Ducklings vs Wind Gust
Is it animal cruelty to laugh at a bunch of cute ducklings getting blown across the cement by a gust of wind? Source: Unruly’s Viral Video Chart.
Make Your Own CNN News: Nancy Grace Competition?
Looking for a DIY (do it yourself) news site to show TSA (transportation security administration) “pat downs” that are TMI (two much information)? Well put down your acronyms, and get out your cameras… I’m not sure how long this has been around, but I find this consumer-generate “breaking news” site interesting. CNN has a consumer-generated…
YouTube Launches Pay-Per-View Ads
Advertisers on YouTube now have an option where they only pay when a viewer engages with the pre-roll ad. It’s a bold way to get digital marketers to move confidently into the medium since, like Google Paid Search, it’s more accountable. Here’s the YouTube blog post about this new format called “True View.” Since most…
Who is the Target Lady?
Target’s Black Friday campaign staring Maria Bamford spawned loads of “word of mouth,” and captured AdAge’s attention by ranking #2 on the AdAge Viral Chart with more than 1.5 million views in a week. Sure that’s still far below my definition of “viral video” (I’m thinking the new definition is 4 million views in a few…
You’re Ugly
Oh sorry. I wasn’t speaking to you. I was talking to the blog. Would value your tips on improving the look and experience of this blog. I used to enjoy interacting more with commenters, but now “new comments” has been demoted visually beneath the big book. So a few thoughts, and welcome yours: 1) More…
The Modern Family of Online Video
Modern Family. Best show on television. It’s saving ABC. I still adore The Office too. They’re both the #1 show on television. And if Modern Family and the Office had sex, and gave birth to an online-video baby, this would be it. Ladies and gents, please enjoy Jake & Amir (CollegeHumor) joining the Jonas, um,…