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Flying Cars Debut in GM Viral Video Campaign

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Hats off to General Motors for this refreshing viral advertising campaign featuring flying cars. I almost hesitate to reveal GM as the sponsor because conspiracy theories would be more fun (and they’re already taking place). For instance, Future Technology Today is taking them pretty darned seriously. I think. Meanwhile, the GM chat board is pretty…

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Videos We Need More Of. Videos We Need Less Of.

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It’s time for WillVideoForFood’s first ever “videos we need more of” and “videos we need less of” awards. Videos We Need More Of: Candid moments of celebrities 2-minute comedies (especially based on workplace life) Comedic soundbytes on current events Girls fighting (but no getting hurt too bad) Harmless prank calls Newscasters losing their cool off…

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The Daily Reel on September 11

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The Daily Reel reports that filmmaker Steven Rosenbaum is presenting his film 7 Days in September, which was released theatrically in 2002, on Google for free viewing until September 15. “I wanted to make sure the footage captured by 28 individual storytellers accurately matched their emotions on a moment-by-moment basis,” Rosenbaum recently said. Rather than…

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Numa Numa Kid Has 16th Minute of Fame

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The Numa Numa Kid returned yesterday with a new video: “New Numa” video. And here’s a promo to his new contest. Visit his NumaNuma site for details and you can even get ring tones. Of course nothing tops the classic Numa Numa bit. The comments seem to support that the sequel rarely tops the original….

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Crocodiles in Shame for Not Eating Steve Irwin When They Had Chance

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Australian native and California-based Mark Day gives crocodiles the abuse they deserve for never having finished off Steve Irwin (the Croc Hunter that sadly died from a sting ray this week). Day’s short comedic bits are funny, tasteless and timely. This one ends especially well and you’ll appreciate it unless you’re PETA, still getting over…

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Viral Video Popularizing Far Faster Than Blogging

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Blogging has been all the rage for a few years — with cover stories on major magazines, blogs about blogs, and some bloggers literally becoming credible media sources that rival legacy print and television brands. Interestingly, there’s a trend that appears to have accelerated far faster and more dramatically than blogs. Online video. Take for…

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Is YouTube Cleaning Up? Rejections, Suspensions, & Bears. Oh My.

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Remember that girl in high school that slept with everyone? If she rejected you, you knew you were beyond hope? I think we’ve all lost hope. Many signs point to YouTube cleaning up. YouTube appears to be policing obscene content and maybe some of the vast amount of copyright violations (which, remember, are you the…

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Metacafe: Will Show Butt Crack for Food

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I made $800 in a few days by simply showing the world my butt crack. Now I’ll share the secret on how you can make a decent coin for your amateur online videos (man that sounded like an infomercial introduction). Metacafe is paying $5 per 1,000 views. That’s not the best “return on view,” in…