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Web Site Pays Porn Queen $500K to Get Company Tattoo

by Warren Riddle on June 6, 2009 at 12:03 PM

Pervasive advertisements bombard consumers at every turn through Internet pop-ups, e-mails, billboards, buses, the media, and, in increasing amounts, skin. When boxers started printing casino names on their backs for bouts a few years ago, the idea of body ads seemed excessive and transparent. But the tactic has now become prevalent and expected.

Goodyear has, in the past, offered a free set of tires to anyone who inks himself with the Dunlop company logo. Now, according to Walletpop, a Web site that sells currency for Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) games like 'World of Warcraft,' is shilling out $500,000 to Anna Morgan to permanently emblazon herself with its URL and company logo. The logo for MyMMOShop.com (MyMammoShop.com?) will be tattooed on the Russian adult film star's feminine endowments, and she will be expected to flaunt her inscribed boob billboard for at least two years.

The move really can't be all that shocking, as ads appear everywhere and people will do anything for money. While it may seem misogynistic, and while the site's brand may turn Morgan into a kind of chattel, half-a-million sure beats a free set of tires. [From: WalletPop]

Tags: advertising, annamorgan, mmo, mymmoshop, porn, tattoo, top, weird

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