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Old Spice Man Returns For Christmas Gift-Giving Video Spree

The Old Spice Man is back. Yes, he's still in a towel, but because it's Christmas season, he's also wearing a festive scarf. And he's traded the bathroom as a setting for something that is either a cabin in the woods or a sauna (or ...

An Interview With Jim Meskimen, YouTube Success Story & Man Of Many Voices

Jim Meskimen is an actor who has worked steadily since Ron Howard's 1994 film The Paper.  He has a varied career, one filled with voice work for animated films and TV shows along with video games.  His IMDB page is absolutely stacked with character acting ...

Vimeo Asks Its Community For Fake Trailers This Weekend

You gotta love Vimeo.  It's the video geek's version of YouTube, not nearly as large as the Google-owned property, but the enthusiasm is fantastic there.  And one of the best things about Vimeo is their weekend projects.  Recently, they did their second annual One Day ...

The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons - Fails Edition

Well, for those of us in the online video world, the Earth stopped momentarily yesterday when YouTube announced their new redesign. The majority of the early reaction appears to be negative, which is to be expected with an overhaul as big as this one. But ...

The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons - Artists Edition

Greetings, and Happy Day After Thanksgiving--AKA Black Friday. While many of you might be out standing in line for new video gadgets on sale or being trampled at Wal-Mart by the masses, some of you are back to work, fighting the turkey hangover. You didn't ...

Conan O'Brien To Make Appearance As Himself On Web Therapy

One of the most successful web series out there is Web Therapy, a comedy starring Lisa Kudrow as a not-so-qualified therapist who treats patients via video chat.  The series, created by Kudrow and producer/director Don Roos, has attracted a number of name stars such as ...

Curry's PC World Helps Find The Perfect Hair Drier For Chewbacca

Pop culture. I've written a handful of times about how powerful the right pop culture reference can be in your online video marketing efforts. One of the best ways to get initial attention for your video is to include some kind of reference to a ...

The Week's Best Viral Videos - Parody Trailers & Music Videos

The single most-talked-about online video topic all week long was the capture and death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. In fact, if you merely browse YouTube by "most viewed this week," nearly every other video will be Gaddafi-related. I'm not interested in covering ground the major ...

William Shater's Bohemian Rhapsody Is Terrible, Awesome, & Viral

William Shatner recently released a new CD of mostly cover songs called Seeking Major Tom. And yes, to answer your first question, David Bowie's Space Oddity is, indeed, one of the tracks on the album. To answer your second question... I have no idea why ...

Wow Moments & Crazy Stunts - The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons

Wow. This was a great week for online video enthusiasts, as there was an unusually large amount of exceptional video content making the rounds. Some of the most notable include great musical videos, clips featuring amazing and surprising "wow moments," and even some good compelling ...

Aim High Web Series Excels In Its First Two Episodes

Aim High, the high school undercover spy comedy starring Twilight's Jackson Rathbone, premiered its first two episodes this Tuesday on Cambio.  You have the choice to watch the episodes with "personalized settings," where your Facebook profile will add your music and pictures to the show, ...

Even The Adult Entertainment Industry Is Turning To Branded Web Series

I guess we're all adults here, but I'm going to try to keep things respectable.  I'm going to try to approach this with maturity and sensitivity, and hopefully you'll be able to respect me in the morning.  Because when it's your duty to talk about ...

Mr. Brainwash Caps Season 1 Of Hulu's A Day In The Life

Mr. Brainwash, aka, Thierry Guetta, became a fairly well-known street artist thanks to the unusual and entertaining documentary Exit From the Gift Shop.  The film is unusual because it was shot by street artist/prankster Banksy, and it led many people to believe that Banksy created ...

Amazing Rescues & Clever Brands - The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons

This week we have one of the most eclectic viral video round ups we've ever assembled, with animation and incredible high-definition action, and everything in between. It was also a great week for branded video campaigns, with some of the most inventive and clever viral video ads ...

Hurricanes & Musical Standouts - The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons

Hurricane Irene absolutely dominated the last week's news cycle, which means that it also dominated the viral video world. Alongside the hurricane-related clips people were sharing this week, there was the usual assortment of viral video gems from amateur musicians, professional musicians, home video directors, ...