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Viral video marketing

I’m impressed by the Wind Blows viral video contest but not surprised by the lack of feedback.
The idea of the contest — submit a video showing why wind power is good — had a chance of generating buzz because it has a passionate audience of environmental-friendly types who are plugged in (That is, they might [...]

As Lost Remote points out, TV Guide has a new web site that is not only video-heavy, but attempts to point to online video listings.
Check it out, on the right-side of the homepage.
It’s a simple idea that makes TV Guide relevant to users who would never use it otherwise. Smart.
Now, if they were really on [...]

Just stumbled upon a digg for the environmental crowd: hugg.com.
The site features nutty stories, such as “Company makes paper out of sheep poop.” Gotta click on that.
Thanks to an add on the hugg.com page, I also got sucked into gotoreviews.com and the mostly-clever: windblows.us video contest that reminds us that wind power blows, oil [...]

The newly redesigned Slate feels like a cheap blog according to one reader.
It’s obvious that Slate is trying to get some of that “blogs are the new cool” smell on it by taking many style cues from snarky, pop-culture obsessed blogs.
I love that the redesign is “Presented by Nissan” Great idea to get a buck [...]

As Copyblogger.com pointed out before me, Stride Gum has figured out a great way to market itself through a viral video. By the way, nevermind where the hell Matt is … what the hell is Stride Gum?
Unbundled, non-linear advertising success, that’s what.

So a story about a guy masturbating at the library is ripped and re-encoded for youtube and finds a home on dozens of blogs where thousands (100K+) watch it in a matter of hours.
The next obvious step for such a viral video? A t-shirt.

Carl Monday is watching you masturbate (Version 1)
Carl Monday is watching you [...]

Well, that’s a slight exaggeration.
Moments after the Cavs titanic win over the Pistons Wednesday night, streaming video was unavailable on NBA.com (See the picture above.)
My guess? Cleveland fans, hungry for a series win over the Pistons, swarmed onto the site, bogging down the league’s servers. Just a theory.
Now, why do I care about this? [...]

Some three hours after the Cavs beat the Pistons and cavs.com writer The Optimist is predicting that the Cavs will win Monday night. Bravo.
Now, it’s not The Optimist’s fault that his words are a bit out of date, but it might be the fact that cavs.com relies on a flash-based story rotator. One that probably [...]

Ted Strickland’s MySpace profile was mentioned on Channel 3 News tonight.
Earlier: Ted Strickland wants to be your friend, on MySpace (And yes, I work at Channel 3)