Charlie Bit My Finger Reimagined As a Zombie Film One of the most-viewed YouTube videos of all time, "Charlie Bit My Finger" has become an imminently quotable part of our culture. Now, it's been — aptly — reimagined as a zombie flick. This short film comes to us courtesy of CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival in Toronto. Apparently, the fest enlisted three directors to each remake the iconic home movie; Jeff Chan's Charlie Bit My Finger - The Horror emerged from the cinematic melee. The other two films are Charlie Bit My Finger The Musical and Charlie Bit My Finger The Dark Comedy; check those out below. [h/t Nowhere Else] American Red Cross Social Media Guidelines LA Light Découverte de cet excellent shooting en technique timelapse avec un Canon 5D MK II et 7D par l’américain Colin Rich, sur une bande son du groupe Cinematic Orchestra. Une captation de la nuit électrique de la ville de Los Angeles. A découvrir en HD dans la suite de l’article.
Legal Risks in Social Media Use by Nonprofits Legal Risks in Social Media Use by NonprofitsKenneth E. Liu, Gammon & Grange, P.C. As the world has seen in the grassroots revolutions of 2011, online social media can be powerful tools for social change. Nonprofits large and small are increasingly taking advantage of such tools to advance their causes. 1. Even if you use a pseudonym online, there are ways that the public, including reporters, can discover who you are, as three young staff of Congressman Rick Larsen of Washington state found out the hard way. Generally, information posted in social media can also be used as evidence in a court of law. Remember also that any data posted online is not only available worldwide, it can potentially remain forever. 2. Under the legal doctrine of respondeat superior, employers can be held liable for the activities of employees. Many employees of charities and advocacy groups are passionate about their work, so they naturally speak out publicly on issues relating to their field. 3. 4. 5.
YouTube Introduces Video Editing Feature Some YouTube users may be noticing that they can now edit their videos onsite thanks to a new feature that's rolling out globally Wednesday. Using the feature will enable you to edit uploaded YouTube videos while also maintaining the same video IDs, making it possible to hold onto view counts and comments. Existing links to the video will also continue to work. While the editing feature isn't necessarily meant to replace software like Final Cut Pro, it is meant to help users fix their videos in a less time consuming manner. "We noticed that a lot of people were uploading videos to YouTube that we can say are somewhat unpolished," says Jason Toff, product manager at YouTube, adding that rougher amateur footage tends to be a lot more common than professionally edited work on the site. A blog post from YouTube Software Engineer John Gregg outlines some of the editing options now available. YouTube's team also collaborated with Picnik to provide new aesthetic effects.
Tech Etiquette: 3 Rules to Live By While technology has given people even more ways to connect, it also has a way of making them feel more disconnected than ever. Why pick up the phone when you can hide behind an email? Why have a face-to-face conversation when you can shoot off a quick IM? And, why the heck have you not received a response yet... it's already been, like, two minutes?! There are no standard mores when it comes to technology--and that's a problem. As fellow Inc.com columnist Eliza Browning notes, modern-day business etiquette remains chiefly an exercise in value and respect. 1. Tone, context, and subtle nuances are easily lost in translation online. To state the obvious: Emails cannot be undone--so watch what you say and whom you copy. Jumping into online conversations, say, on Twitter, is another area where you can get into trouble. 2. Be timely with email responses: Most should happen within 24 hours. Keep subject lines brief and directly related to the contents of your email. 3.
4 Key Elements for a Viral Video Has the formula for a viral video been discovered? Viral videos have made ordinary people famous and taken brands from obscurity to overnight success when people have shared them on social networks. It has been assumed for a long time that viral videos are an accident or a fortunate occurrence. A marketing professor, Brent Coker from the University of Melbourne has come up with a algorithm as to why people will share some videos and ignore others and maybe discovered the “Holy Grail” of marketing. According to the algorithm (called the BVMP or “Branded Viral Movie Predictor”), the four key elements required for a video to go viral are: CongruencyEmotive strengthNetwork involvement“Paired meme synergy” So how can you harness these elements and what is the essence of the formula that can contribute to making a video become viral? 1. The themes of a video must be congruent with people’s pre-existing knowledge of the brand it is advertising. Coker refers to the Harley Davidson brand as an example:
Guarding the Social Gates: The Imperative for Social Media Risk Management Research Report: Guarding the Social Gates: The Imperative for Social Media Risk Management Author: Alan Webber with Charlene Li and Jaimy Szymanski Publication Date: August 9, 2012 Overview Social media is the modern Pandora’s box: it has had a meteoric rise as a tool to interact and engage with customers, but also a dark underside exposing companies to new types of risk. To safeguard brand reputation, protect information and intellectual property, and mitigate legal actions, organizations need to be more proactive about managing social media risk. Guarding the Social Gates: The Imperative for Social Media Risk Management Open Research This research report was 100% funded by Altimeter Group and published under the principle of Open Research.