Stephen Colbert To Sing Rebecca Black’s “Friday” With The Roots Dan Koelsch, March 30, 2011March 30, 2011 How’s that for a headline? On Monday, Stephen Colbert came on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and made host Fallon fulfill a promise to match his own donation of $26,000 to DonorsChoose.org/fallon-colbert-project. However, Fallon made no promise, so he countered by having Colbert promise to sing the viral sensation “Friday” with Fallon’s house band The Roots if his audience could match the sum. Though the $26,000 goal was met this morning, you can still donate to the educational charity here. Watch the original video and Fallon’s follow up below. Stay tuned tonight at 12:35am on NBC to see Fallon react to the goal being met. Viral Marketing Viral News CharityJimmy FallonNBCStephen Colbert
Strange Video From Neill Blomkamp Appears on iPads November 23, 2010August 6, 2012It’s a pretty common occurance to see video ads display before opening up an app or watching video on the Apple iPad. However, in the latest iPad version of Wired Magazine (issue 18.12), a mysterious and unexplained video appears instead, and it’s credited by District 9 director Neil Blomkamp. What… Read More
BMW Mini Pays Homage to “The Italian Job” With Short Film June 18, 2012June 18, 2012The 1969 British caper The Italian Job famously featured the Mini Cooper prominently, instantly etching the car in cinema and cultural history. BMW now owns the brand, and they have created a short film called “The Britalian Job” to pay homage to the film, as well as promote their partnership… Read More
This Just In: A Generic News Report January 28, 2010January 28, 2010Have you ever watched the news and noticed something…familiar about all those reports filed by correspondents? The same images, tone of voice, and even the structure? Charlie Brooker of BBC Four’s talkshow Newswire definitely notices the similarities. He filed this video report after the jump. Read More