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Prometheus international launch trailer is new and spoiler-riffic
You've been bombarded with Prometheus trailers, viral campaigns and Twitter teases but still you want more. Today, your gift is the Prometheus international launch trailer, all 2-minutes and 54-seconds of it.A warning before you watch it. The trailer pretty much gives away 90% of the plot. Ridley Scott fans will be able to pick apart the Aliens references with a fine-toothed comb.The video is just shy of 100 000 views, with most of the comments bemoaning the plot being laid out for ...Hunting Kony: Reporter answers questions on Reddit
Following the recent "Kony 2012" campaign by non-profit organisation Invisible Children, Newsweek reporter, Scott Johnson traveled to Uganda in search of Joseph Kony. On his return, Johnson took to Reddit to answer questions about his trip and the campaign.Kony is the head of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a group engaged in a violent campaign to establish theocratic government based on the Ten Commandments throughout Uganda. The LRA says that God has sent spirits to communicate this mission directly ...‘Webbed Menace’ viral campaign calls Spiderman fans to action
Batman did it, the Avengers tried it and now the Amazing Spiderman is in on the game, namely viral marketing. This site, WebbedMenace.com is the home for Spiderman hate and fans have been asked to "end this masked hooligan's reign and shine a light on the shadows of vigilantism". Basically, take a picture of yourself acting like a nut, all the while dressed up as Spiderman.It’s a sparse site, but fits well into the viral template set down by so ...Kony 2012: The most viral video in history
Invisible Children wanted to make Joseph Kony's name known around the world. Well the organisation has succeeded. The 30-minute documentary "Kony 2012" is now the most viral video in history according to analytics platform, Visible Measures.Hitting more than 100-million views in six days across the web, the documentary about the Ugandan warlord and Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) leader is the most discussed topic on the web.In its report, Visible Measures found that Kony surpassed other record-setting "viral ...How Dollar Shave Club used its viral video to attract investors
Dollar Shave Club’s debut video is cool. Scratch that. It is damn cool. It might even have convinced a few people to buy the product. Here’s the thing; it’s also been attracting investors.In fact, it was doing so long before it was convincing us to stop giving most of the money we spend on razors to Roger Federer.According to Mashable, CEO Michael Dubin -- who’s also the star of the video -- used it to get US$1-million in funding out ...The Amazing Spiderman looks set to sling a web of viral proportions
Yes it's going mad. It's all most of the internet is talking about it. Peter Parker's return to the big screen in the all new movie, The Amazing Spiderman. The last Spiderman franchise ended with more of fizzle than a bang, but this new "untold story" has all the geeks excited.Starring Andrew Garfield of The Social Network fame, the movie promises to be a 3D spectacular. With a YouTube count of more than 2-million views, this trailer is well ...Die Antwoord parody proves you can’t beat the original
A teaser for Die Antwoord's second full-length album Ten$ion -- set to drop on 7 February -- has been viewed nearly 250 000 times (correct at time of writing) since being uploaded a few days ago.The widely anticipated album is a follow-up to 2010's $0$, which featured the hit song Enter the Ninja. The teaser video features singer and rapper Yolandi Visser made up in white body paint and sporting pointed ears and a snow-white wig.Uploaded at much the ...Interrupted viola player plays Nokia ringtone [Viral video]
A five-month-old video has a new, viral, lease on life. The video features Slovakian violinist Lukas Kmit, being interrupted by a Nokia ringtone.Rather than storming off or histrionically berating the phone’s owner, Kmit simply started playing the ringtone.The interruption took place while Kmit was giving a recital at a Jewish Orthodox Synagogue in Presov, eastern Slovakia.According to Cnet’s Chris Matyszczyk, the video went viral after a recent incident in which the marimba ringtone of an iPhone brought ...5 Great online video marketing campaigns from 2011
There’s no doubt that online video is becoming more and more of an important medium for brands. Here are some of the best campaigns we saw in 2011.1. The Inside Experience (Intel and Toshiba)
You know that experience when you’re watching a horror film and the heroine starts doing something obviously stupid (like running up the stairs) and you yell at the screen trying to tell her what to do? Well, Intel and Toshiba created an experience where your interactions could ...Memeburn’s top viral videos of 2011
It’s that time of year again when we feel the need to look back and consider everything that has happened and been achieved over the last twelve months. YouTube recently published its official list, which contained few surprises. Our list is a little different and contains some our favourite viral videos of 2011. They may not have had the most hits, but they did have a tonne of awesome!10. T-Mobile Angry Birds Live -- 9.3-million+ views It may be the ...
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