This friggin’ awesome. This video played over and over could make a terrorist cave, and without the ethical implications of water boarding. I beg you to subject people to it. It’s by the people that brought you this EPIC burger/fries video.
Thanks to “Seeing Through the Windows” author Preston Gralla and SFGate’s Matt Rosoff for pointing out what I’d missed. While YouTube/Google retains its massive lead in online-video viewing, Microsoft is catching up. I’ve written about comScore’s newest rankings, but failed to recognize that Microsoft quietly crept from #7 (last month) to #2. That fact went largely unnoticed…
Take it from the author of “Beyond Viral,” dear reader. Viral video is like fire. It can create a toasty fire or get people burned. Today we learned out the Times Square billboard hack video was part of the campaign for the film, Limitless. The deception was the brainchild of the viral-video maker “ThinkModo,” according…
Check out Emerson from Canada. The 5.5 month old baby goes ape when his mom blows her nose, conveying both fear and delight.
comScore’s February data once again shows Google’s dominance in the online-video market, but Facebook is catching up. It’s now the fourth-largest online-video sharing property (see Facebook’s unofficial resource for more information). Facebook, as a sharp contrast from other sites, has short bursts of viewing (far shorter durations than other properties like YouTube, Hulu or Viacom…
I recently found this collection of entries to the Poptent.net “Sour Then Sweet” campaign for Sour Patch Kids. While I can appreciate why cannibalism might have been too risque for the folks at Cadbury, I think they’re certainly bold, entertaining and memorable enough to get the WillVideoForFood “honorable mention” award. Don’t you? CHOMP. Hats off…
Here’s that YouTube video of a loyal dog who protected his injured owner after the tsunami. The Japanese newscaster was kind enough to subtitle the dog’s message, but it’s not in English. Don’t worry. I’ve translated it with some modest embellishments. “I bite your fat ass if you touch my master-son. I is not pleased with tsunamis,…
Another article about how becoming a YouTube star can allow you to quit your day job (the Globe and Mail). Take it from a guy who knows this market fairly well… it’s possible but not easy. A few of my friends have quit relatively low-paying jobs to focus 100% on YouTube, but if you’re like…
Just like OTT is the new viral, transmedia storytelling is the new online video. “Transmedia storytelling” is not new vernacular, but we predict it will be the buzzword of 2011… pushing the term “currating” into the archives. I became familiar with the term at a 2010 television/web events in NYC, where large media companies defended…
The next time someone hands you a form to complete (or a parking ticket or bill), may I suggest you pull out this viral video on your smartphone? Play it, giggle, and watch them crumble. Rip. Giggle. RIP. Giggle. RIPPPPPP… GIGGLE.