virtual advertisements

This reminds me of the scene in Virtual Light:

He said he couldn't tell the difference anymore between the 'programs' and the 'commercials,' whatever that meant.

I was checking to see how my Atom feed (site syndication feed) looks in Kinja, when I noted Nike's new series of ~~advertisements~~ short films. Are these on the air in the US, or is this like the American Express "Adventures of Jerry Seinfeld and Superman," where the entire presence of the campaign is web-based? If this reaches a significant enough market, no wonder radio and broadcast TV stations are soiling themselves over the future of advertising...

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“I came back for my own purposes,” said the Time Traveler, looking around my booklined study. “I chose you to talk to because it was . . . convenient. And I don’t want you to do a goddamned thing. There’s nothing you can do. But relax . . . we’re not going to be talking about personal things. Such as, say, the year, day, and hour of your death. I don’t even know that sort of trivial information, although I could look it up quickly enough. You can release that white-knuckled grip you have on the edge of your desk.” I tried to relax. “What do you want to talk about?” I said. “The Century War,” said the Time Traveler. I blinked and tried to remember some history. “You mean the Hundred Year War? Fifteenth Century? Fourteenth? Sometime around there. Between . . . France and England? Henry V? Kenneth Branagh? Or was it . . .” “I mean the Century War with Islam,” interrupted the Time Traveler. “Your future. Everyone’s.” He was no longer smiling. Without asking, or offering to pour me any, he

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