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Virals are hot news, and Bore Me are recognised in the media as the place to go to see the latest, greatest and most topical virals on the planet.

Bore Me have a strong presence in the advertising and marketing trade media, the business press and in consumer press.

Media enquiries, please contact Harry at Hot Cherry PR
+44 (0) 20 7424 0949



Press coverage includes:

National newspapers
Local newspapers
International newspapers
TV
Trade press
Tech press
Music press
Women's press
Men's press
Gay press
Other press



NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS

The Observer
16 December 2007 : Top 10 virals of 2007

News of The World
8 May 2007 : Germ2 winners

The Independent
9 April 2007 : Germ2 viral competition

The Mirror (online)
28 March 2007 : Germ2 viral competition

News of the World
20 March 2007 : Germ2 viral competition

The Guardian - Organ Grinder
27 February 2007 : Bore Me visitors

The Times (online)
17 February 2007 : Germ2 viral competition

The Independent
22 February 2007 : Germ2 viral competition

The Guardian
29 January 2007 : Germ2 viral competition

The Guardian - Organ Grinder
29 January 2007 : Germ2 viral competition

Sunday Telegraph
12 November 2006 : Online advertising

News of The World
7 May 2006 : Outrageous and Contagious at ICA

Times Higher Education Supplement
5 May 2006 : Outrageous and Contagious at ICA

Independent on Sunday
30 April 2006 : Outrageous and Contagious at ICA

The Guardian
29 April 2006 : Outrageous and Contagious at ICA

Daily Star
17 March 2006 : Outrageous and Contagious at ICA

The Observer
26 February 2006 : Brokeback Mountain spoof virals (PDF)

News of The World
26 February 2006 : Dick Cheney virals

The Sun (online)
12 January 2006 : Channel 4 - Germ

The Mirror (online)
11 January 2006 : Channel 4 - Germ

Sunday Telegraph
1 January 2006 : Top 10 viral ads of 2005

The Times (online)
29 December 2005 : Top 10 virals of 2005

The Guardian
19 December 2005 : Top 10 virals and ads of 2005

The Times
7 November 2005 : The Click

Daily Star
19 October 2005 : Full page on Saddam Hussein virals

News of The World
16 October 2005 : Channel 4 - Germ

The Times
14 July 2005 : Web Watch

News of the World
26 June 2005 : Tom Cruise story

Daily Star
4 May 2005 : UK Election 2005

Daily Star
7 April 2005 : Full page on the Royal Family viral collection

The Sunday Telegraph
3 April 2005 : Follow up to story about Bore Me's most avid viewers

The Sunday Telegraph
27 March 2005 : Story about Bore Me's most avid viewers

Guardian
17 January 2005: Viral Awards

MediaGuardian.co.uk
January 2005: Viral Awards

The Observer
12 December 2004: Viral email rocks the world

Guardian online
December 2004: The Year in Virals


LOCAL NEWSPAPERS

The London Paper
17 December 2007 : Top 10 virals of 2007

London Lite
3 November 2006 : Football lookalikes

London Lite
7 September 2006 : Recommended sites

The London Paper
4 September 2006 : Review of Bore Me

Metro
27 March 2006 : Outrageous and Contagious at ICA

Metro
17 March 2006 : Outrageous and Contagious at ICA

Evening Standard
16 March 2006 : Outrageous and Contagious at ICA

Evening Standard Lite
17 October 2005 : Channel 4 - Germ


INTERNATIONAL NEWSPAPERS

Herald Tribune
February 2005: VW suicide bomber fake ad

New York Times
January 2005: VW suicide bomber fake ad


TV

Channel 4 News (TV & online)

8 May 2007: Germ2 winners

Channel 4 News (TV & online)

29 January 2007: Tricks of the "viral" trade

BBC News (online)
29 January 2007: Viral e-mails taught in college

BBC Click(video) and BBC Click (transcript)
July 2006: Viral & Germ

More4 News
January 2006: Channel 4 - Germ

Channel 4 - IDEASFACTORY
October 2005: Channel 4 - Germ

Channel 4 - IDEASFACTORY
April 2005: New media feature on viral ads

BBC News (online)
19 January 2005: 10 things that make you forward e-mails


TRADE PRESS

Creative Match

Bore Me appoints the DBMgroup as exclusive sales partner

Media Week

DBMGroup lands viral ad site contract

NMA

Bore Me appoints DBMgroup to handle online sales

Precision Marketing

17 January 2008: Family Guy campaign on Bore Me

Digital Bulletin

16 January 2008: Family Guy campaign on Bore Me

Brand Republic

16 January 2008: Family Guy campaign on Bore Me

Precision Marketing
12 November 2007: Absolut campaign on Bore Me

Digital Bulletin
8 November 2007: Absolut campaign on Bore Me

NMA
8 November 2007: Absolut campaign on Bore Me

Creative Match

9 November 2007: Absolut campaign on Bore Me

NMA

29 October 2007: Video sites and advertising

Creative Match

3 May 2007: Nanosite

NMA

3 May 2007: Nanosite

NMA

2 May 2007: Nanosite

Media Week

2 May 2007: Nanosite

Brand Republic

4 May 2007: Nanosite

Adrants

4 May 2007: Nanosite

Net Imperative

26 March 2007: Lucozade MPP campaign

Precision Marketing

23 March 2007: Lucozade MPP campaign

NMA

22 March 2007: Germ2 viral competition

Marketing

20 March 2007: Viral marketing

Shots

21 March 2007: Lucozade campaign

Net Imperative
16 March 2007: Lucozade campaign

Digit
15 March 2007: Lucozade campaign

Mad.co.uk
5 March 2007: Germ2 viral competition

Contagious
2 February 2007: Germ2 viral competition

NMA
1 February 2007: Germ2 viral competition

The Drum
February 2007: Germ2 viral competition

PR Week
12 May 2006: Outrageous and Contagious at ICA

New Media Age
27 April 2006: Outrageous and Contagious at ICA

New Media Age
20 April 2006: Viral marketing

Marketing Week
2 February 2006: Mobile marketing - Bore Me Mobile

Revolution
January 2006: Viral ads and ASA

Net Imperative
11 January 2006: Channel 4 - Germ

BrandRepublic
11 January 2006: Channel 4 - Germ

Digital Bulletin
December 2005: Top 10 viral ads of 2005

Contagious magazine
December 2005: Channel 4 - Germ

Promotions & Incentives
November 2005: Channel 4 - Germ

Contagious
2 November 2005: Channel 4 - Germ

Shots
19 October 2005: Channel 4 - Germ

New Media Age
27 October 2005: FRONT PAGE - Bore Me Mobile

Marketing Week
13 October 2005: Channel 4's Ideas Factory - best viral awards

Precision Marketing
13 October 2005: Channel 4 - Germ

The Drum
7 October 2005: Channel 4 - Germ

Adland
October 2005: Channel 4 hunt for ultimate viral ad of 2005

mad.co.uk
October 2005: Realising viral’s potential

New Media Age
6 October 2005: Channel 4 - Germ

Media Week
March 2005: Porn advertising

American PR Week
February 2005: Story about viral emails

Campaign
February 2005: Story about viral emails


TECH PRESS

Digit
May 2006: Outrageous and Contagious at ICA

.Net
April 2006: Viral top ten (running since July 2005)

.Net
25 January 2006: How we built BoreMe.com (PDF)

Web Site Expert
January 2006: About Bore Me (translation from Japanese)

Practical Web Design
December 2005: Bore Me website

.Net
December 2005: Channel 4 - Germ

Web User
13 October 2005: Channel 4 - Germ

.Net
September 2005: Viral challenge
(7 page feature in print - this link is to online version)

.Net
March 2005: Story about viral emails

Internet Advisor
February 2005: Michael Jackson story in virals

Campaign
February 2005: Story about viral emails


MUSIC PRESS

NME
March 2005: Top 10 pop star virals

Rip and Burn
February 2005: The Year in Virals

Mojo
January 2005: Letter about ex-Salad members in Bore Me


WOMEN'S PRESS

Reveal
16 May 2006: Outrageous and Contagious at ICA

More!
April 2005: Easter virals story

Heat
March 2005: Top 10 pop star virals

Closer
February 2005: Michael Jackson story in virals


MEN'S PRESS

Nuts

30 January 2007: Top 10 downloaded virals of 2006

Boys Toys
June 2006: Top time-wasting websites

Arena
June 2006: Outrageous and Contagious at ICA

Boys Toys
May 2006: Outrageous and Contagious at ICA

Nuts
19 January 2006: Top 10 downloaded ads

Nuts
March 2005: Top 10 pop star virals

Zoo
January 2005: Michael Jackson story in virals

Nuts
January 2005: The Year in Virals


GAY PRESS

Bent
April 2006: Top 5 gay virals (charts since May 2005)

Bent
April 2005: Top 10 pop star virals

Bent
March 2005: Michael Jackson story in virals

QX
February 2005: Top 10 pop star virals

Bent
February 2005: Michael Jackson story in virals



OTHER PRESS

Dazed Digital
March 2007: Germ2 viral competition

Dazed
March 2007: Germ2 viral competition

Time Out
25 April 2006: Outrageous and Contagious at ICA



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