The WhyInsulin Youtube Channel seems to be Sanofi-Aventis' latest venture into social media. Importantly, the site allows visitors to submit comments, which is rarely something pharma companies do.
I submitted this comment, which is "pending approval":
"Why was Shenee's video interrupted by the reading of the LANTUS safety information?"
What I was referring to was a dreadful blue screen and voiceover segment that abruptly ended Shenee's story. "Shenee is an active wife and mother who enjoys bowling, fishing, reading and cooking exotic foods with her husband." The blue screen, which began 55 seconds into the 3.04 minute video, merely showed a still text image (no scrolling or any movement at all) while a voiceover read the "Important Safety Information for Lantus" that was displayed on the YouTube page (see below).
I never did get to see what exotic foods Shenee was preparing! The blue screen completely took over the last 2 minutes and 9 seconds of the video!
The surprising thing is that Shenee NEVER mentioned LANTUS or any other treatment during her brief 55 second "story"! Which leads me to ask, Why was it necessary to interrupt her story with this information?
It just runied my whole experience with the site. I gave it a thumbs down. So far, there are 2 thumbs up and 2 thumbs down. What do you think?
I don't work for sanofi, but I'm going to guess that they added the ISI on the You Tube site because WHYINSULIN.com is linked to the Lantus brand. Thus, use of the website name alone on the You Tube channel "brands" the video and requires fair balance.
ReplyDeleteI suppose, but why interrupt the story abruptly? What's the point of hearing her story if it's not fully told?
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