“Boom Goes The Dynamite” was the first viral video I can remember ever seeing, causing my friends to say things like “And Boom Goes The Dynamite” for months in college. What was your first viral thing? Add it in the comments!
Culture Buzz A cog in the hype machine leading up to this weekend's debut of the new trailer, attached to “The Avengers.” This is what you'll find at the official site for The Dark Knight Rises, along with instructions for a viral campaign that will construct the new trailer frame by frame. UPDATE: See the full trailer here!
Politics Buzz Herman Cain wants to raise $100,000 to make a Republican response to the Obama documentary, “The Road We've Traveled.” BuzzFeed believes we can make a pretty sweet viral political video for half that price.
Movie Buzz TIME video editor Valerie Lapinski's epic supercut of Tom Cruise running all over the Big Screen will leave you breathless.
Politics Buzz Who would have thought that a country founded by immigrants would be so bigoted? Everyone, that's who.
Culture Buzz Graphic photos of the slain dictator in a Misrata morgue. Not for the squeamish.
Culture Buzz Cell phone footage of the moment Libyan revolutionaries found a bloodied Muammar Gaddafi cowering in a drainage pipe. According to The Global Post, the rebels are screaming “Don't kill him! We need him alive!” Officials with LIbya's National Transitional Council claim the dictator later died of wounds sustained in a gun battle.
Celebrity Buzz Some people are determined to shove Ryan Gosling through every meme-shaped hole they can find. Allow me to present an homage to Mr. Gosling in the style of the ham-fisted Selleck Waterfall Sandwich. (via memelibrarian.com)
Culture Buzz A worthy successor to “planking” is finally upon us as “owling” is beginning to explode in popularity on Reddit. The craze was only founded 15 hours ago but “owling” is quickly becoming more and more viral and certainly has the potential to really take off. Jump on the bandwagon now and check out some examples of “owling” from Reddit below.
TV Buzz The Silver Fox is also standing up for the “cool parents” who let their 16 year old daughter marry that guy from Lost.
Tech Buzz The guys behind TheWorldsMostExclusiveWebsite.com, an internet destination for the privileged few (i.e. verified accounts) that popped up in many a Twitter time-line yesterday, have surfaced. Here's a look at the team - a skilled group of viral veterans who's past work you'll surely recognize - behind the site that got 25,000 hits in its first eight hours of existence, and how they achieved viral status.
The Official trailer for “The Chronicles of Rick Roll,” starring Antoine Dodson, the remote-up-the-butt kid, double-rainbow guy, Numa Numa, the boom goes the dynamite reporter, and Leroy Jenkins all in the same movie. That sound? That's the internet exploding.
Food Buzz A law firm in Alabama is suing Taco Bell for false advertising, charging that what the fast food giant calls “beef” contains only 36% actual cow flesh. Here's what makes up the other 64% of the meat-esque substance dripping from your chalupa. This list is based on an official ingredient label obtained by Gizmodo.
Celebrity Buzz Here are some newly released pictures from the Octomom fetish video. I have so much second-hand embarrassment right now.
An overview of how we work with clients (advertisers and publishers) to maximize the viral spread of their content all over the web. (Created by The Monocular Group.)
Business Buzz BuzzFeed founder Jonah Peretti is on stage right now giving a talk on “How To Go Viral” at the Respect The Internet event. Here's what he is presenting…
It's like Sparknotes but with fewer clothes and bigger boobs. You'd have a hard time falling asleep to Shakespeare with these girls on stage. “There's the rub,” indeed.
Celebrity Buzz People really want to see a nude picture of Katy Perry. It hasn't happened…yet.
Here's something you've all been waiting for. Katy Perry clad in a latex catsuit for an ad for her new fragrance, Purr.
Celebrity Buzz Katy Perry nude and/or naked: It's one of the internet's favorite searches. Here's your guide to the results.
TV Buzz Angelina is gone but the drama isn't over! This episode was all about Sitch vs. Snooki. (Team Snooki!)
I don't remember either of them dropping this many F-Bombs, but I find myself hard pressed to disagree with the iron clad logic of this argument.
http://mashable.com/2010/10/05/facemash/
For those of you who ran out and saw The Social Network this weekend, you are now familiar with Zuckerberg’s first site www.facemash.com. For only $8,000 it can now be yours. Surprisingly, it currently has zero bids. The question is: Who will be the first BuzzFeed user to place a bid?
http://mashable.com/2010/10/03/the-social-network-opening...
On its opening weekend, the film managed to pull in $23 million and received many positive reviews, with a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. The whole Facebook crew went to see the film as well, even though Zuckerberg himself was noticeably absent.
TV Buzz Peace out, fake people! Angelina finally quit!
And yet every single one of them is capable of doing irreparable harm to the soles of my feet.