View Full Version : A chicken to command!
thomas7g
April 8th, 2004, 10:59 PM
Yes you too can have your very own chicken to command!
http://www.subservientchicken.com/
Another wacky Ravyn link. :)
Rowan
April 8th, 2004, 11:03 PM
ok that is freeky and WAY too tempting for Rowan's naughty mind!;) :D
kitty
April 9th, 2004, 01:19 AM
I had a go but it would not turn on the tv.
Dumb chicken!
Rowan
April 9th, 2004, 01:34 AM
Well he did everything I asked lifting a leg, flaping wings, hop, bend over, take a bow, ;) I never thought to ask it to turn on the tv:D
amberstar
April 9th, 2004, 03:54 AM
Thanks Tom, it was fun but kinda weird too! It did everything I asked even turned off the light. It did the clap on clap off thing, I'm still laughing!
Amber
unowhoandwhy
April 9th, 2004, 09:23 AM
That was definitely funny. It definitely wouldn't turn on the TV, but it died quite theatrically... Sorry, Rowan, but it's lunch time and I'm hungry! :D :D
Rowan
April 9th, 2004, 09:25 AM
you killed the chicken?!!!:eek: ;)
unowhoandwhy
April 9th, 2004, 10:44 AM
I am sad to say that it was the first thing I did. Fortunately, it's Easter & resurrection is in the air, so he was OK. :D
LadyImmortal
April 9th, 2004, 01:30 PM
You have to tell it to 'watch tv'
Then it will turn on and watch the tv for like two seconds.
--Rhonda
BST
April 9th, 2004, 02:50 PM
Too cool!! It did everything I asked except, it doesn't know right from left. I asked it to raise its right leg. The chicken lifted its left leg and hopped on 1 foot!
:laugh: :laugh:
Rowan
April 9th, 2004, 03:34 PM
it turned out the light, sat in the chair, threw the pillows, looked at the tv.
BST maybe he is interpreting it as your left or right as oposed to his left and right or vice versa?
braxiss
April 9th, 2004, 08:17 PM
roflmaso
my said i couldn't play with mister chicken, said it was just to disturbing.
but i needed the laugh.
Rowan
April 9th, 2004, 08:57 PM
I found it a little distrubing at first too! but I got over it!;) :D
thomas7g
April 9th, 2004, 09:05 PM
make him fly!!!
Rowan
April 9th, 2004, 09:08 PM
ok now I got to see this brb
ok I made him fly LOL
and wave good by and dance! I always say thank you and he does a gesture but I'm not sure it he's being bashfull....
Thanks Thomas!;) :D
braxiss
April 9th, 2004, 09:08 PM
flying's good, try haveing him dance
BST
April 10th, 2004, 04:53 AM
it turned out the light, sat in the chair, threw the pillows, looked at the tv.
BST maybe he is interpreting it as your left or right as oposed to his left and right or vice versa?
Hmmm...that may be a possibility. I was looking for the Chicken to raise 'his' right leg which is on 'my' left and he raised 'his' left leg which is on 'my' right.
Rowan
April 10th, 2004, 08:44 AM
ok bad Rowan I could not resist!
I got him to moon me
and Lay and egg!
not bad for a rooster:laugh:
braxiss
April 10th, 2004, 10:00 AM
i got him to stand on his head :thumbsup:
Rowan
April 11th, 2004, 11:43 PM
ok I got him to do jumping jacks and push ups
bsg1fan1975
April 12th, 2004, 04:17 AM
I had him rolling on the floor!
shiningstar
April 13th, 2004, 05:55 PM
Yes you too can have your very own chicken to command!
http://www.subservientchicken.com/
Another wacky Ravyn link. :)
CUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE :D
shiningstar
April 13th, 2004, 06:02 PM
That was definitely funny. It definitely wouldn't turn on the TV, but it died quite theatrically... Sorry, Rowan, but it's lunch time and I'm hungry! :D :D
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
:laugh: :eek: :laugh:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
shiningstar
April 13th, 2004, 06:05 PM
I tried to get it to do the HOKEY POKEY but it didn't understand that one :P:
thomas7g
April 13th, 2004, 06:24 PM
who does?!
LOL
What really is the Hokey Pokey? What is Square Dancing? And why do we do it? Or do we?
Just a few questions to ask yourself.
;)
bsg1fan1975
April 14th, 2004, 03:55 AM
can you really make a chicken dance?
shiningstar
April 14th, 2004, 08:41 AM
That was definitely funny. It definitely wouldn't turn on the TV, but it died quite theatrically... Sorry, Rowan, but it's lunch time and I'm hungry! :D :D
ME TOO :D
shiningstar
April 14th, 2004, 08:45 AM
can you really make a chicken dance?
It's strange that it knows how to do an AROBESQUE but can't do
the HOKEY POKEY :wtf:
bsg1fan1975
April 14th, 2004, 12:32 PM
it would super hilarious to see it play basketball!
Rowan
April 14th, 2004, 03:14 PM
ok here are some more things that produce actions;) :D
chicken
go away
come here
blanket
turn
walk
run
dance
pick up rope (don't ask! very weird)
shiningstar
April 14th, 2004, 03:31 PM
other commands that work :P:
do the splits work ;)
as does sit on chair
lie on couch ...(also a bit wierd)
dance on pointe (VERRRRRRRRRRY WIERD)
rock and roll
Rowan
April 14th, 2004, 05:51 PM
two more commands
eat (if you want to see him really close up!) a chicken with teeth ???
sleep
shiningstar
April 14th, 2004, 05:54 PM
two more commands
eat (if you want to see him really close up!) a chicken with teeth ???
sleep
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
:laugh: :wtf: :laugh:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Rowan
April 14th, 2004, 11:31 PM
Ok Rowan was a little mean ...
Tape makes him "turn" on the TV
Burger king ...gets you a thumbs up
book ....he goes to the book case and pulls out a book
lie on floor is a little weird!
sleep
and my two favorites
pluck your feathers:wtf:
and
Take your costume off :eek:
I know evil Rowan!;) :D
bsg1fan1975
April 15th, 2004, 03:39 AM
you are so bad sis!
Rowan
April 15th, 2004, 05:47 AM
you are so bad sis! :blush: :duck: I know!
bsg1fan1975
April 15th, 2004, 12:42 PM
that's why we like you so much!
Rowan
April 17th, 2004, 10:39 PM
Why thank you very much bsg I like you too;) :D
unowhoandwhy
April 19th, 2004, 07:51 AM
The chicken made the Urban Legends page and they provided this link (http://www.xeni.net/images/bb/clipData.html) to a list of commands to which the chicken will respond. The freaky part? The site is sponsored by Burger King! That brings a whole new level of disturbing to the whole thing. Doesn't mean I won't visit again with the list of commands, though!
:devil: :D
Rowan
April 19th, 2004, 10:21 AM
Here is a list of the commands we have tried that produce a reaction, enjoy!:D
lift leg, blanket, run, flap wings, turn, pick up rope, hop, walk, do the splits, bend over, tape, eat, take a bow, throw pillows, sleep, turn off light, fly, book, die, wave good by, Burger King, watch tv, dance, lie on floor, sit in chair, roll on floor, lay an egg, chicken, head stand, go away, jumping jacks, come here, push ups, moon me, pluck your feathers, take your costume off
http://www.subservientchicken.com/
Rowan
April 26th, 2004, 11:31 PM
ok I have a few more that work
twist, squat, wave, dust, angry, happy, sad, love, clean, pain, wall, jump, look, camera, me
bsg1fan1975
May 1st, 2004, 11:57 AM
I was watching CNBC not too long ago and they were talking about that website.
Rowan
May 1st, 2004, 01:54 PM
Are you serious? :eek:
Do you remember what they said? positive? negative?
I found a site that lists all the commands:D
http://dev.magicosm.net/cgi-bin/public/corvidaewiki/bin/view/Game/SubservientChickenRequestList#Will_do
bsg1fan1975
May 2nd, 2004, 02:35 AM
not off hand it was like a week or two ago that I saw it.
BST
July 7th, 2004, 02:34 PM
I found this on ABCNEWS.com, about the subservient chicken web site. Kind of makes me feel used.
Damn marketing types! :mad:
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/Business/US/buzz_marketing_040707-1.html
Fw: Check This Out …
Viral Ads Gain Respect as Marketing Tool
By Adrienne Mand
July 7, 2004 — Come on, admit it. Sometime in the past few months, you've sat at the computer ordering someone in a chicken suit to do jumping jacks, run and dance. For 20 minutes.
You're not alone. In fact, according to the agency that created it, more than 9 million individual Web surfers have visited the site subservientchicken.com since its April debut in order to make the human-sized fowl in a generic living room obey various commands and "get chicken the way you want it."
The site has generated more than 266 million hits — with more than a million of those in the first week — and it has been seen in more than 100 countries. The chicken himself has appeared on such television programs as CNBC's Dennis Miller.
The online promotion for Burger King is just one of the latest viral advertising campaigns to make a splash on the Web and solidify "buzz" as a legitimate marketing tool. Such campaigns often are much cheaper to produce than television spots, and they gain acceptance through word-of-mouth — the best endorsement for any advertiser.
The way it works is simple: A cool/fun/innovative Web site/e-mail campaign/online movie goes live. The first people who view it send a link to all their contacts, and they enjoy it so much that they forward it to theirs and talk about it in chat rooms. The message spreads like a virus across the Internet.
While the concept has been around for years — BMW Films' 2001 campaign is often noted as the start of the trend among mainstream advertisers — the practice has grown enough to attract corporate behemoths. And with those clients asking for such work, two new industry groups recently were founded to support the growth of this segment.
Creating Buzz About Buzz
Making sure such messages strike a chord with consumers is paramount. To help establish standards, the just-hatched Word of Mouth Marketing Association was formed with members from the worlds of advertising, research and academia.
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Viral marketing's success can be attributed to one thing, said WOMMA founder Pete Blackshaw: "Consumers are increasingly distrustful of advertising."
At the same time, they love to go online to express their opinions. "The Internet's become the most archival recommendation space," he said. With forms of "consumer-generated media" like message boards, blogs, rating sites, chat rooms and review sites, "you can put very tangible measurements on word-of-mouth to broader groups."
People are more receptive to the messages because they seem to be the antithesis of spam. "There is a sort of admission among advertisers that a lot of advertising no longer works, simply because there's so much of it," said Justin Kirby, spokesman for the newly launched Viral and Buzz Marketing Association. "There's clutter, and people have learned to tune it out. Everyone's sort of crying out for an answer to the problem. Going back to Marketing 101, word of mouth, viral [messages] can get supercharged on the Internet by consumer-generated media."
Kirby noted that people in the United Kingdom were saying Budweiser's signature "Whassup?" catchphrase in late 1999 before ads even aired on television there. "That kind of gives an indication of the power of it," he said. "The importance to the brand is how they harness it."
A Bad Idea?
The campaigns work because they're fun and different in a world bombarded with ads in almost every possible place, including people's bodies.
But critics say that's exactly why such campaigns are adding to the mess of marketing messages. "This is part of the effort for advertisers to hammer us with a message every time they turn around," said Gary Ruskin, executive director of Commercial Alert, an advertising monitoring group. "To the extent that people enjoy it, it's probably somewhat more effective, sure. But why is that good?"
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Recent studies show consumers do feel overwhelmed. According to research by marketing consultancy Yankelovich Partners released in April, 60 percent of consumers have a much more negative opinion of marketing and advertising now than a few years ago; 61 percent feel the amount of marketing and advertising is out of control; and 65 percent feel constantly bombarded with too much marketing and advertising.
In addition, a report issued in May by Forrester Research and IntelliSeek showed consumers are increasingly taking action, through technologies to block online ads and interest in devices to skip TV ads, to avoid advertising, and most of them choose the products because they believe there are too many ads and they are not relevant.
Ruskin said viral marketing is no different. "This is just one of a million different ways that advertisers try to trick us every day, and it leads to miserable commercial culture," he said. "It's important to note that Americans are fed up with constant bombardment with advertising. People don't like ad creep."
Finding Success
While that seems to be true, their reactions to many viral marketing techniques are overwhelmingly positive — enough so that Procter & Gamble has started a separate business catering to outside clients who hope to reach the elusive and lucrative teen market.
Tremor has selected 280,000 teen "connectors" to receive the latest and greatest in an array of products, from soft drinks to shampoos to consumer electronics and inside access to the entertainment world. The concept is simple: once these people are wowed by what they have, they can't wait to tell all their friends. The buzz starts.
It works, said CEO Steve Knox, because teens feel empowered to pass on their opinions. Tremor is now starting to focus on its next group of connectors, moms.
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For ad agencies like Crispin Porter + Bogusky, which created the subservient chicken and other viral campaigns for clients like Mini Cooper, the success has validated their hunch that consumers want to have more fun with brands. The chicken site initially was sent to 10 people, just as a test to see their reactions. As of late June, it still garnered 40,000 visitors a day.
"I think viral marketing and this type of advertising is the wave of the future," said Jeff Benjamin, interactive creative director. "It allows advertisers to spend a lot more time with people and reach them more intimately."
And clients hope this will ultimately affect sales. Though he could not quantify the impact exactly, Burger King's chief marketing officer, Russ Klein, attributed much of the success of the company's new TenderCrisp Chicken Sandwich to people's obsession with the subservient chicken.
"A 30-second prime-time TV commercial, while still important, is not enough," Klein said.
And though he's enjoyed his sudden television fame, Klein said, the chicken is "very discriminating over which invitations he'll accept. We don't want him to become a prima donna."
shiningstar
July 7th, 2004, 05:01 PM
I found this on ABCNEWS.com, about the subservient chicken web site. Kind of makes me feel used.
Damn marketing types! :mad:
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/Business/US/buzz_marketing_040707-1.html
Thanks for the article Bst. :thumbsup:
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