tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088622861099629468.post6212579596866726627..comments2008-07-06T08:39:01.816-07:00Comments on My Favorite Viral Videos: Chocolate RainJames Altucherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313740091661856129noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088622861099629468.post-27071795288479050962008-07-06T08:39:00.000-07:002008-07-06T08:39:00.000-07:00We had Tay Zonday on Happy Hour a few months ago (...We had Tay Zonday on Happy Hour a few months ago (http://cody.blogs.foxbusiness.com/2008/03/21/happy-hour-32108/) <BR/><BR/>He was a neat kid and very aware of the use of viral strategies in blowing up.Cody Willardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04942909153980781251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088622861099629468.post-930060471233091442008-07-05T15:12:00.000-07:002008-07-05T15:12:00.000-07:00Thats fascinating! I hadn't seen that video. I rec...Thats fascinating! I hadn't seen that video. I recognized 9 of the people in there and it seems like there was another 3 or 4 that was intended to be recognized but I wasn't able to. <BR/><BR/>Whats interesting to me is that the song, to me, seems mediocre but the video has 9mm+ views plus its probably led to another several million peripheral views on other videos related to this video or band. <BR/><BR/>So what gets the 9mm? Being associated with Miss North Carolina, Tay, the light saber guy, etc. The Tom Cruises and Will Smiths of the YouTube world. Hence the reason Cherry Dr. Pepper needed Tay Zonday to make a popular video. <BR/><BR/>All of this is somehow adding up to a somewhat sordid recipe for commercial success in the YouTube arena but I'd be loathe to recommend it to anyone.James Altucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00313740091661856129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088622861099629468.post-47308790373192041602008-07-05T15:00:00.000-07:002008-07-05T15:00:00.000-07:00I am amazed how popular the Chocolate Rain Video h...I am amazed how popular the Chocolate Rain Video has become and all the spoofs associated with it.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of Viral Videos, here's an interesting video by the band Weezer to the song "Pork and Beans". They were able to get many youtube stars including Tay Zonday to be part of the video.<BR/><BR/>How many of these do you recognize?<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muP9eH2p2PI" REL="nofollow"> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muP9eH2p2PI </A>techfarmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11605788545688667371noreply@blogger.com