Archive for the ‘Funny’ Category

Hello…

Long time no see.
I figured that after such a hiatus, you’d appreciate the quality (no, really) of this video… I mean it. It’s truly social savvy. Smart…
Watch…

Feel free to comment, copy, embed, share… and always name the original source. Thanks!

Happy Friday!

Do you remember the Old Spice guy?

Here’s a video that has been trending on YouTube since Saturday. Some 4 031 299 views so far, i.e. in less than a week.

Enjoy the video and have a pleasant weekend.

Comments are yours.

Something practical and fun for a Friday post.
If you’re uninitiated to dim sum ordering, here’s your bible, your dim sum 101. I found this via a tweet by Avinash. As he pointed out, the last step on this infographic is the funniest.

How to order dim sum for the uninitiated

How to order dim sum for the uninitiated

Don’t know Avinash? He’s Avinash Kaushik, author, blogger and super analytics evangelist at Google. Some call him a “guru.” As always, he’ll be with Incisive Media‘s Search Engine Watch and ClickZ at Search Engine Strategies Chicago (or SES Chicago) this month.

Yay! It’s Friday. Here’s today’s light post.

Here are three flash mobs, two of them (the Swedish and NYC ones) being classics. I love flash mobs because they are often an expression of collective happiness. For those taking part, all’s been prepared but for those watching, it’s always surprising and amusing, albeit sometimes intriguing. Flash mobs are great vehicles of viral good mood and having them on social media supports helps spread the luv worldwide. I hope you enjoy those as much as I do.

Stockholm

New York Grand Central Station

San Francisco Gay Pride

If you live in the U.S., you may know about this ad, the Old Spice Ad. Those guys have been shooting a whole series of self-deprecating videos but mostly, they have been bridging the gaps between what you expect traditionally from ads to take them to another level. So what they did is to involve their Old Spice character into Twitter conversations and challenges. Watch those two videos, you’ll see what I mean and why Old Spice is trending high on the chirpy platform:

Taking on someone’s friend:

And… more recently proposing on behalf of a Tweep (i.e. Twitter user):

Mashable tells us the lady has said yes… in real life.

For more fun, follow the Old Spice guy on Twitter: @OldSpice.
Follow me @merrybubbles