Strange Bedfellows

DreadPirateRoberts · 05-10-2006, 06:31 AM

Here's a link from the latest Disney Insider:

http://disney.go.com/inside/issues/stories/v060509.html

Does it seem strange that Disney would be promoting a Dreamworks Movie on their website?

Gemini Cricket · 05-10-2006, 06:39 AM

I missed that. Which Dreamworks movie?

DreadPirateRoberts · 05-10-2006, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I missed that. Which Dreamworks movie?

Over the Hedge

Gemini Cricket · 05-10-2006, 06:45 AM

That's funny, I don't see any ad for that. I have an ad for 'Disney Visa' and 'Familyfun.com'...

DreadPirateRoberts · 05-10-2006, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

That's funny, I don't see any ad for that. I have an ad for 'Disney Visa' and 'Familyfun.com'...

Interesting, the ads on the right hand side must pop up randomly, but with that link it's been repeatably displaying Dreamwork's "Over the Hedge" for me.

CoasterMatt · 05-10-2006, 07:09 AM

I get that ad too!, and on the left side there's a popup for Pixar's Cars

DreadPirateRoberts · 05-10-2006, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

I get that ad too!, and on the left side there's a popup for Pixar's Cars

Maybe the ads are region based, GC is on the east coast.

Ghoulish Delight · 05-10-2006, 08:12 AM

Those are random, paid advertisements. It's not surprisng at all. Why would Disney want to refuse advertising revenue? It's no different than a Universal movie being advertised on ABC. If they studio is willing to pay Disney for the ad space, Disney will happily accept their money.

Alex · 05-10-2006, 08:34 AM

Yeah, it looks like they're just standard Doubleclick ad spaces. Disney can reject any ads if they want, but as GD says, why would they want.

What I don't understand is that Disney has on the payroll some of the most advanced, most modern, most standards friendly front end coders in the country (ESPN has been a leader in implementing almost fully compliant HTML/CSS) and yet almost every Web page they produce outside of the ESPN realm is coded as if it is 1997. This page hasn't a single <DIV> tags, no external style sheet, and is using tables in the most old-fashioned positioning way imaginable.

CoasterMatt · 05-10-2006, 08:41 AM

It's no different than Disney movies being filmed at Universal Studios

I can't recall how many times guests get freaked out when they see a "Buena Vista Pictures" truck (with the castle logo) on the lot.

05-10-2006, 06:31 AM	#1
DreadPirateRoberts Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,483	Strange Bedfellows Here's a link from the latest Disney Insider: http://disney.go.com/inside/issues/stories/v060509.html Does it seem strange that Disney would be promoting a Dreamworks Movie on their website?
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I missed that. Which Dreamworks movie?
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Those are random, paid advertisements. It's not surprisng at all. Why would Disney want to refuse advertising revenue? It's no different than a Universal movie being advertised on ABC. If they studio is willing to pay Disney for the ad space, Disney will happily accept their money. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Yeah, it looks like they're just standard Doubleclick ad spaces. Disney can reject any ads if they want, but as GD says, why would they want. What I don't understand is that Disney has on the payroll some of the most advanced, most modern, most standards friendly front end coders in the country (ESPN has been a leader in implementing almost fully compliant HTML/CSS) and yet almost every Web page they produce outside of the ESPN realm is coded as if it is 1997. This page hasn't a single <DIV> tags, no external style sheet, and is using tables in the most old-fashioned positioning way imaginable.
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CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	It's no different than Disney movies being filmed at Universal Studios I can't recall how many times guests get freaked out when they see a "Buena Vista Pictures" truck (with the castle logo) on the lot. __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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