Flutter – The Shortened Twitter
April 4, 2009
Have you seen the viral video online about Flutter – the “nanoblogging” site for people who find Twitter too much to handle?
The video asks if 140 characters are too much for you to read? If so, try Flutter where flaps are limited to just 26 characters.
What’s next? Shutter – 10 characters only, no vowels (that’s Shttr).
Hilarious! Check it out below.
The ShamWow Song – I Love YouTube
March 8, 2009
I love YouTube. Just a week or so ago, I posted some hilarious Snuggie parody videos, and now, I found the ShamWow song that parodies the slightly disturbing ShamWow commercial / informercial. It just goes to show that an over the top commercial can drive a buzz. Whether or not its the kind of buzz that will increase sales and drive positive PR is another subject entirely, but I digress. Check out the ShamWow song below!
And “in case you’ve been under a rock,” here’s the original ShamWow commercial.
Viral Video on Fire – The Evolution of Dance
January 26, 2009
Every marketer would love to create an online video that goes viral. The recipe for success has yet to be found. If you can create a video like the Evolution of Dance (below), which has gotten nearly 112 million views since it was uploaded and nearly 300,000 comments, then you can feel fairly confident that you’re on the right track to success. I should note that this video has been online for just under three years, but if you do the math, it comes out to over 11,000 views per day. Not bad. Wouldn’t you like your marketing videos to do that well?
Check out the Evolution of Dance below. It’s hilarious and nostalgic at the same time. In fact, I think just about everyone (at least in the U.S.) who lived at some point between 1950 to the present will enjoy this video. No wonder it’s so popular.
Top 10 Viral Videos of 2008
January 9, 2009
Want to see the top 10 viral videos of 2008? Check out the list compiled by Truveo. It’s interesting that not one of the videos is part of a formal marketing or brand-building campaign. Food for thought for marketers to keep in mind as they develop and implement onine strategies for 2009.
I will post my two favorite viral videos from Truveo’s top 10 list here though, because there is a reason why they went viral and were viewed by so many people – they’re great.
HubSpot’s Hilarious Inbound Marketing Viral Video
December 18, 2008
I think every marketer will find this video as funny as I did. Check out Rebecca Corliss of HubSpot singing about the horrors of inbound telemarketing to Alanis Morissette’s “You Oughta Know.”
JCPenney Issues Viral Warning – Beware of the Doghouse
December 8, 2008
Kudos to JCPenney for putting together a video that’s gone viral and is actually funny. The JCPenney video is called “Beware of the Doghouse” and includes a website, too. The effort promotes the JCPenney jewelry products, and the website is very interactive. Users can connect via Facebook, put people in the doghouse or send warnings, and more. It’s a fun effort that coincides perfectly with the holidays. Check out the video below.
Beware of the Doghouse- Hilarious! – Watch more free videos
What do you think?
You Know a Customer Really Loves Your Product When …
November 10, 2008
He makes a YouTube video out of it! Let’s face it – every brand would like a customer to make a positive YouTube video about its product then have that video go viral. That’s what happened to one loyal fan’s video that is not only funny but impressive, too. Check it out below.
Now it’s your turn to fill in the blank. Leave a comment with your response to …
“You know a customer really loves your product when ___________.”
Don’t be shy, but do keep it clean.
Hat tip to SciFi.com for this story.
