Today Show Spotlights YouTube Pranks & Apologies
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008I love a good coincidence. And this morning, I woke up to one.
Last night I was watching the movie “Untraceable,” staring Diane Lane. Quick synopsis: Psycho guy streams the torture and death of people online. The more people that go to the website, the faster they get killed. Social media at its worst.
This morning, The Today Show did a segment on a series of viral videos - “Fire in the Hole” - that are pranks on fast food drive thru employees. One victim found the video and got her attackers arrested. The punishment? Make a video, apologizing, and post it on YouTube.
Given that the prank videos have received millions of hits, and the apology a mere few thousand, I can’t help but wonder which direction this trend is headed.
Here’s the Today Show segment:
