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The 10 Immutable Laws of Viral Video

ByNalts

So my joking reference to the “second law of viral videos” at the close of this “YouTube Viral Video Broker” clip resulted in this question from Joe Chapuis: What’s the first law of viral videos? Fair question. I hadn’t really considered the rules yet… I was spoofing someone that would have the arrogance to cite…

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Terrorist Bloopers & Outtakes (video)

ByNalts

How do I miss something this viral? It’s called Terrorists Bloopers, and it’s a low-budget parody of the “Girls Gone Wild” advertisements. A funny spoof on cheesy commercials and terrorism. And the ending is worth waiting for. Here’s some fun trivia about it: It was created by a Brooklyn NYC comedy troupe named Poykpac. Here’s another…

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Google is “Friend Not a Foe”

ByNalts

Martin Sorrell, chairman and chief executive of advertising giant WPP Group, recently used the term “Frenemy” to describe Google. But David Eun, Google’s vice president of content partnerships, is fostering a “friend not foe” approach, according to the LaTimes. Eun, the former NBC and Time Warner Inc. executive, is Google’s ambassador to the television, movie,…

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Emallina: “YouTube Popularity is Hell”

ByNalts

Australian’s Emallina, one of YouTube’s first “crossover” stars, has quit her blogging career after being hacked, according to TheAge.com (via Spamroll). Reports the Age, “someone had hacked into her computer and obtained recent pictures and videos from it that had never been posted online as well as “incredibly private files.” “Every day I logged in…

SFGate to YouTube Star-Wannabees: It’s Asymptotical.

ByNalts

Sorry, online-video stars of 2011 and 2012. Seems your future is “asymptotical,” according to this report by SFGate titled “Inside Google’s Boot Camp for Viral Video Stars.” The New York Times covered the recent program for the “chosen” YouTube Partners that were selected as YouTube NextUp winners (see explanation of program). Yeah I had to…

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  5. That’s right Nalts, we are still very early into the online video evolution, perhaps in the 2nd inning now of a 9 inning game. I hope to get out to VidCon next year, sounds like the people are amazing, with lots of passion and energy. Contagious.

  6. Hey nutcheese- I held up the i heart nutcheese shirt themightythor1212 gave me. Mkay? And yes the flannel shirts came right off the back of the ugliest lesbo I could find (renetto). Guess what? Buckley’s husband wears CROCKS!

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