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The 'Bandwagon Eliminator' idea got me thinking about bandwagons. There are several well-known categories that both commercial and political ads fall into (testimonials, bandwagons, etc...) Back when our kids were little we used to make a game out of spotting which group each ad fell into. Now that
we can put some intelligence into our recording devices it shouldn't be too hard to set up a little display beside the TV that would analyze the commercials in real time and run a scrawl across the display telling you what group they belonged to. It would be a good learning tool for kids and adults who were too tired to think.
Just saw this. Program could be modified to meet our needs.
http://www.newscien...rticle.ns?id=dn7210
Update [longshot9999, Apr 04 2005]
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How will the semantic analysis be carried out? |
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Surely, by some disinterested, subjective analyst? |
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I've gotta say, [longshot], I think the game you played with your children is the most brilliant idea I've ever seen on the HB! What a wonderful way to instill, early-on in childhood, the analytical capacity to identify the difference between what people are saying/doing versus what people are trying to get you to believe or act upon by saying/doing it. Assuming I ever spawn, I will definitely implement that as a fun family pasttime and subversive educational device. Bun for that alone! |
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Sorry if this gets a little off-topic, but did you find your children to be less insistent on doing whatever it takes to get mum and dad to buy the latest cookie or candy or cereal in the supermarkets as a result of this? |
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[contracts] or [longshot], could either of you explain the game a bit more? I don't get it yet. |
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You simply analyse the sales method being used in an advertisement, to establish how you are being manipulated. |
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Is it appealing to your need for acceptance ("Everyone has the coolest new basketball shoes... Why don't you?" Bandwagon) or is it a (Testimonial: "We'll ask Mavis Frontbottom, ordinary housewife, about her experiences with Brighta Washing Powder to see whether it works as well as we say.") or is it a (Good Deal: "We've reduced the price of our new Dry Elbow Rejuvenating Cream, while stocks last, so you'd better hurry up and be one our unpaid advocates.") |
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Your kids learn how to think for themselves, in the process. |
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What [contracts] said - bun for teaching your kids to think. I will play this one with [crash] tonight. |
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Unfortunately, I'll have to wait a few years. My daughter is at the stage where she can point to the TV and say "..Wanna watch Thomas the train...Fat controller angry again...Thomas goes too fast!...Be careful, Thomas the train!.."
How shall I ever remember to try this idea out? |
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contracts - Two of our three kids were less likely to push for the latest cookie or candy. All three of them became very good at spotting when I tried to use similar techniques to win an argument. |
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HAH! I didn't consider that drawback . . . maybe I should put some more thought into it . . . :-) |
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Thanks [Unabubba], it's a great idea now that I get it. I'll need all of my own brain to play it though. |
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What [contracts] said, up there. |
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Another great variant (and this is really a WIBNI, because it would never happen) would be for anyone watching to be able to deconstruct the ad in some interactive way, like a website, through voting or some other method, and then scroll the responses across the bottom of the ad. |
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