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Finally, a most excellent use of the “social web”

Sara — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:21:50 +0000

I was a little late to the Old Spice party… but, I hope the Old Spice marketing people all got huge raises.

Goes something like this:

Make Old Spice commercial
Spawning Old Spice twitter stream.
Twitter users directing tweets to @OldSpice.
Old Spice commercial man responds on YouTube (in this case, to Ashton Kutcher).
Twitters about his new YouTube response.
Ensuing more discussion on Twitter where Twitter users send more tweets to @OldSpice.
And sometimes even on Reddit.
Or Facebook.
And also on media outlets.

Utterly brilliant.

Aaaah, the internet

Sara — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:41:44 +0000

This morning a friend sent me a link to a video of a fight on a bus in Oakland because, as she put it, “I know you love trashy.” Which, in the 24 hours since it was posted, has garnered 654,889 views and 10,948 ratings.

Then came the related Craigslist ad (since deleted) that said:

Bus Fight – 22 (oakland west)
Date: 2010-02-16, 4:20PM PST

You were on the 805 in purple spandex, I wasn’t there but I saw the video. Old man beat up young black guy; you just sat there with your headphones on. If you’re single I would love to meet up and talk about how cute you are.

PostingID: 1604132287

(She was pretty cute, I went back to look.)

Then came the over vigilant SFist on the case with latest updates and background information. Mainly about how the person who shot the video (who was also, I presume, the voice egging the two men on) granted a local TV news interview. And how the old white dude who beat up the young black dude, according to some random other dude, used to “… walk by my shop, wave a loaf of sourdough in my face, and scream obscenities about the San Francisco 49?ers.” Oh, and he was also apparently tasered at an A’s game last year.

It seems there is not a whole lot an internet full of drama-addicted gossip hounds armed with video cameras, google and craigslist can’t find out. I mean, how else would you know everything about Julia Allison and her love sagas. Or how The Sartorialist and Garance Dore are dating. Or who wins The Bachelor even before the season starts.

Man, I love the internet.

UPDATE: Buy the tee shirt!

MORE!: The fun never ends. (Thanks to Josh for all the new links!)
http://memegenerator.net/Instances/646/Iyanna-Washington-IM-IN-YOUR-BUSSES-STEALIN-YOUR-BAGS.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/56guk.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTIbFJrUYF0&feature=player_embedded

http://i49.tinypic.com/okwkeh.jpg

AMBER LAMPS: Fan page

Charlotte Gainsbourg – Heaven Can Wait

Sara — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:59:02 +0000

Charlotte Gainsbourg - Heaven Can Wait from Charlotte Gainsbourg on Vimeo.

Great video. Nice song. Charlotte Gainsbourg is gorgeous too.

Mesmerizing

Sara — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:22:54 +0000

I have watched this video of the Teahupo’o break about 10 times in the past 3 days. It is mesmerizing. It is officially on my list of things I must see before I die.

And a good video in how the wave forms:

boom boom pow

Sara — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:05:09 +0000

good use of the computers at the apple stores. i love this kid! you also have to watch the “this could be my last video” clip where he points out the apple employee who is being an “asshole.”