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Re: More Mad Men – The Lives of Others

Ad Broad — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:54:50 -0000

Hi, BenHamin, I can assure you there's been no AMC Twitter initiative. You may have picked up content generated by one of the characters. Paul Isakson was the first to open a MM twitter account and others followed, as he states in the well-written "confession" you reference. You may also find Bud Caddell's article of interest. http://drop.io/becomingamadman. And Adbroad's ;) http://adbroad.blogspot.com...

Re: More Mad Men – The Lives of Others

benhamin — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:49:39 -0000

Hey Ad Broad, thanks for the comment and the headsup.

I have to say that I'm stumped on this one. Having a brief Google around I have to agree that I can't find reference to an AMC Twitter initiative (only the intended shutdown of profiles). However when commencing this story I'm sure we read that AMC we're behind the character profiles and fans had then cloned other versions. This being said, I can't find that reference. I did find this article - which you may find of interest "Confessions of a (fake) Mad Man".

I'll keep looking because I was quite sure... Cheers. Ben

Re: More Mad Men – The Lives of Others

Ad Broad — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:16:29 -0000

Excellent article, Amy. And great scoop to get a quote from January Jones on the phenomenon. One correction, though. None of the twitter personas are AMC generated or sanctioned. All of the character extensions are the creations of unremunerated, dedicated fans. So which Betty you believe to be the "real" one is simply a matter of personal taste.

Re: More Mad Men – The Lives of Others

Kate Richardson — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:34:20 -0000

This is one of the most interesting campaigns of 2008. Twitter is changing the way we both consume and interact with entertainment, and I can't wait to see how this develops in 2009.

Also some great thinking on Mad Men, Twitter and its influence on entertainment at www.wearesterlingcooper.com