Elf Yourself 2.0 coming!
OfficeMax scored a huge hit at the end of 2006 with their holiday viral marketing campaign: Elf Yourself. The elfyourself.com site allowed visitors to upload a photo and record a synchronized message through a special toll-free phone number. The face got attached to an animated elf body and the voice was processed to sound elf-like. The result: a dancing and talking elf that could be forwarded to family and friends or posted to personal Web sites or blogs.
Elfyourself.com got 200 unique visitors per second in 2006, creating 8 new elves per second. On Flickr and Youtube you can still find some Elf Yourself 1.0 examples. Last night I read on Bob Stumpel’s Everything 2.0 that Elf Yourself 2.0 will be launched soon. I guess they will also release a Facebook app. Looking forward to Elf Yourself 2.0.
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Emily Elstrott December 15th, 2007 at 03:53
I have created my “ELF” repeatedly but when I click on Send to a Friend nothing happens OR advertisements appear…what am I doing wrong??? Why can’t I send my ELFSELF to my friends???
HI EMILY December 21st, 2007 at 09:31
me 2 , make a nice four elf show of four sisters but when i try to “send to a friend” it does not have any page to do that.
I wish the webmaster of Office Max could let us know how to accomplish sending our mini movies that took quite a bit of effort to edit andmake.
Merry Christmas,
Don Chapman
Seaside CA
Ritta December 21st, 2007 at 20:49
i am also finding no link when i click send it just sends empty message, plz advise how to send it b4 xmas
Thank u
Emily Elstrott December 23rd, 2007 at 03:20
Hey Y’all,
I got it to work !!!
Here is what you have to do…After you elf yourself…click on “Save a copy” and then go to your e-mail and open a new e-mail…press ctrl V to paste and the web address will appear and then just send it to whomever…it woiks !!