The feature is part of a viral marketing campaign that allows users to blink and skip ads on YouTube. September 17, 2013 7:18 AM PDT Virgin Mobile is relying on your eyelids to aid its new viral marketing campaign. The company recently posted a video, called "Blinkwashing," to YouTube that uses the computer's Web cam to help viewers skip ads. The video is outfitted with a host of quick Virgin Mobile ads. Whenever viewers want to skip an ad, they need only to blink and they're brought to the next video. In order to get the feature up and running, the video attempts to access the viewer's Web cam. After doing so, it asks that the viewer blinks a couple of times to ensure it can capture the movement. Once complete, users will start watching the video and, upon blinking, skip the ads. It's not clear what Virgin Mobile has planned for Blinkwashing, but it's at least worth checking out for those who love skip ads.
The feature is part of a viral marketing campaign that allows users to blink and skip ads on YouTube.
Virgin Mobile is relying on your eyelids to aid its new viral marketing campaign.
The company recently posted a video, called "Blinkwashing," to YouTube that uses the computer's Web cam to help viewers skip ads. The video is outfitted with a host of quick Virgin Mobile ads. Whenever viewers want to skip an ad, they need only to blink and they're brought to the next video.
In order to get the feature up and running, the video attempts to access the viewer's Web cam. After doing so, it asks that the viewer blinks a couple of times to ensure it can capture the movement. Once complete, users will start watching the video and, upon blinking, skip the ads.
It's not clear what Virgin Mobile has planned for Blinkwashing, but it's at least worth checking out for those who love skip ads.
