Is LinkedIn’s Christmas video card a bit sinister?
Posted by Ross Furlong, 23/12/10
LinkedIn announced on their blog yesterday that video sharing is now available on their site, which is great, but the festive video card they’ve invited us to share in celebration seems, well just a bit sinister:
It’s not the kind of Christmas card I was expecting – feels very cold but maybe that’s all the snow and the colours. I prefer my Christmas cards to be more traditional
It isn’t so much sinister as a bit lame, it struck me as not being dissimilar to some of those Jack in the Box adverts, perhaps because the voiceover artist sounds the same.
In summary, a snowbound icecube draped with some xmas lights and embossed with ‘in’ with the background jingle of sleigh bells and blustery winds just doesn’t convey seasonal cheer, but then that’s just me, baaah humbug!
I’m not sure this video is sinister but I would expect a better creativity to underline virtues, opportunities, and sense of sharing of a professional social network with sense of humor. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everybody.
A tad dark… I like mine better
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