Viral Video: When Forests Attack–Al Gore Is Taping Toy Guns to Trees
The Business Insider
Former VP and full-time envirogod Al Gore, who appeared at the fourth D: All Things Digital in May of 2006, turned out to be a very funny guy onstage. And he on television too, as you can see from his hysterical appearance this past weekend...
Marketing to the Online Video Audience
eMarketer
... According to US Brand Marketers and Ad Agencies, June-July 2009 (% of respondents) Social Media Used by US Marketers, January 2009 (% of respondents) Amount US Marketers* Spend on Viral Video, October-November 2008 (% of respondents) So...
Glass-shattering BART arrest on video
San Francisco Chronicle
Agency officials appear to have learned from their admittedly slow and sloppy handling of the Grant situation - and about the power of viral video. Asked whether BART would have called a news conference if the YouTube video hadn't been post...
Anonymous Gossip Sites
Time
See a video of the CollegeACB founder.) What used to be whispered on campuses is now broadcast, in the most cowardly way, for anyone with an Internet connection to see. Beverly Low, dean of first-year students at Colgate University, describ...
VIRAL VIDEO: See How Susan Boyle Wows Audience of "Britain's Got ...
FOX6Now.com Milwaukee
A middle-aged volunteer church worker with the voice of an angel is Britain's latest unlikely showbiz star. Susan Boyle, 47, wowed judges and audience alike when she performed on the television contest "Britain's Got Talent." By Tuesday, a ...
SKATING BABIES: YouTube Video Ad Campaign Enters Guinness Book
Mashable.com
YouTube and the web have provided a new and powerful medium for video and TV commercials. The great ones can go viral, resulting in millions upon millions of views. Out of the thousands of commercials that have gone viral though, the skatin...
Police fear YouTube backlash after man's head breaks window
News.com.au
Before it went viral, BART released the video to the media in an attempt to manage any fallout from the incident. “We are keenly aware of what YouTube brings to the public,” BART police patrol Commander Daniel Hartwig said. “We want to assu...
Researchers warned that children should not be given the anti-viral ...
Examiner
... studies of children from the ages of one-year to twelve-years-old who were taking Tamiflu or another anti-viral, Relenza. The respected study by the BMJ August 2009, British Medical Journal (also see video explanation: So what are the r...
Exploding Whale Video Reporter Looks Back Four Decades Later
Huffingtonpost.com
Little did he know that almost 40 years later, the story would find its way on the Internet, spawn its own Web site and become the fifth-most-viewed viral video of all time. We checked in with the star of this Web sensation to get the real ...
JC Penney's 'Doghouse' Returns
Advertising Age
Regardless of whether the ad critics liked JC Penney's " Beware of the Doghouse " viral video last year, the masses did. The idea behind the film was that men who gave their wives lame holiday gifts, such as vacuum cleaners, would be droppe...
Cup of Joe: How Not To Go Viral and Look Like an Idiot
Marketing Pilgrim
... something someone has already done, then you need to do it better than them, make sure that your presentation is polished and your delivery is spot on. This same lesson can be applied outside of viral video. Take for example MySpace and...
In Japan, an Odd Perch for Google: Looking Up at the Leader
New York Times
Every day, for example, Japanese view 10 million clips on YouTube, Google’s video-sharing site — and that is just from their ... The captions will go a long way toward helping videos go viral across language divides, said Hiroto Tokusei, Yo...
FEI Takes Steps on Equine Welfare, Doping Issues
TheHorse.com
In the wake of the hyperflexion controversy sparked by viral video of an international dressage competitor's horse , the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) announced November 17 that it has stepped up its efforts to ensure the welfare...
