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Further Reading

  • 38 Minutes Meeting place of Scottish Creatives and Media types
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Youtube

Follow up to “the Old Spice effect”

[tweetmeme source=”macfak” only_single=false http://www.kellyforbes.com ] Way back in Feb/Mar of this year I posted here on the blog about a video I anticipated would go viral on youtube. It was the very first of a series of Old Spice ads featuring Isaiah Mustafa as the Old Spice guy that caused a sensation last week when […]

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Second viral prediction of the year

Ok this ad is funny which is one of the reasons I love it, but I also love the fact that it was shot entirely in one take, the only digital fakery is the bottle coming out of his hand at the end. I’ve also giggled wondering just how many people actually look away and […]

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First viral prediction of the year

I think the popularity of the Honda Cog advert makes this a cert for a viral vid. Lets face it, we all love Rube Goldberg machines and Ok Go are well known for their brilliantly devised videos. It’s got over 6 million views and I’ve seen it linked loads of times across my social media […]

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