I find that large-eyed amphibian to be strangely hypnotic...

Subliminal message: At 3:13 there's an image of fries. Presumably to get you to eat some and accredit your newfound appetite to the HYPNOTOAD.

>> ^EDD:
I can only say that I've noticed the same thing, ForgedKittenReality, avatars influence my perception of the users behind them a great deal - oftentimes even more than I'd like them to. Btw you awe sooo cuute, yes you aawe!
P.S. Does MY avatar give any subconscious impressions to anyone?


Haha! Nice. Yes, I try to think of avatars as little more than a means of personalizing someone's online persona. This in itself, though, tends to say something about that person, even if they don't intend for it to. They chose to personalize it that way for SOME reason, and in that sense it tends to carry some weight, so we can't help but be influenced whether or not we know it. Don't you think?

Also, your avatar might not have any meaning to me were it not for past experiences. So I guess in that way, avatars can also have an impact we didn't intend, since it's going to be different for different people because they're coming from different perspectives.

As griefer stated, your avatar is fairly neutral to me as well, except when I factor in the fact that I used to know someone who went by the online name "MrWoot" and he was basically a huge dickhead, and the word "woot" from then on holds a bit of a bitter aftertaste for me. I don't have that impression of you, but that avatar just conjures up memories of an oddly mentally unstable person. That or woot.com, but to a lesser extent.


>> ^radx:
Subliminal messages such as in advertisements have been shown to be more effective on people who do not believe they are receiving them. I know I feel completely oblivious to most banner ads but that doesn't mean videoSift's ad selection doesn't color my perception of the site. I think we should expect the emotional content of an icon in close proximity to a posted message to have some effect even when we can't match an avatar to a username.


Advertisement is a great example. Companies spend years and lots of money developing a "persona," or brand, that is a positive one which consumers can relate to, and hopefully vote with their pocketbooks on how favorably they view that brand.

It's the whole reason logos, taglines, etc. are developed in the first place. Companies will exhaust inane amounts of effort in developing specific guidelines on color, size, placement, and other usage rules that outline the ways in which their brand can be used. Any communications to consumers must follow these strict guidelines so that the brand remains consistent and minimizes the chance of confusion on the part of the consumer. Confusion in itself is a signal to the consumer that maybe that brand doesn't have as solid grasp on its identity over, say, another brand which may or may not have an impact on their products or services. More than that though, keeping the messages consistent is a powerful means of impregnating that brand into the minds of consumers so that the brand is remembered the next time the consumer decides to buy a product with which the brand may be involved.

I guess in a way, avatars are our logo, or our branding. A lot can be said without using words, and corporations go to great lengths to ensure that the things their brand says to the consumer are all positive. Psychology is a crazy thing.

>> ^radx:
If you were to ask me to name or describe three avatars used by members of this community, I would have to pass. I don't notice them anymore. In fact, I haven't noticed avatars in any forum for at least half a decade. Same for signaturs if they can't be deactivated from the get-go.


Subliminal messages such as in advertisements have been shown to be more effective on people who do not believe they are receiving them. I know I feel completely oblivious to most banner ads but that doesn't mean videoSift's ad selection doesn't color my perception of the site. I think we should expect the emotional content of an icon in close proximity to a posted message to have some effect even when we can't match an avatar to a username.

At about 0:48 some kind of a subliminal message has been inserted saying something about loving Dag as a god. Creepy.

Anyone pick up on that subliminal message at 1:35?

Comment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)

^Ron Howard did Apollo 13. I enjoyed that - and it even had Tom Hanks.

I won't be seeing the new Terminator movie - in protest for them canceling the Sarah Conner Chronicles. Lena Headey was sending me subliminal messages through Hulu - declaring her secret, undying love for me.

Upvote for subliminal messages!

Up-Vote for the subliminal message! Thankfully it wasn't like fight club where it was a cock or something terrible.

http://www.videosift.com/video/Judas-Priest-Subliminal-Messages-Suicide-Trial

Excellent. Is there some way we can force everyone here to watch this and obey? Maybe insert some subliminal messages in there. Because this kinda half-arsed follow the crowd commenting irritates the crap outta me

>> ^ChosenOne:
Sooo.. if the death star were to blow up a planet, from the planets view would the death star look like a big boobie?


It aims to lull the inhabitants into inaction through subliminal messages of comfort and happiness.

That's the trouble with minions these days. They don't blindly obey as much as they used too. Have you tried looking into malformed genetic mutants?

In reply to this comment by NicoleBee:
Are you saying my minions don't respect me?

AND I THREW THEM A CHRISTMAS PARTY AND EVERYTHING.

In reply to this comment by gorgonheap:
I would suggest putting subliminal messages in your blog so as you can influence over other VS members. Soon everyone will fear and respect the name NicoleBee!... Wait really, that's your screen name? Oi we got a lot of work to do if that name is to strike terror into the hearts of your future minions.

Are you saying my minions don't respect me?

AND I THREW THEM A CHRISTMAS PARTY AND EVERYTHING.

In reply to this comment by gorgonheap:
I would suggest putting subliminal messages in your blog so as you can influence over other VS members. Soon everyone will fear and respect the name NicoleBee!... Wait really, that's your screen name? Oi we got a lot of work to do if that name is to strike terror into the hearts of your future minions.

I would suggest putting subliminal messages in your blog so as you can influence over other VS members. Soon everyone will fear and respect the name NicoleBee!... Wait really, that's your screen name? Oi we got a lot of work to do if that name is to strike terror into the hearts of your future minions.

Was I the only one who caught a bunch of subliminal messages?

I only found the first one about halfway through that says "I want you to lick me right here" and another one soon after where it switches to JAWS for a brief moment, and it says "The average youtuber has an attention span of 2 seconds, Am I keeping up

I'm sure there's more but i'm not going back through there for fear that the one subliminal message I miss over and over will be the one firmly telling me that I have to go kill the president.

also, this is *NSFW in my books... There's a lot of things in there that are borderline softcore porn
(I know there's a handbra http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handbra in there at one point)