![This is Epic: The Most Awesome Gamer in Thailand [VIDEO]](http://www.penn-olson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/awesome-gamer-250x223.jpg)
In an arcade in Thailand, this gamer is making the first person shooter genre into a really entertaining spectator sport. He is acting as if he’s holding a real gun and mimicking the actions on the screen (see 03:25 for his saluting and mock phone-call actions). His dodges and shots are seriously awesome, very vivid and accurate too. If you catch the video in full (it's 13 minutes long!) you will witness how he survives the entire time without inserting any extra coins. Some of us, like me, can't even survive ...
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Microsoft Launches Piracy-Fighting Viral Marketing Campaign in Hong Kong
Microsoft is launching a viral web campaign today in Hong Kong that’s aimed at reducing software piracy. The spot centres around a short comedy/drama series called Dream Break, where input from viewers via social media will affect the course of the plot before it hits its pre-set finalé at the end of next month. The video series has a Microsoft homepage - take a look here - and its own official YouTube channel, and will engage with HKers via Facebook, Twitter, Sina Weibo, MSN Messenger, and email. It's run in Cantonese ...
Dec 19 2011
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Chinese Man Goes to Work in Ironman Suit, Videos go Viral
A Chinese man has become a viral hit on the internet after showing up at his office wearing an Ironman suit that he created at home. 25-year-old Wang Xiaokang created the costume mostly out of foam (it would be pretty heavy otherwise!) after being ispired by the Robert Downey Junior Ironman movie. When Wang decided to take his act to work, the security guards initially didn’t let him enter. But after showing his credentials (notice in the picture below that he’s wearing his badge around his neck) he was allowed to ...
Jun 11 2011
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Sung-Bong Choi’s Video Went Viral: Thanks to Facebook, Reddit
Sung-Bong Choi is the latest Asian to become a sensation on the web. His performance on Korea’s Got Talent was uploaded to YouTube on June 4 2011 and within 7 days, the video has gotten about 5 million views. According to YouTube’s analytics, Sung-Bong Choi’s YouTube video first went viral on Facebook before the Reddit folks made it viral on the social bookmarking site. Interestingly, Vietnamese news and social network, Zing.vn also played a part to help make the video viral, racking up 85,000 views so far. Sung-Bong Choi’s viral video is ...
Jun 9 2011
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Chinese Web Sensation Street Cleaner Fired For Missing Work [VIDEO]
Zhang Xiufang worked as a Beijing street cleaner, one of many women who patrol the roads sweeping up litter and dirt. She took up the job after her husband got sick and her family’s money situation became a little tight. But Zhang brought some unusual skills to her new position, as she explains: Before I got the job I used to do Taichi both using my body and with a sword, and I missed them because with this Jon I start at 5am and finish at 4pm, but then one day ...
May 18 2011
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Japan’s Nuclear Protest Songs Go Viral
There’s an interesting report by The Asahi Shimbun today about Japanese nuclear protest songs going viral on the web, while mainstream media refrains from airing them. I thought I’d track down two of the videos to share with our readers, as they weren’t included in the original Asahi piece. Reading in The New York Times today that ‘Japanese officials ignored or concealed dangers’ about the Fukushima accident, one can’t help but feel that these are especially fitting now more than ever. RC Succession: Summertime Blues This song seems awfully prophetic given that it ...
May 17 2011
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Indonesia’s Twitter Ghost
If you think of ghosts as objects of fear, you may have to think a little differently about Pocong, a local Indonesian ghost. Originally a frightening urban legend about a dead man, Pocong has become very popular on social media sites amongst Indonesians, especially on Twitter and Facebook. This ‘ghost’ has more than 350,000 followers in his Twitter account, Poconggg, and he boasts over 26,000 fans on his Facebook page. That number will probably grow with news on his blog that Poconggg will publish a book, and that he will mention ...
May 13 2011
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Indonesia Instant Noodle Becomes a Rap Song on YouTube
Ever heard of Indomie? It is a famous instant noodle made in Indonesia. Rapper Jesse J2O put up a music video on YouTube about Indomie and has become quickly popular among Indonesians on Youtube and Twitter. This video was uploaded on May 8 and is fast approaching 100,000 views. In the video Jesse J20 features various Indomie flavors/packets while he raps about them. Even though this is an Indonesian product, the Indomie rap video was produced in a typically American style. It is an awkward - but interesting - mashup between ...
May 13 2011
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500 Million Facebook Friends to Sina Weibo [VIDEO]
The movie, The Social Network, a.k.a Facebook movie has a lot of spoofs. If you thought you have seen it all, wait till you see this video which is spreading virally on Sina Weibo. The video, however, is mostly in Chinese. Below is a short description in English, though. The video starts by showing a conversation where Mark Zuckerberg complains that his 500 million friends have gone. The answer, according to the video is Sina Weibo, a popular microblog in China with 140 million users. In a hilarious fashion, the video features ...
May 7 2011
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Multi-Tasking Taiwanese Musician Goes Viral on YouTube
While most of us can't even master one musical instrument, Taiwanese Musician, Shara Lin mastered three - Piano, violin and Guzheng. In a video posted on YouTube, Lin performed a series of music medley with all three instrument. She managed to do it by supporting the violin with her chin and shoulders while hands focusing on piano and guzheng. We first caught this video on Wednesday thanks to Rick Martin who shared it with our group of writers. It had only 120,000 views back then. Somehow, the Lin's YouTube video caught fire and ...
May 2 2011
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BMW Brings Another Aspiring Viral Ad Campaign to China
I’ve really enjoyed some of BMW’s marketing work over the years, particularly its short film series, The Hire which featured star-studded crew of actors and directors, not to mention James Brown. Today ChinaSmack points us towards the company’s latest effort in China, a project called ‘M Gladiators.’ This new promotional teaser appears to be the first of a month-long campaign, as a countdown clock over on beastinside.cc, the dedicated page for the campaign, is ostensibly counting down to a model M launch. The ‘M-Gladiators’ video below is a little weak by ...
Apr 17 2011
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YouTube Viral Star Brings Bollywood Back to Indonesia
The viral YouTube video featuring charismatic Indonesian policeman Norman Kamaru singing an Indian song has surprisingly initiated a resurgent interest in Bollywood among Indonesian people. The Youtube video of Norman’s lip-sync interpretation of 'Chaiyya Chaiyya' has spread from the small town of Gorontalo to make him an instant internet celebrity. The remarkable side-effect here is that people in Indonesia appear to have become infatuated with Bollywood entertainment almost overnight. Facebook groups, celebrity fan sites, TV shows, live music -- all now feature everything Bollywood. You can see in the graph below ...
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