop-Chop Square, chop chop!

PS It isn't only CC's workplace practices that are...

2006-01-11T11:06:00.000+11:00

PS It isn't only CC's workplace practices that are under scrutiny. Those who want to defend the company should research its activities in the global South, especially with regard to water.

Other companies trying this kind of stuff, such as...

2006-01-11T11:03:00.000+11:00

Other companies trying this kind of stuff, such as Sony, have felt a backlash on the streets.

Really? I quite like the stuff, even before I knew...

2006-01-11T10:25:00.000+11:00

Really? I quite like the stuff, even before I knew about this.

Roseg, I think you make a big mistake in thinking that anyone cares what a bunch of art students and malcontents think.

"...though ethnically suspect.".How is it "ethnica...

2006-01-11T00:59:00.000+11:00

"...though ethnically suspect.".

How is it "ethnically suspect"? Are the evil jooos behind this?

I actually drank one the other day - Tasted like a...

2006-01-10T21:46:00.000+11:00

I actually drank one the other day - Tasted like absolute shite.

On the other hand they're skating on thin ice here...

2006-01-10T20:08:00.000+11:00

On the other hand they're skating on thin ice here. When I read the post (without knowing it was about Coca-Cola) I thought it was satire. Wouldn't take too much to turn it into a big PR mistake for Coke. Are you listening Adbusters? Billboard Liberation Front? CNNNN?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA!This is the funniest thing I...

2006-01-10T19:19:00.000+11:00

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA!

This is the funniest thing I've heard in ages...have a sense of humour, mate, they've just done a fantastic piss-take on all the wanky pretentious adbusters/"buy nothing day"/anti-corporate crap the kidz (tm) are so in love with these days. Turnabout is very much fair play. (And, oh Christ, I see the idiotic aspartame conspiracy has reared its ugly head again...this just keeps getting better.)

Sounds like someone needs a "happy ending" of a different sort at the end of a hard Tuesday. Good on ya, Coke!