10 Viral Videos That Have Exploded on the Web (Time)
Time's pick of 10 videos that have exploded on the web. Interesting that the "cheerleader through the basketball hoop" has been brought down from YouTube.
Time's pick of 10 videos that have exploded on the web. Interesting that the "cheerleader through the basketball hoop" has been brought down from YouTube.
Oh, man. It was only a matter of time. The worlds of online video and multi-level marketing have collided. Check out this stunningly awkward video — click the "two minute introduction" about "EVE" (the extendable video engine." I haven't been this confused since I got drunk and went to an Amway pitch in college. "What…
Why would Google want to own two video sites? Oh, silly. They’re not two video sites. Their differences are becoming apparent: Google Video Objective: create a video site with no discernible character or features. Keep it as an entirely different entity, and let it stagnate as the market changes. Don’t promote the video site on Google homepage…
One of my wife’s tabloids featured an ad for Vitamin Water featuring American Idol star Kelly Clarkson (I guess she lost enough weight that the campaign is live). The ad is made to look like the cover of the tabloid and uses its masthead. Since it appears upsidedown and is marketed by tiny 10-point type…
My first camera was a Panasonic. I called her Panny. I'd bring her to parties and make $200 videotaping the event. I'd also throw it on my shoulder whenever I got stuck in an awkward conversation- it works even better than the "I need to fill my drink" line. Anyway, here's a Panasonic contest. You…
Who is Ray William Johnson, and why might YouTube need to change its name to RayWilliamJohnsonTube.com? How is YouTube, perhaps, moving the wrong way along the longtail, providing typical viewers (grazers not bingers) with an increasingly homogeneous experience? If you’re not familiar with the term “longtail,” it was popularized by Chris Anderson (Wired) in 2004….
NOTE: Log your votes on the above tab “YouTube Bubble-Burst Pool.” We’re having a WillVideoForFood Pool on when YouTube’s bubble bursts. I’m saying 67 days. Here’s how the pool works. You guess the exact days between now and the bust, and submit that number as a comment. The bust will be defined by any of…