Portland montage

Makes me a bit homesick.

U.S. Condemned For Pre-Emptive Use of Hillary Clinton Against Pakistan

U.S. Condemned For Pre-Emptive Use Of Hillary Clinton Against Pakistan

Politicans forget who they serve

And, yes, we do tell you how to run your congressional office. You represent us, remember?

Via Saric...and Counting.

Ninja Parade

Love The Onion.

Via That's So Sweet!

Music video done entirely with webcams

Talk about an editing nightmare. Not to mention directing all that. However, I think it was well worth it. The overall effect is refreshingly original.

URGENT: Dream come true or hellish nightmare?

The assimilation has begun. Starting April 17, 2010 our frozen, furry adversaries to the north are selecting people at random and will make them Canadian citizens - even if they don't live in Canadia. Seriously. I'm not joking. I would never joke about something like this:



Does this scare the $#%! out of anyone else?

Sure, they dress it all up as if we're going to be happy about it, dancing around our bedrooms while hockey players and mounties make sure we drink ourselves into a maple syrup-induced stupor. Pure propaganda. Do you know who else used such propaganda to make people feel good about trying to take over the world while he trimmed his little, square mustache and greasy comb-over? Exactly.

Sadly, my conspiracy "theory" was right. I always thought the idea of hoarding guns and ammo in a fortified basement-turned-bunker was for nut jobs and wackos but you'd better believe I'm hitting West Valley tonight and not coming home until I have a trunkload of questionably-legal automatic firearms. With scopes.

How long until France does something similar?

Perhaps I'm overreacting. Maybe they won't try to take us by force (at first). In which case I actually hope they pick me and make a big deal about it and bring a bunch of news crews and cameras and reporters to my house because it would be one of the only times I'm my life where I would justify the blatant use of profanity and respond with, "#@$@#$$%^&*&$#@ no!"

What do you think? Am I overreacting or do you want me to save you room in our basement-bunker? Leave word in the comments and be quick about it - who knows how long it will be before they shut sites like this down. 

VIVA LA RESISTANCE!

Google it with Bing

Via CollegeHumor.

Still a classic: Don't Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford

Hulu, you're doing it wrong

Dear Alec, Eliza, Seth, Dennis and everyone else at Hulu,

Hulu, you're now the third most popular video site on the Internet and for that I congratulate you. I have to admit that when I heard you were coming I had my doubts - a video site built by the networks? Ha! It would suck, to be certain. I was wrong. I'm sorry.

That being said, I think you haven't quite reached your potential.

Let me begin with the assumption that TV networks want us to watch their shows. They do this so they can sell advertising to put in their shows. The more people that watch, the more the networks can charge businesses to advertise.

So the networks want as many people to watch their shows as possible. Then why, Hulu, are only the last five episodes of current TV shows posted? As was recently the case with Chuck, I wanted everyone to start watching it so it wouldn't be canceled. "It's on Hulu," I'd say. But that wasn't enough.

Very few people are going to jump into a series half way through a season, let alone tune in to watch the season finale of a show they've never seen before. Why watch the most recent five episodes if you don't know what's happened in the previous 15 that lead to that point?

You need to have the entire season posted for, well, the entire season.

Sure, you can watch any episode of the Cosby Show or Night Court and be fine. You know, cheesy TV with a laugh track. Everything else needs background and context. And if it's available, more people will start watching your shows part way through the season and catch up.

Heck, leave them up for the summer when nothing else is on and maybe you'll recruit new fans for the new season in the Fall. Worried about cannibalizing DVD sales? Pull the season from Hulu as soon as the DVDs are out.

So there you have it Hulu. There's nothing to lose by posting entire seasons and quite  bit to gain. So, yeah. Get on that, will you?

P.S. "An evil plot to take over the world. Enjoy." - One of the best taglines I've heard in a while.

Note: I do realize it's probably the networks who are the ones who are holding back, but Hulu's the frontman for everything so I directed my comments at them.

Minute Maid commercial

This wouldn't be nearly as funny without the last thing the guy says.

Love Story (Taylor Swift) meets Viva La Vida (Coldplay) on the piano

Jon's got some mad skills. They really kick in around 3:25 so don't stop watching until at least 4:00.

Oh, yeah. If you like it, spread the word by posting it on your own blog or Facebook page. It's all about the social media love, right?

Elder Uchdorf on creativity

I think anyone would find this inspirational, regardless of your faith (best viewed in HD - click the "HD" button near the volume control in the player after you hit play):

The church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) has set up a channel on YouTube called MormonMessages and is creating short, informative and inspirational videos exclusively for the medium. You should definitely check it out.

About this video... what an interesting topic for a conference talk! I wish they had a link to the entire talk because I'd love to read it.

What do you think? How did you feel when you watched the video? Leave word in the comments.

An addictive chemical in the chicken

This scene is a classic. Still cracks me up. This time I watched it from the point of view of the friend listening to the story being told. Hilarious.

The irony is brilliantly potent

I love it.

Awesome skydiving music video

I'm curious to know how many jumps they went on to get all the footage. Check it out. Although be sure to stop before the 3:15 mark to avoid a long string of profanity. Oh, and I believe the band is El Guisante Mágico. Or something.

Apple introduces laptop with clickwheel instead of keyboard

Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard

Can't wait for Macworld tomorrow!

The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance

A story about New York, Mormons, being rejected, and The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance. Very funny, particularly the end.

Simpsons makes fun of Apple

Enjoy.

Mapple - The Simpsons
by aarplane

I've decided I want another boy

MotrinMoms? I don't get it.

The blogosphere is all up in arms over the above TV spot for Motrin and it's currently the #1 thing being discussed on Twitter. Now referred to as "MotrinGate" by some, Motrin has officially removed the video from their site and posted an apology note right smack-dab on their homepage (which apparently works best when viewed with Netscape?).

Want to see some of the scathing reviews floating around Twitter? This person has made a NINE MINUTE montage of the criticism (obviously, there's a lot of it).

From an advertising perspective/social media case study, here are a few additional comments:

MCP85: Motrin - classic example of how social media can kill you in a hurry when you screw up!

ChristySeason: #motrinmoms is an excellent case study to help sell the importance of monitoring your brand via social media

 

EllanNews: How’s that for instantaneous feedback on your marketing efforts? Take a deep breath and feel your power, people!

jodifur: the motrin debacle got picked up in the washington post http://tinyurl.com/68cl4o #motrinmom

However, one company's pain is another company's opportunity: baby carrier brand Ellaroo is offering 10% off their carriers if you enter the coupon code "motrin".

As I read through the Tweets and blogs about the subject, people are very clear as to the fact that they're upset, but not as to why they're upset. As a calloused, insensitive man I don't understand the reason for the mommy-rage. Would you be so kind as to enlighten me by leaving a comment?