What happened to the Kony 2012 campaign? And what happened to the naked guy?
Wait so, refresh my memory, what is Kony again? With “Kony 2012: Part II” reported to come out this week, Joe Coscarelli’s article gives us a lowdown on what happened after the first Kony 2012 video went viral and the anticipated response to its sequel. “As you can see from the Google trend above, people [...]
kony 2012
KONY 2012 is a film and campaign by Invisible Children that aims to make Joseph Kony famous, not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and set a precedent for international justice. KONY 2012 from INVISIBLE CHILDREN on Vimeo. Check out the stats on the vimeo video, pretty impressive example of how [...]
Top 10 YouTube Videos of All Time
*shakes fist at Bieber* YouTube has come to define the era of online video, so let’s take a look at its most popular videos of all time. Our latest update has Justin Bieber still at number 1 with Baby, which was the first video to earn a half a billion views! Currently, Bieber and Eminem between them make [...]
Opinion: Viral video // Will it end?
I received an email from a friend a few weeks ago linking to a viral video piece produced for Carlsberg Beer. I watched it, chuckled to myself and moved on. The thing is, while branded virals are being produced in higher volumes now more than ever, these days I receive a lot less of these [...]
The 45 most powerful images of 2011
Robert Peraza, who lost his son Robert David Peraza in 9/11, pauses at his son’s name at the North Pool of the 9/11 Memorial. Members of the national security team receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House on May 1. Australian Scott Jones kisses [...]
John Lewis Christmas Advert 2011
With almost 3 million views in 2 weeks, this UK department store Christmas commercial forgoes cats for cleverness, a cute kid and a big dose of Christmas sentimentality to go viral this holiday season. *sniffle*
