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YouTube - Show & Tell: Viral 101

SanderElastique 10:19 on 21/04/2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply

YouTube^W (a.k.a. Google) is on a roll. They launched a website called “Show & Tell“, in which they show the possibilities of YouTube for (interactive) viral campaigns. You can find examples of interactive video’s, viral hits and branded channels. Really interesting stuff for inspiration and as research material!

They also made an example video called “The Story of YouTube Car” in which they show these possibilities.

BTW: Funny note, the video was uploaded on December the 15th 2009 and has at the moment 305 views. Viral anyone?

Via Social Times

LCD Soundsystem - Drunk Girls

SanderElastique 17:13 on 19/04/2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply

Yeuh, LCD Soundsystem^W will be releasing their new album “This Is Happening” on the 18th of May. You can listen to the whole album on their site.

First single will be “Drink Girls”. Check out the disturbing video below directed by Spike Jonze^W and LCD singer James Murphy (electronic_musician)^W.

LCD Soundsystem – Drunk Girls

Via Pitchfork

Artist with Nude Art-Displaying iPad Necklace

Niekname 11:34 on 19/04/2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply

A man walking around at night with an iPad lanyard around his neck, displaying semi-nude artwork, could be seen as a meandering perv. Or, as was the case in Bogota, the man is Claudio Arango, and he’s an artist.

Office dwellers, before pushing play please note that there are grainy, painted/pixelated boobs in this video:

The artwork is certainly interesting, although I’m going to dock points for not taking advantage of the pinch and zoom features that are native to any Apple touchscreen device these days. Update: Sorry, but points back on the board. As sturm notes below, there is certainly some pinching going on in there.

More seriously, it really is amazing how a feature that’s as simple and ubiquitous as touchscreen swiping can still fascinate people. Or maybe it was just the boobs. Either way, that’s some simple, yet powerful stuff right there.

Via: Gizmodo

Lady Gaga cover - Telephone by Pomplamoose

SanderElastique 02:01 on 18/04/2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply

Everybody has an opinion about Lady Gaga^W, but this cover of Telephone by the band Pomplamoose is amazing IMHO. They just became an official partner of the new YouTube^W partner program called Musicians Wanted, which seems quite interesting for all you talented musicians out there.

Make original music? Apply to be a partner today.

Join stars like ukulele songstress Julia Nunes, singer-songwriter David Choi and others who own the global rights to their music videos by applying to be a member of the YouTube Partner Program (YPP). After your partner application is approved, you can start to make money off of your musical (and video) talents, and you get access to enhanced features for your channel.

Anyhow, on with the music. BTW also check their Michael Jackson^W – Beat it cover.

Pomplamoose – Telephone

Light Ripples

kirsten 08:34 on 15/04/2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply

Prepare to be sucked in to a liquid vortex, a celestial
extravaganza of wondrous visions and ethereal sounds. By Eness.

Alice In Wonderland iPad App

kirsten 08:23 on 15/04/2010 | 0 Permalink | Reply

Walt Disney Pictures have been quick to create applications that for the ever-popular iPad. The Alice in Wonderland application is a virtual storeybook where users can manipulate the characters by moving the iPad.