Comments on: KING 5 Covers the MySpace/McCain Prank (Video) https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/03/king-5-covers-mccain-myspace-prank A running commentary of occasionally interesting things — from Mike Davidson. Thu, 26 May 2016 06:34:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Phil Wilks https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/03/king-5-covers-mccain-myspace-prank#comment-15045 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15045 A nice ending to a very nice prank. Well done Mike!

]]> By: Devon Shaw https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/03/king-5-covers-mccain-myspace-prank#comment-15046 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15046 *standing ovation*

I still think you didn’t actually change his views at all. :)

]]> By: Mike D. https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/03/king-5-covers-mccain-myspace-prank#comment-15047 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15047 By the way, I misspoke slightly towards the end of the video. It was actually me who “friended” McCain first today and then he “friended” me back. Still BFFs though! Like OMFG! ROTFLMAO!

And also, the McCain camp is now properly crediting me on their page. Good on them!

]]> By: gb https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/03/king-5-covers-mccain-myspace-prank#comment-15048 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15048 Soooo… you’ve been touching your server again, eh, Mike?

]]> By: Ryan Guill https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/03/king-5-covers-mccain-myspace-prank#comment-15049 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15049 I have been watching this story since it first came on newsvine, and it just keeps getting better and better. I can’t believe you got a reporter to say “two passionate females” on the air. Priceless. I really wish this would get picked up by a national news outlet though. An interview on nightly news or a cnn story would be great.

]]> By: Ryan Guill https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/03/king-5-covers-mccain-myspace-prank#comment-15050 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15050 Oh, and you saying BFF, also priceless. The only thing that would have made that better would have been for the reporter to explain what BFF was…

]]> By: Marc Rullo https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/03/king-5-covers-mccain-myspace-prank#comment-15051 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15051 This has all the markings of a PR stroke of genius. I’m not saying that someone is pulling all the strings on this, but imagine if there were. Upstart web company meets presidential campaign and hatches brilliant web stunt to gain relatively innocuous, free national public exposure. Just maybe this happy accident spawns a few brainstorming sessions in PR departments and campaign headquarters around the nation…or not.
In any case, I’m just noting that creativity has no limits and is bound to nothing. And congratulations, Mike, on a situation well handled. You just stepped up to the next level as a promising young corporate leader.

]]> By: Sectim42 https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/03/king-5-covers-mccain-myspace-prank#comment-15052 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15052

Daily Show, Colbert Report, Countdown? Where are you?

Seriously! I am a huge DS/CR fan and I figured they would totally pick up on this. This is right up their alley.

Glad to see McCain had a good sense of humor about the whole thing. Props again to you for your creativity.

]]> By: Kris Gosser https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/03/king-5-covers-mccain-myspace-prank#comment-15053 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15053 Did you notice the subtitle by the news site, though, Mike?

A Seattle CEO of a news Web site shows the true power of the Internet after setting a trap for Senator John McCain.

Did you really set a trap for him? Seems more like you just played a joke. Darn media, haha.

BTW, will you be my BFF?

]]> By: Kevin Tamura https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/03/king-5-covers-mccain-myspace-prank#comment-15054 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15054 Very nice Mike.

]]> By: Sean Hills https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/03/king-5-covers-mccain-myspace-prank#comment-15055 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15055 Funniest thing I have seen in a long ass time lmao

]]> By: Nathan Logan https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/03/king-5-covers-mccain-myspace-prank#comment-15056 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15056 The BFF’s part in the video was hilarious – I love that they didn’t edit that out. But setting a trap? If so, you’re the craftiest, most subversive hacker I’ve ever heard of.

]]> By: DocDave https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/03/king-5-covers-mccain-myspace-prank#comment-15057 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15057 Kudos Mike! You handled this whole event like everyone wishes they could. I especially like the BFFs comment. Priceless.

I have to agree you local news media got a little liberal with the title of the news story. A trap? Really? Taught a lesson is more like it.

]]> By: Brian White https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/03/king-5-covers-mccain-myspace-prank#comment-15058 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15058 Mike, what is going on with the Newsvine servers? I haven’t been able to get to Newsvine for 2 days except for intermittently getting an error page. Could you perhaps post a blog entry on whatever the issue is?

]]> By: Ryan https://mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/03/king-5-covers-mccain-myspace-prank#comment-15059 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15059 Newsvine is on overload from all this new exposure. I’ve taken to logging on only in the middle of the night to get good response time.

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