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Culture Buzz Marcel, the little guy with an exoskeleton who charmed the internet with his debut video Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, has made the leap from viral video star to children's book author. Marcel The Shell With Shoes On: Things About Me is due out Nov 1 and looks like it will be a thimbleful of adorableness. (via jezebel.com)
TV Buzz How did Chuck Testa's local TV spot turn into a full-fledged participatory meme? And does Chuck Testa even know what a meme is? I asked the man himself, as well as the guys behind his commercial — producers Rhett and Link — to see if they could help shed some light on the road to viral fame.
Some fun-lovin' NYPD officers are caught on video doing some “daggering” at Brooklyn's West Indian-American Day Carnival. (via gothamist.com)
Culture Buzz The two people doing the play-by-play during the recording of this video really should have left the mic off. (via mediaite.com)
Sports Buzz Williams loses a point for yelling and then loses her cool during the changeover. She ended up losing the U.S. Open Championship to Samantha Stosur, by the by.
ABC News captured a 'hot mic' moment with the VP and the Speaker last night before Obama's big jobs speech. If you enjoy watching two old rich guys do the alpha male handshake and talk about golf then this video is for you! (via huffingtonpost.com)
You get a laugh! And you get a laugh! And you, and you…everybody gets a laugh!
Culture Buzz Sick and tired of people calling any and every image macro or Rage cartoon a meme? Show them this image and they should finally get it once and for all.
You sure can tell who is going to wear the pants in this relationship. (via dailymail.co.uk)
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…
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Cops in movie shootouts always make it look easy. Until they don't.
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The Bed Intruder Song was a rare case of a product of Web culture jumping the species barrier and becoming a pop hit.
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Missouri taught us a few things this week. For instance, if you want your video to go viral, hire a dancing cat.
I would watch this. Starring everyone's favorite rainbow-loving Yosemite, Bear.
Devo's awesome new track 'Don't Shoot (I'm A Man)' actually features a chorus dedicated to the viral video 'Don't Tase Me Bro.' I think it's safe to say tasing is the 21st century version of whipping it.
Tech Buzz In order to help people get the most out of their posts for Feed Battle, here are the BuzzFeed editors' favorite tricks for making things go viral. Just remember, with great power comes great responsibility.
As in the real deal, Jacob will make you give him the side-eye. The…
