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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Wild Pokemons on the loose; catch 'em all using Google Maps

PHOTO: Pikachu - Pokemons
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There are wild Pokemons on the loose, and you "gotta catch 'em all". Or least Google wants you to.

The team at Google has created what appears to be its most creative April Fool's prank so far, allowing users to catch Pokemons using their Google maps.


Google has created the April Fool's prank, allowing users to catch Pokemons using their Google maps.
PHOTO: Google has created the April Fool's prank, allowing users to catch Pokemons using their Google maps.
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http://news.asiaone.com/news/digital1/wild-pokemons-loose-catch-em-all-using-google-maps?page=0%2C0


For those who are unfamiliar with the amazing world of Pokemons, the etymology of Pokemon comes from the original Japanese title of "Pocket Monsters". In 2007, British newspaper The Independent named Pokemon as the second most successful game franchise.

While it appears that there are no Pokemons to be found in Singapore, fret not Pokemon fans.

Open Google Maps and tap on the search bar. You can spot the difference immediately.


Open Google Maps and tap on the search bar.
PHOTO: Open Google Maps and tap on the search bar.
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Tap on the Pokemon lab option and you will be taken to the birthplace of Pokemons, Japan. You can then start your quest to catch 'em all! Be careful of Team Rocket though!


Tap on the Pokemon lab option and you will be taken to the birthplace of Pokemons, Japan.
PHOTO: Tap on the Pokemon lab option and you will be taken to the birthplace of Pokemons, Japan.
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Google maps will display which Pokemons are in the vincinity. Tap on the Pokemon to catch it! There is no need for Masterballs or any fancy accessories.


Google maps will display which Pokemons are in the vincinity. Tap on the Pokemon to catch it!
PHOTO: Google maps will display which Pokemons are in the vincinity. Tap on the Pokemon to catch it!
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And there you have it - your first Pokemon catch.

There are 150 Pokemons waiting to be caught. Some users have been so obsessed with Google's latest gimmick that they have managed to capture all 150 Pokemons.


Some users have managed to capture all 150 Pokemons.
PHOTO: Some users have managed to capture all 150 Pokemons.
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Think you have got what it takes to catch 'em all? Then you are the right man for Google.

A spoof video on YouTube by Google Maps describes their epic Pokemon challenge.
By AsiaOne, Tuesday, Apr 01, 2014


Google Maps: Pokmon Challenge

Published on Mar 31, 2014,  Google, Pokmon content, 2014 Pokmon/Nintendo/Creatures/GAME FREAK
Pikachu - Pokemon X and Y
PHOTO: Grotesque Pokemon - Steelix - Gruaaaa!!!
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Monday, April 5, 2010

April Fool’s prank and Angry Whopper

TODAY, Tuesday April 6, 2010, IMPACT, PAGE B5
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By Peter Yeo, peteryeo@mediacorp.com.sg



PHOTO: Turns out that Ris Low joining 987FM was an April Fool’s prank by Burger King.
PHOTO by Christopher Toh

A wicked sense of humour is key to a successful marketing campaign


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WHEN news of Ris Low joining The Shan And Rozz Show on MediaCorp radio station 987FM was announced last week, a storm of protests erupted within hours on the station’s Facebook page and through their hotline.

Listeners were bewildered and angry; some even threatened to stop listening to the station. Which elicited this response from the station’s senior creative director Georgina Chang: “People claim they’re not going to tune in, but I know that they will tune in anyway ... even if it’s just to find more things to complain about.”


PHOTO: Angry Whopper
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On April 1, the station revealed the stunt to be an April Fool’s joke in conjunction with Burger King’s Angry Whopper launch.


PHOTO: http://blog.deeperquestions.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/angry-whopper.JPG

The burger chain had wanted an idea involving DJs being angry for the launch of their spicy burger dubbed the Angry Whopper.


PHOTO: http://www.japanprobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/angry-whopper-japan1.jpg

The team, made up of Ms Chang, Shan and Rozz, then pitched to take the idea further with the introduction of a celebrity to stir things up.

“Ris was the unanimous choice because Shan and Rozz had interviewed her before and the response was quite good. Besides, Ris loves publicity and she is game for doing outrageous things, so it kind of fell into place,” said Ms Chang.


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One would think corporations would be more careful of strategies that could incite such passionate response after SingPost’s failed post-box defacing campaign, but Mr Philip Ho, head of marketing at Burger King, said: “In all fairness, SingPost was very daring, but where they missed the boat was they caused a public nuisance. I don’t think what we did was a public nuisance. On the contrary, it showed the kind of passion that the listeners of 987FM have for this radio station.”



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Ms Chang added: “For me, I’d rather have lots of bad publicity, even better if it’s good publicity, than no publicity. The reputation of the station was never laid on the line because this is good, clean fun.”



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This exercise showed that Singaporeans do have a sense of humour, after the prank was revealed, lots of people posted congratulatory notes on its success.




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As a gesture of goodwill, Burger King offered the Angry Whopper Jr for $1 with every medium Coke purchased on April 2. While the hot promotion for the spicy burger was welcome, as evident with the long queues, it is the knowledge that the airwaves is safe for listeners, that will let us sleep soundly.
By Peter Yeo, peteryeo@mediacorp.com.sg



PHOTO: FARALIZA TAN, 22, her successor, Ms Ris Low, though in previous interviews, she has called for the public to support Ms Low's efforts to improve.
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PHOTO: Angry Whopper
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