Old Spice Campaign Case Study
If you’ve been following the Old Spice ads and think Mustafa is awesome, then here is the Old Spice Social Campaign Case Study Continue reading “Old Spice Campaign Case Study” »
“My Cape Town” – I Scream and the Chocolate Stix
Local band in CT, recorded and shot with absolutely no budget whatsoever. Luke Viviers and Bheki Dladla lead vocals with Tony Shine and Just Nathan on the strings. Music Video directed by Porteus Xandou.
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Iron Baby – An Iron Man Parody
This is a classic video featuring Iron Baby in an Iron Man parody filmed using the posters daughter.
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Maid busting out to Jack Parrow
This video is a true example of ‘Only in South Africa’ with a domestic worker busting out to the song Dans Dans Dans by Jack Parow. Continue reading “Maid busting out to Jack Parrow” »
Wasted Guy vs. Flip Flops at Coachella
There are no words to describe the awesomeness of this guy and this video… so just watch it and enjoy. Continue reading “Wasted Guy vs. Flip Flops at Coachella” »
People getting punched while eating
Funny short video from Saturday Night Live of people getting punched in the face while eating… Continue reading “People getting punched while eating” »
Coca-Cola Happiness Machine, coming to a campus near you…
Coca-Cola recently installed a special vending machine, a ‘happiness machine’, in a local university campus.
The vending machine transformed, providing doses of happiness to all the students that were there that day.
Death Metal Rooster is more amazing than your horse
I’d buy this rooster just to have him as a pet because he’s just so amazing!
The music is an original composition for this video by Ewan Parry (a.k.a liquidcow) of the band Talanas: myspace.com/talanas
Friday Song: Flight of the Conchords – Business Time
I remove my clothes very, very clumsily. Tripping sensuously open my pants. Now i’m naked except for my socks. And you know when I’m down to just my socks what time it is.
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Aunt Janice is no longer allowed to take care of Billy…
Australia’s funnies home videos provided this amazing video of Billy riding a roller coaster with Aunt Janice… She’s pretty evil and I think Billy just soiled himself.
The Google Story – From the beginning to 2009
This video shows a quick look back at the Google story over the past 11 years. From Stanford to Mountain View to the world, featuring many different products, starting with incorporating up to Google Wave, StreetView and Chrome. Continue reading “The Google Story – From the beginning to 2009” »
Amazing Halloween Costume. Bumblebee Transformer
Imagine hitting the streets this Halloween as a quality looking Transformer… This guy takes dressing up to the max, watch the video – I can’t explain how awesome this Bumblebee Transformer costume is.
Grocery Store Musical – Bringing Fun Back Into Shopping
Their latest mission, six undercover actors burst into song in a grocery store in Queens. After a few minutes of singing and wacky choreography, they returned to their roles as shoppers and stock boys. The mission was filmed with hidden robotic, lipstick, and wearable cameras. The song was played over the store’s PA system live.
This is one of nearly 100 different missions Improv Everywhere has executed over the past eight years in New York City. Others include Frozen Grand Central, the Food Court Musical, and the famous No Pants Subway Ride, to name a few.
Pixar Intro Parody: Beware of adorable, homicidal lamps.
I’m not sure about you, but I always wondered what really happened to the unlucky “I” that gets flattened in the original Pixar Intro Video.
Luckily Collegehumor has taken the time to animate an extended version of what once seemed cute. I can see why the ‘cover up’ was necessary, as it might not be the best way for tweens to start the movie.
Drunkest Guy In The World Goes To Buy More Beer
This drunk guy is THAT pumped that he thought it was a good idea to go buy MORE beer.
Although this video is simultaneously sad and entertaining, you have to admire his emotional commitment to the task at hand.
The Office Wedding: Jim Pam Dance Off (JK Wedding)
The Office wedding dance off video was inspired by the JK Wedding Entrance video that went viral on YouTube earlier this year.
The spoof was used in the episode for the much anticipated wedding of Jim and Pam from The Office.
Hoax or Awesome Viral Ad Campaign created 50 years ago?
Known for being the greatest self-promoter in Seattle, Ivar Haglund left one last publicity stunt for him to laugh about from his grave.
Underwater billboards that date to back to 1954 were found anchored to the bottom of Puget Sound… No jokes, the bottom of Puget Sound.
I’m not sure what the big idea was at the time, unless they were looking at marketing to the deep-sea diver and personal submarine niches, but the ads read:
Ivar’s Chowder. Worth surfacing for. 75c a cup.
Diver’s special. Kids 12 & Under Eat Free* with regular entrée. Includes Jell-O.
The company has recently had divers bring up 3 of these stainless steel billboards using a map found in the archives of the company’s headquarters.
I’m sure that the PR value the billboards are getting now is massive in comparison to the cost of an ad 50 years ago.
Ivar’s is promoting the find of the underwater billboards on its Web site, which includes a 2 ½-minute mini-documentary about finding that first billboard Aug. 21 off Alki Beach.
It’s also started running 30-second commercials about the billboards during prime time, budgeting more than $100,000 for television ads through mid-October.
As the chain explained about the underwater billboards, “Ivar’s decided to do what Haglund would have done: promote them.”
Winston the Pigeon, faster and more awesome than ADSL
@iamsmith from a local company called ‘The Unlimited’ not only launched one of the craziest online experiments that I’ve heard to date, but created something amazing that went ridiculously viral.
The team at The Unlimited sent a near one year old pigeon with the name Winston, which was picked from a competition on GottaQuirk, from their offices outside Pietermaritzburg to Durban. Winston, mission ready, was strapped to a data card and heroically flew the distance in 2:06:57. During that time, only 4% of the same 4 GB was sent over the Telkom line.
The experiment made use of the various mainstream forms of social media, such as Twitter and Facebook and quickly went viral featuring on BBC, Mashable, Engadget and Techmeme.
One of the key reasons for success, besides the fact it worked and they beat Telkom, was allowing for the public to take part in the experiment, rather than just telling a story.
Winston, you can fly my data anytime.
JK Wedding Dance Entrance
Here is the wedding video of the JK Wedding Entrance that went viral on YouTube.
After a seemingly traditional entrance to the aisle, the wedding party proceeded to bust a move and turned the start to the ceremony into a classic hit.