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  • June 2008

    • He Brings World Peace, One Goofy Dance at a Time

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 24, 08 5:56 PM CDT

      He Brings World Peace, One Goofy Dance at a Time

      Fred Astaire he's not, but Matt Harding sure inspires the masses. The globetrotting former video-game designer, whose goofy dance set the Internet abuzz, is back at it. His latest video shows him dancing—OK, maybe flailing— with fans from Seattle to Fiji to Rwanda, and it's approaching 2 million hits on YouTube, Michelle Kung notes in the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      YouTube  • viral video  • buzz

    • Physicist: No, Cell Phones Can't Pop Corn

      newser  |  Wired  |  Jun 10, 08 3:18 PM CDT

      Physicist: No, Cell Phones Can't Pop Corn

      YouTube videos showing three people popping corn with their cell phones have taken the Internet by storm, but apparently aren’t for real, Wired reports: A physics professor says the feat just isn’t possible. Instead, the videos look like a viral marketing campaign. The phones seem to be the same make and model, and two YouTube users posted French, Japanese and two American versions. More »

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      cell phones  • YouTube  • marketing  • viral video  • popcorn

    • New Attack Vid: 'Hotties Only Hook Up With Dems'

      newser  |  Huffington Post  |  Jun 10, 08 1:17 PM CDT

      New Attack Vid: 'Hotties Only Hook Up With Dems'

      Republicans can't get no satisfaction—at least according to several anti-McCain videos set to air on YouTube by pro-Dem marketing group Truth Through Action. The premier video features a steamy bedroom romp that turns suddenly icy when a hot bar date discovers an autographed McCain photo in a nightstand. As if. More »

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      Barack Obama  • YouTube  • Obama 2008  • McCain 2008  • online videos  • viral video  • Obama-mentum

  • May 2008

    • New Weezer Video Rules, Borrows From YouTube

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  May 27, 08 6:05 PM CDT

      New Weezer Video Rules, Borrows From YouTube

      In less than a week, Weezer's video for the new single "Pork and Beans" has attracted more than 3 million viewers to YouTube—partly by featuring nearly that many existing YouTube sensations. Miss Teen South Carolina, aka Caitlin "the Iraq" Upton, appears, happily lip-syncing the catchy ditty, as does the star of the "Leave Britney Alone!" video, looking slightly less sunny. More »

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      YouTube  • Britney Spears  • viral video  • music videos  • Weezer  • Rivers Cuomo  • Chris Crocker  • Lauren Caitlin Upton

  • March 2008

    • Cruise Busts Moves in Birthday Video

      newser  |  Gawker  |  Mar 14, 08 8:32 PM CDT

      Cruise Busts Moves in Birthday Video

      The lock on Scientology's media vault must be missing. Gawker has obtained "secret video" of a lavish birthday bash thrown for church booster Tom Cruise on board a cruise ship, in which the couch-jumper enters to theme music from Top Gun , and sings and dances through Old Time Rock and Roll from Risky Business . More »

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      Tom Cruise  • online videos  • Scientology  • cruise ships  • viral video  • birthday party  • Gawker

    • 'Puppy Kill' Video Triggers Probe

      newser  |  Marine Corps Times  |  Mar 4, 08 8:46 AM CST

      'Puppy Kill' Video Triggers Probe

      Military officials are investigating a video posted on YouTube that appears to show a Marine hurling a puppy off a cliff, the Marine Corps Time s reports. The video shows a Marine joking with buddies in a rocky landscape before throwing the animal. An official from the Hawaii base where the Marine is thought to be stationed called the video "shocking and deplorable."  More »

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      YouTube  • military  • US Marine Corps  • animal cruelty  • PETA  • viral video  • puppy

  • February 2008

    • Rewind Spins Out of Control

      newser  |  Rotten Tomatoes  |  Feb 22, 08 8:13 AM CST

      Rewind Spins Out of Control

      The Jack Black comedy Be Kind Rewind isn't predictable, but at times it's not coherent either, critics say. The film—about a guy who inadvertently erases a video store's VHS inventory, then, using a camcorder, re-creates popular movies for the store to rent—"never stops experimenting, even when the experimentation works against the movie's best interests," writes James Berardinelli of ReelViews.com. More »

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      movie  • movie review  • comedy  • videotape  • viral video  • guy movies  • Jack Black  • movie rentals  • Be Kind Rewind

  • December 2007

    • 'US Americans' Love Videos

      newser  |  ABC News  |  Dec 27, 07 2:54 PM CST

      'US Americans' Love Videos

      With small-screen stars ranging from ditzy beauty queens to potty-mouthed pint-sized landlords, Americans increasingly gathered around the YouTube watercooler in 2007. They racked up 100 billion views on various video sites, ABC News reports. Cultural commentators liken the phenomenon to cavemen swapping tall tales around campfires, but 78% of us do it at work. More »

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      Internet  • YouTube  • online videos  • video  • viral video  • Miss South Carolina

  • November 2007

    • The Very Best of Viral Video

      newser  |  PC World  |  Nov 12, 07 2:00 PM CST

      The Very Best of Viral Video

      Humor, embarrassment, obscenity, and silliness are a recipe for success in the age of YouTube. PC World clicks on the classics of a young medium: Bush and Kerry Sing "This Land Is Your Land": JibJab puts itself on the map. The Coke and Mentos Experiments: Geysers of soda set to music? Thumbs up. Back Dorm Boys: Two Chinese students passionately lip-synching to the Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way" create an instant classic. More »

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      list  • YouTube  • viral video  • George Lucas  • Chad Vader  • LonelyGirl15

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