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The Best Viral Videos So Far (2009) #3
MSI laptops are so lightweight and durable that you can catch them in your buttcrack. At least, that’s what the company proved in its bizarre viral video, featuring young men in spandex hucking laptopsinto…you guessed it. Views: 2.3 million
The Acrobutt
The Best Viral Videos So Far (2009) #2
Microsoft sponsored this video of Swiss stuntman Bruno Kammerl executing a mind-blowing waterslide jump. Clad only in neoprene,
Kammerl flies more than 100 feet into a tiny pool of water. How a waterslide jump relates to Microsoft’s Office Project 2007 is something of a mystery, but that’s just who fronted this flabbergasting fake. Views: 3.6 million
MegaWoosh Waterslide
The Best Viral Videos So Far (2009) #1
Viral videos are one of the Internet’s best entertainment mediums. They teach, impress, and–perhaps most importantly–help you pass the time.
Companies know this. When they commission top international advertising firms to produce Internet videos, they use “going viral” as a measure of success. Marketing videos can help bolster a company’s reputation, increase sales, and foster positive associations in [...]
France’s Constitutional Council validates Internet piracy law
Associated Press
10/22/09 10:55 AM PDT
PARIS — France’s Constitutional Council has validated a landmark law that will let authorities cut off Internet access to people who repeatedly download illegally, which entertainment companies hope will reduce piracy.
The council’s announcement Thursday ends the suspense over the law’s fate. Parliament approved the bill in September, but the opposition [...]
