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Pirates of the Caribbean goes mobile with Hypertag

Link: Netimperative – Hypertag takes Pirates of the Caribbean campaign mobile

Disney have teamed up with marketing company Hypertag to promote their new Pirates of the Caribbean video game using bluetooth in bars and pubs around London.

Hypertags are short-range wireless devices which send information to mobile phones via Bluetooth. A user activates the Bluetooth on their phone, holds it near to the Hypertag and receives content such as coupons, business cards, ringtones or games.

 The Pirates of the Caribbean campaign, which ended at the weekend, was run across the Boomerang network in London, delivering video clips and images of the new ‘At World’s End” game.

There’s been a previous discussion on the blog about the legalities of using Bluetooth for delivering content in public places, with particular regard to opt-in. Hypertag apparently have a work-around for the issue, so if you’re thinking about doing something similar and don’t want to get bogged down in the whole ‘is it spam or isn’t it’ issue, would be worth having a chat with the gang at Hypertag.