When Do Social Marketing Pranks Go Too Far?

If you saw this post on the Facebook or Twitter stream of your friend–or your child–how would you react? I recently blogged about the FTC complaint filed against PepsiCo and Frito-Lay over its series of Doritos Late Night digital marketing campaigns.  That prior post focused on the augmented reality portions of that campaign.  But also[...]

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First, They Came for the Doritos: AR Campaign Spurs Legal Complaint, With More to Come

It’s on.   For real, this time.  Unlike the prisoner lawsuit I discussed last month, a newly filed legal complaint raises non-imaginary (although certainly still-untested) legal theories concerning an actual, commercial use of augmented reality.  AR litigation is now a cold, hard reality.  And the result of this initial salvo could have a huge impact[...]

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