Weekend OVW Picks: Sans Obama Girl & iPhone

I have been trying to stay away from the ObamaGirl/GulianiGirl/Hot4Hill online video clusterf*ck we saw during the past few days. At least the first Crush on Obama video was original. (And kind of catchy, I’ll admit it was stuck in my head for a little while.)

But after watching it do battle with the iPhone hype it became overkill. So it’s great to see the focus shift back to other videos.



Starting off with these Filipino prisoners doing the ‘thriller’ dance which has been all over the internet in the last few days. Crazy, and raises some questions to be sure. The video was posted by byronfgarcia, a Filipino security consultant who apparently does some work with the prison.

Many more videos of other dances including several from the film Sister Act featuring convicts dressed up as nuns, are on his YouTube channel.



Being from Boston, I can’t help but love when a Dunkin Donuts ad goes viral.



And speaking of Donuts, here’s another Simpsons viral video attempt:


Finally, ahead of Monday’s CNN/YouTube Democratic debate click above for five tips to consider before submitting that question. (via Daniela)

One Response to “Weekend OVW Picks: Sans Obama Girl & iPhone”

  1. GRDGF » Blog Archive » The Changing Face of Programming Says:

    [...] the Filipino Thriller video went viral several weeks ago it continued to grow by blogs and word of mouth until eventually it peaked and [...]

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