Archive for the ‘Viral’ Category
June 19th, 2008
The Great Office War - Runawaybox
by: Sarah

has been massive on the internet over the past couple of days.  Runawaybox is a couple of YouTubers who get together and do hilarious short videos.  Some you may have seen are , and “Ooh Girl!” - An Honest R&B Song.

Check out their for more of their shorts.  Also, I’m not saying you have to check this out, but it’s a good idea.  Here are more office shorts at .

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June 10th, 2008
Popcorn popped by cellphone viral video
by: Sarah

The internet is going crazy over a viral video posted last week.  The video has no ties to any marketing groups, but it does a great job of getting itself out to all the YouTubers in the world.

Honestly, who looked at that video and believed that it was real?  Cellphones cannot pop corn, let’s just make that clear.  To further prove my point here is Jenna Wortham’s post over on the Underwire blog, Physicist Debunks Cellphone Popcorn Viral Video.

A hotplate underneath a makeshift table [like they have in the video] is the easiest way to get the kernels to pop.  Sorry for those who didn’t think logically on this… I know the crappy camera handling makes it seem more realistic, but you’ve been had.

Go buy some Jiffy Pop and pop corn over your stove top, it should excite you for a few minutes.

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Info: Posted June 10th, 2008  in Audio Visual, Cellphones, Internet, Video, Viral
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May 26th, 2008
Philips’ New Electric Razor Commercial
by: DS

Not going to write much for this one, better to just watch.

I guess one thing I should add is that I love fembots.

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May 23rd, 2008
Robert Murvaine on So You Think You Can Dance
by: Sarah

Holy crap I have never seen anything like this.  Robert Murvaine is the name of this remarkable person, and he has the best robot I have ever seen, seriously.  He showed up on So You Think You Can Dance and had the judges in awe of his moves, but cracking up at the same time.  

His double jointed body is a little trippy but when he gets on his knees and “walks” backwards it is impressive.  If you watch until the end you’ll see him do a special bit for Nigel Lythgoe, the judge on the right if you didn’t know.  He is so intensely amazing, I am still shocked and awed.

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May 22nd, 2008
Indiana Jones Lego Boudler
by: Sarah

In light of the new Indiana Jones film that came out yesterday, here is a group of friends who recreated the famous boulder chase scene with a gigantic Lego boulder.

I haven’t seen the flick but I heard it was decent.  I also heard that there is heavy hints towards Shia Leboeuf being the new Indy.

Since I haven’t seen the movie I cannot say anything good or bad, but I thought the video was fun, so enjoy!

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Info: Posted May 22nd, 2008  in Audio Visual, Video, Viral
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May 20th, 2008
Steve Ballmer egging
by: Sarah

How hilarious is that, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s CEO, got egged just as he started his speech at the Corvinus University.  Some protesting student wearing a “Microsoft = Corruption” shirt stood up, yelled at the CEO and threw a few eggs.
I also happened to notice, as a Mac fan, that someone brought their beautiful white MacBook to the presentation.

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Info: Posted May 20th, 2008  in Audio Visual, Video, Viral
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May 12th, 2008
An artistic animation called Muto by Blu
by: Sarah

I know that videos this long are often closed, but seriously this is one to watch. This artist painted on the streets of and Baden. Here is a link to his website where he posted the video, along with all of his other works of art. The amount of work put into these is insane, but art is art.

This video is sort of a mind fuck if you watch it all the way through. Especially if you aren’t in a sober state of mind. Either way, this guy has some interesting art, and was worth posting. Enjoy!

Check out his online sketchbooks, they are just as intense.

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Info: Posted May 12th, 2008  in Animation, Audio Visual, Blogging, Internet, Video, Viral
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April 15th, 2008
Sony’s new Foam City advertisement for digital still and motion cameras
by: Sarah

This go around on the Sony commercial is not for Sony Bravia, but for their digital still and motion cameras. Good thing they followed along the same lines of the Bravia commercials though, those ones were graceful and all around cool. This one was done in Miami instead of London where they unleashed foam on the city. I love the reactions of the people who got to play in the foam, I wish I could have been there.

Sony Bravia | Play Doh

Sony Bravia | For Men & Women

Sony “Colour Like No Other”

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April 14th, 2008
Kobe Bryan jumps an Aston Martin, is fake
by: Sarah

Those who were shocked by , well… It isn’t true.  It’s just a Nike commercial, and a good one at that.  It has gotten so much hype that I must say, well done to Nike.  The marketing kids over at Nike actually did a good job, they took something outrageous, yet probable and posted it on YouTube.  Where the internet community took it viral within a short period of time.  Now, the longevity of this commercial, at least among the internet crowd, might dwindle as the weeks wear on.  But, it still is a good commercial.  Here is Kobe saying, “It’s Hollywood,” when asked how he did it.

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April 9th, 2008
McCain responds to McCain Girls
by: Sarah

His response cannot be genuine, his ladies are god awful compared to the sexy Obama girls, Obama got it good when they signed on… The Raining McCain video is dreadful, and their new one Here Comes McCain Again is just as bad.  Fortunately the new McCain Girls video got kicked off YouTube for copyright infringement.

Oh, from the lead singer of the trio, she definitely threw her two cents in the pot on this one.

To be honest though, the horrid green screen was my favorite part.  I laughed as the dinosaur disappeared in the background in her green blouse.

Here is their YouTube channel, I don’t recommend subscribing to it, but there might be some tone deaf person out there who actually enjoys the sounds falling out of their mouths.

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