The social web. Where dreams really do come true.
Jan 9th
This story starts with a song. A sweet, funny song. To understand this post, you should really hear it. By the time it was over, I had a lump in my throat. Here it is:
(If you cannot view this video, you can see it HERE.
My daughter Lauren is friends with Chelsea Gill, the young lady in this video who admits her fondness for writer/producer/actor Jason Segel, and she alerted me when the video started going viral.
But that was just the beginning. It was a wild week for Ms. Gill:
Jan. 03: Chelsea posts her video (link) on YouTube and all her friends spread it through Twitter, Facebook, etc.
Jan. 04: Chelsea is featured on Buzzfeed and various other websites and Jason Segel tweets in response to the video.
Jan. 05 10:30AM: Chelsea’s story appears on the front page of Huffington Post Entertainment and she is interviewed by news shows.
Jan 05 2:30PM: The songstress is featured on Entertainment Weekly online and Perez Hilton’s site. The video tops 40,000 views.
Jan. 06: Video now has 80,000 views on YouTube.
Jan. 07: Less than a week after the video was posted, Jason Segel takes Chelsea and her twin sister to the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (Where he won the Commedia Extraordinaire Award). The actor tweeted a backstage photo with his dates:
Chelsea Gill (who wrote the great song) and her twin sister and I at the Comedy awards. I’m not sure which is which
Here’s to Chelsea, social media, 200,000 views of her video, and the power to make dreams come true:
They told us so. An amazing film of the future.
Dec 22nd
If you can’t view the video above, please click here.
This 57-year-old film, recently unearthed by GE, might be the most interesting five minutes you spend all day. It predicts our current technology with uncanny prescience. Among the innovations correctly predicted in this film are:
- DVR
- refrigerator ice-maker
- baby monitor
- Skype
- iPad
- flat-screen, 3D television
- the personal computer
- missile defense system
- and the cell phone.
This charming bit of history was just discovered in the GE archives. It was originally produced to coincide with GE’s “Diamond Jubilee,” or the 75th anniversary of the development of Edison’s lamp in 1879.
It’s hard to get my head around how accurate these predictions were. If we made a film today about 2068, how much do you think we would have correct?
A Very Social Media Christmas (video)
Dec 15th
I found this video in 2010 and it remains one of my favorite videos of all-time on any subject. The fact that it combines creativity, humor, social media, and Christmas is a bonus!
If you love social media, this will get you in the holiday spirit and it is guaranteed to bring a smile to your face. ENJOY!
Is this the best commercial ever?
Dec 2nd
I found this commercial to be brilliant on every level. It tells a great story, the nuanced looks and expressions of the actresses are priceless, it’s memorable, and it’s HILARIOUS. This is a work of art and there is no doubt it had to be shared with the {grow} community!
What are your thoughts? What would you name as your all-time favorite commercial of this or any other year?
If you can’t view this commercial within the blog, please click here to view it.
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