Obama Interrupted by Kayne (viral video)
Obama is interrupted by Kayne. So simple, and yet funny. Like a good political cartoonist, sometimes a viral creator wins simply by moshing two current events. Via Viral Video chart.
All Your Itchy Nuts Are Belong to Us
They itch. My nuts itch. Can I scratch them? Will you scratch my nuts? Can I scratch my nuts? Itchy Nuts DUI – Watch more Funny Videos
Hey, Idiot. Missing “View Through” Data on Your Online PR? Don’t Even Read This.
5 extra points to Tealium for remembering I downloaded a white paper, and shooting me a follow-up video (using campaign management tool). Just checked the “earls” and it’s Concentric). Hidden codes in URLs can be so informative. Negative 7 points for making the videos so damned boring… like a a cross between a dull conference…
Debtors Revolt (Ann vs. Bank of America)
Ann is a 46-year-old mother and mental-health professional and self described “conservative liberal, or liberal conservative, closet science nerd, shoe-addict, and beauty product-junkie.” She says she’s met her credit card balance limits and paid routinely, but that didn’t stop Bank of America from jacking up her interest rate to a whooping 30%. So she took…
YouTube And Hulu’s Search Results Weakened by Business Limitations
The two largest video-sharing sites (YouTube and Hulu) have business models that increasingly limit their ability to act as a complete video search engines. YouTube has been a Google-esque fast tool for finding video clips that are getting offline buzz, but copyright-law enforcement is weakening it (full examples below). And of course Hulu is meant…
Fired for Twitter & YouTube
Tim Chantarangsu, aka TimothyDeLaGhetto2 was fired from California Pizza Kitchen for negative “tweets” about the company. His title is “Twitter Got Me Fired,” but I think publicly bashing his employer might be another way to explain it. He had previously tweeted the nickname “CaliporniaSkeetzaKitchen,” and called the new black-shirt uniforms “the lamest shit ever.” He…
Apple Speculated to “Take On” YouTube
More than 1,300 people reading CNet voted that Apple will be taking on YouTube. But take this with a grain of salt. I’m not sure I see Apple in the UGC video hosting and sharing space, and the other options of this poll were somewhat implausible. Frankly I just hope Apple puts more effort into…
YouTube May Sell Movies… But Can You Watch Them on Your HDTV?
The New York Times and Wall Street Journal have reported that YouTube is in discussions with studios to allow the #1 video-sharing site to sell digital movies (ala AppleTV, Netflix, TiVo, and Amazon.com). This could get more interesting this fall as $250 and under devices arrive this fall that facilitate YouTube streaming on your HDTV……
JK Wedding Entrance Satire: Divorce Court to Chris Brown’s Forever
Indigo Productions did a satire of the JK Wedding Entrance video (scored by Chris Brown, Forever) that went viral in the past weeks. Here’s the background from Yahoo. JK Divorce Entrance Dance @ Yahoo! Video
Unwashed-Masses Survey Results
We surveyed. You answered. The results…