As Should Be Expected, Ping Gets a “The Social Network” Parody Dan Koelsch, September 10, 2010 I guess we should have saw this coming. Last week Apple announced “Ping”, an iTunes-based social networking system designed around music. While there has been some criticism about whether the service is even necessary, there has been even more about how difficult it is to set up. The group Wooden Nickel Shorts have created a parody trailer of The Social Network that revolves around Ping. Source: TechCrunch Fan Made Work Viral Videos FacebookparodyPingThe Social NetworkViral video
NBC’s “Community” Tells a Three Season Long Joke November 29, 2011The NBC sitcom Community has become a favorite amongst the Internet savvy, and the show has rewarded us nerds with such viral gems as a Twitter episode and storyline an Abed storyline that played out entirely in the background of an episode. Now the show has taken it to the… Read More
Viral Video: A Brief History of Conspicuous Product Placement in Movies January 12, 2011Product placement has been a staple of American filmmaking since the motion camera was invented. Sometime it’s done with subtlety, while other times it’s blatant (which comical, whether intended or not). Oliver Noble over at Film Drunk gives us a history lesson on product placement in movies, specifically the more… Read More
Paranormal Activity 2 Trailer Debuts, Pulled From Some Theaters For Being Too Scary July 1, 2010The first trailer for Paranormal Activity 2 debuted this week online and in front of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and it’s pretty scary. Unfortunately, it also gives away the ending of the first film, but it’s the scariness of the teaser that has gotten at least one theater chain to… Read More