Chatroulette used to promote a horror movie

A young woman on Chatroulette leads men to believe she's going to take off her shirt and then turns demonic to promote upcoming movie The Last Exorcism. Via.

*Buy exorcism charms at eBay.

Hey, Microsoft can make a good advertisement (link roundup)

Well, at least an advertisement that's fun to watch. As I understand it, this "megawhoosh" viral spot featuring a wild ride on a water slide is supposed to promote Microsoft Office at a related site. It's all explained here. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Download a paper toy and win a skateboard.

2. Stuffed platypus.

3. Participate in the Scribblenauts art theme and you may win a Threadless credit.

*Previously: Extremely fit 72-year-old goes down water slide and skims an amazing distance over the water.

*Buy platypus toys at eBay.

Hey, who was that Ethan Haas guy?

I vaguely recall that toward the beginning of the buzz about Cloverfield, there was a mysterious viral marketing campaign called Ethan Haas Was Right that was commonly believed to be a promotion for Cloverfield. I'd forgotten all about it, until a random blog post (with some cool concept art) mentioned it today. Turns out the Ethan Haas campaign was for a totally unrelated role playing game called Alpha Omega.

*Previously: 7 viral videos you didn't know were staged.

*Buy Cloverfield cheap at eBay.

Disturbing faceless people showing up at Wimbledon and other events in England

Photos and information here and here. Via Fark, where one commenter suggested it was a related to this website for Lotus. If so, I'm awfully intrigued. A search for faceless people at Youtube turned up several recent videos:

Fraternity of Weavers - - viral site for Wanted

Head over to the site, and if you don't like figuring out puzzles, pick up the password here.

(I predict this movie will encourage a rash of ugly hand tattoos.)