Here are three amazing viral videos from the last few years. There are many great attempts out there, these really broke through. These are my picks for the top three.
Mark Echo - Tagging Airforce One

Dove Evolution

Will it Blend?

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I won’t answer this question at this point in time, however, a few of the greats have spoken up over time. I found this great page randomly through Stumble Upon.
http://advertising.utexas.edu/research/quotes/Q100.html
here are a few from the page:
“Advertising is the greatest art form of the twentieth century.”

- Marshall McLuhan (1976), Canadian social scientist (quoted in [...]

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It seems like it all happens at once; the markets fall, the US dollar drops, their housing industry turns over in its grave, banks get bailed out, more international conflicts brewing, the global food crisis, ongoing global warming, and news about a $200 barrel of oil?
All this seem like so much for the average [...]

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I was sitting with Rob Campbell of LCI discussing this, I thought I would test it.
There are so many out there, and more growing everyday. these are all top of mind, please, comment, expand this!
Please don’t mind the scribbles, I was doing this quickly.

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A selection of Al Jaffee’s awesome fold-ins for Mad magazine, from the 1960s to the present - in interactive form, just click start.

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I can just see the brainstorm session at Fallon.
“Alright people, we did bouncy balls, we did exploding paint, we did plasticine rabbits, now what else can we fill a City with?”
“Well funny you should ask, my washing machine broke this morning… “

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Its interesting to work with you here at Lifecapture. The team is up over 30 people now, and growing.
I walk through the room and bare witness to the forefront of multi-channel Internet marketing, web design, and the bleeding edge of flash applications development.
To say I am proud of you for your achievements is an [...]

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LCI is working with Alliance Films on many projects at this point. We are executing various online multi-channel marketing programs. The results are off the charts and keep getting better. We are really excited about the next project. Where in the world is Osama Bin Laden. Directed by Morgan Spurlock [...]

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I know that many off line media companies see the internet as a death trap. It is sucking up more and more yearly. For this reason, they should take the lead in developing online media programs for their clients, and partner with the right online agencies to make it happen. There is [...]

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listen - good podcast - http://www.gillin.com/Podcasts/tprws-52.mp3

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In past posts I have mentioned the importance of channel marketing online and connecting to people as they travel throughout the web. To add to this I offer the following.
The company needs to first discover what they need to accomplish through the web; and what type of interaction is needed with Internet users.
For example: [...]

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We have been talking a lot lately about the marketing ecosystem online as opposed to in the real world.
Marketers are responsible for locating a target audience and messaging them in favor of a client or cause. Great marketing programs encompass many weapons, mediums, and channels that fit nicely into the daily lives of the [...]

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well, we all have read about this in science fiction novels and seen it in the movies; well, now it is a reality.
Google and Virgin are Virgle. A new project aimed at creating human settlements on Mars; within 20 years.

more information on this link - http://www.google.com/virgle/index.html
April Fools

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It is amazing when complex applications become so simple that even the average businesses can begin taking advantage of high tech marketing like Mobile Marketing with little help from big expensive companies.
Wapple is a new mobile service where you can make your own mobile application and launch it through international providers. Mobile at your [...]

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