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Coca Cola - the contest that plays YOU
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addlepated
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Coca Cola - the contest that plays YOU

http://tinyurl.com/2jzas ( original URL )

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Grand prize cans contain a GPS chip and antenna, a Subscriber Identity Module card that enables the can to act as a cell phone, a speaker, microphone and a panel with a keypad...

Consumers who find the winning cans activate the technology to call a pre-programmed hotline. They then must agree that Coke "search teams," using the GPS tracker, can surprise them anyplace, anytime up to three weeks to deliver the prizes, which include a 2005 Chevy Equinox SUV, a chance on $1 million through Harrah's Casino, Disney vacations and home entertainment systems.


[Edited to tinify URL - SpaceBass]

PostPosted: Mon May 10, 2004 5:59 pm
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Caterpillar
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Joined: 25 Sep 2002
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That's pretty cool.....

You can sign up at the site
( http://www.unexpectedsummer.com/index_flash.html )
if you want to be notified when "the winning begins".
And (although not operational yet) you can also watch
the tracking of cans that have been called in.

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peter_magenheimer
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Joined: 09 Oct 2003
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Location: Colorado

Interesting idea, but I see one fatal flaw...

If the site is going to show the location of the current winners, don't you think it'd be easy to find them and take the winning can from them? Maybe you have to identify yourself as the person who found it and called it in to get the prizes...

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vpisteve
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Joined: 30 Sep 2002
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Oooh, great idea!

/me goes and buys a Coca-Cola jacket.

Twisted Evil

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Caterpillar
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vpisteve wrote:
Oooh, great idea!

/me goes and buys a Coca-Cola jacket.

Twisted Evil


Laughing Laughing Laughing

PostPosted: Mon May 10, 2004 7:25 pm
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3 cans now activated........

PostPosted: Tue Jun 01, 2004 10:16 am
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Varin
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Joined: 02 Dec 2002
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Wow the one found in Indiana is pretty much right on top of where I used to live. Just another reason to wish I still lived there Rolling Eyes
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