Monday, December 10, 2007

Brides and schitzo tendencies

Bridezillas just a fad?: The fastest-growing segment of the print magazine market from 2002 to 2007 was wedding magazines.

Apparently inducing schitzophrenic freak-outs is the newest way to market: A&E has placed a billboard for their new show Paranormal State in SoHo that speaks to you, and only you. According to AdAge, "the billboard uses technology manufactured by Holosonic that transmits an "audio spotlight" from a rooftop speaker so that the sound is contained within your cranium". All I can say is, next time I'm alone walking down Prince and hear a woman's voice asking, "Who's there? Who's there? It's not your imagination" at least I will know I'm not going completely nuts. Too bad for all those unsuspecting, hypochondriac New Yorkers that are going to run home and self-diagnose...

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