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‘Go Fuck Yourself, Cape Town’ Blog Post Goes Viral – Gets Response
29 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 13 Comments
If you haven’t read it yet, now might be the time to do so. Jade Mitchell’s blog received some serious attention last week when she posted a scathing observation about Capetonians and their unwarranted sense of superiority towards themselves and their city. Titled “Go F***ck Yourself Cape Town” , the piece details an array of […]
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The Most Emboerrissing Pop Song Ever Has Gone Viral [Video]
23 Apr 2014 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
We ignored this the first time it hit the internet because our eyes were bleeding. But now it has gone completely and utterly viral and we have to let you know about it – out of duty. Apologies.
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This Guy’s Puzzling Valentine’s Viral Video Features WeChat And Masturbation
13 Feb 2014 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
You never know which videos have been ‘seeded’ by big brands these days, but we struggle to believe that WeChat had any part to play in this video which has gone viral and features more masturbation references than you could shake a stick at..
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WATCH: Bill Gates Wearing A Chicken-Head / Afro Video Goes Viral
23 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
No, Bill Gates hasn’t decided to become a YouTube celebrity – he’s just taken an unorthodox approach to creating awareness about the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.
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Open Letter To Bearded Hipsters Goes Viral
08 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 12 Comments
An open letter written by Nicki Daniels has swept across the web, as her biting comments about bearded hipsters cause a massive stir.
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These Are The Top Trending, Music And News YouTube Videos Of 2013 [VIDEO]
12 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Harlem Shake, the fox, Miley Cyrus, the russian meteorite – they’re all there. But there are a few surprise inclusions. For your educational edification, please enjoy this run down of the top viral, music, and news videos on YouTube in 2013.
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Awesome Local Student Film Nails 170,000 Hits On Vimeo [VIDEO]
02 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
This six minute animated film was created by six students from The Animation School in Cape Town. Within 24 hours of it appearing on Vimeo, it had garnered 90,000 views. That’s a big deal.
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After 48 Years, Bob Dylan Makes A Music Video For ‘Like A Rolling Stone’
20 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s been almost half a century since Bob Dylan dropped ‘Like A Rolling Stone’, but finally, after teaming up with a 27 year-old tech-whizz, Bob Dylan has released a music video to go along with his 1965 hit song.
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The Girafe Profile Pic Trend On Facebook – Let’s Have That Chat [VIDEO]
30 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Okay – these various trivial forms of procrastination are hard to keep up with. First it’s the bitstrips, then its awkward profile pic week and now – out of the blue – everyone seems to be changing their profile photos to pictures of giraffes. This may not have reached everyone just yet, but rest assured this is out there, and people are going nuts for it.
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The Monthly Meltdown: Grandma Goes On GTA V Killing Rampage After Her Gas Bill Goes Up [VIDEO]
30 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We all like to cause a bit if chaos on Grand Theft Auto sometimes, you know, really push the boat out in the most anarchic way possible. Beat up pedestrians, murder some sex workers, steal some cars – the usual. Now, having an elderly person play GTA is a novelty enough in itself. But having an elderly person, a granny no less, go on a violent rampage that would put some of the most rebellious teenagers shame – now that’s a show.
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British Politeness Translation Table Goes Viral
06 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The British have become known as quite a polite group of people, well, some of them anyway. Their sometimes too-polite phrases give the illusion of class and a well established set of manners. However, a translation table that has been making the rounds on the internet recently, might change the way you listen to them.
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Today’s Viral Video: Amazing OCD Love Poem Explodes Online [VIDEO]
14 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Neil Hilborn is a poet who suffers from obsessive -compulsive disorder (OCD), and his love poem entitled “OCD” amazed those fortunate enough to be in the audience to hear it at the 2013 Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam. ‘OCD’ is a two-minute poem where Hilborn describes what the disorder did to his relationship, and conversely what his relationship did to his disorder.
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This Is The Part Of Your Brain That Decides Whether Or Not It Likes Something On The Net
09 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you have been longing for anything to viral on Facebook, Twitter or YouTube you need to aim for this part of the brain. The Temporo-Parietal Junction, or the TPJ.
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Is This The Blueprint To Make Things Go Viral On Facebook?
14 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
An academic paper by three Facebook data scientists (that’s an actual job description) focussed on a photograph of a Norwegian couple who said they’d have sex if their pic got more than one million likes might have uncovered the mechanism that triggers the viral sharing of content on the web.
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Harry Weathersby Stamps’ Obituary Goes Viral – Read The Best Parts Here
13 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The obituary of Harry Weathersby Stamps, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s former Dean has gone viral. “Harry Weathersby Stamps, ladies’ man, foodie, natty dresser, and accomplished traveler, died on Saturday, March 9, 2013,” was the opening line of Stamps’ obituary. Each of those traits were later detailed. The obituary reports Stamps loving smart women, from his […]
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Radvertising: Online Dating Website’s ‘Cheating Wife Caught Out’ Viral Ad [VIDEO]
25 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
A video has surfaced online of a scorned farmer dumping a tractor-load of horse manure on his cheating wife’s beloved convertible. He does this after apparently discovering her profile on a dating website.
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Today’s Unavoidably Funny Internet Cat Video [VIDEO]
21 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A video of a young cat in the UK enjoying snow for the first time has gone viral.
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Footage Of Athlete Intentionally Losing Race Goes Viral [VIDEO]
21 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
It is good to know that sportsmanship isn’t completely dead! Footage has surfaced of a Spanish runner, Ivan Fernandez Anaya, intentionally losing a race in order to do the right thing.
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Winning: How To Write Your Wall Street Internship Cover Letter
16 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Every now and then a little gem of a potential employment situation ends up grabbing people’s attention. That’s exactly what this brilliantly honest internship cover letter achieved. Click through for some sincere insight.
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Top Viral Videos Of 2012
06 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
CNN has decided upon its favourite viral videos for 2012. The list includes the obvious like Gangnam Style, but it also includes a few that had us in stitches.
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Image Of Cop Giving Homeless Man New Shoes Goes Viral [PIC]
30 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A photo of a New York Police Department officer giving a homeless man a pair of shoes has gone viral. It was taken by a tourist earlier this month in Times Square. Shen sent a copy of it to the NYPD, who then uploaded it to their Facebook page two days ago.
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Surprised Red Panda Becomes Latest Cute Animal Internet Sensation [VIDEO]
20 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The Internet loves cute animals doing cute things. And the latest video making people squeal “aawwww” across the globe is no different. Its star is a baby red panda from the Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Japan.
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Skateboarder Collides With Buck At 64 Km/h [VIDEO]
01 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A video showing a gang of skateboarders speeding down a tree-lined mountain road is currently racking up a lot of views on YouTube – especially due to a section that shows one of them colliding with a buck. It is believed he was speeding downhill at about 60 km/h when the animal decided to be a square.
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Korean Horse Rap Goes Mainstream [VIDEO]
23 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The latest dance craze to go mainstream involves galloping around as if you were riding a horse. Which should be awkward by all accounts, but it’s caught on around the world, strangely enough.
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The Most Over-Excited Trainspotter In The World [HILARIOUS VIDEO]
13 Aug 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
Out filming a heritage train at North Creek, New York, this trainspotter has truly earned the title “foamer” – a term for people excessively enthusiastic about trains. His joyful video of a 1953 EA train has become a YouTube hit and led to many dubbing him “the world’s most excited trainspotter”. Very special..
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Amazing 15-Year-Old Singer, SA’s Indie Answer To Bieber [VIDEO]
27 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
These days YouTube singers are a dime-a-dozen and ploughing through countless clips of sub-par performers can drain even the most persistent of YouTubers. That’s where we come in, we sift the wheat from the chaff to bring you little treats like this, the 15-year-old singing sensation who’s tipped to be the next viral hit.
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Athlete’s Warm-Up Goes Viral, Dubbed “Hottest Hurdler Ever” [VIDEO]
20 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
A warm-up routine by an Australian hurdler has racked up nearly 500 000 views in the past two days on YouTube. Michelle Jenneke was filmed just before her race during the IAAF World Junior Championship last weekend in Barcelona.
The video shows her smiling, hopping up and down, wiggling her hips, and waving to the crowd. Thanks to some super corny music that was added to the footage, along with slowing down some of her movements, we now have a video titled: The Hottest Hurdler Ever”.
But did her enthusiastic preparation help? Hell yes! Check her out – soaring past her competitors, and flying ahead to win first place!Check it out below:
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Man Interviews Himself From 20 Years Ago
09 Jul 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
A YouTube video which has been watched over 4 million times, features a man having a conversation with himself. This was made possible using footage he recorded of himself when he was 12. The man is now 32 and has edited the footage into a brilliantly spliced interaction.
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Walk Off The Earth Return With New Viral Video [VIDEO]
20 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Remember when we all freaked out over that video of five people playing and singing on one guitar? The band’s name is Walk off the Earth, and they’ve just uploaded a new video onto YouTube. This time they cover the song, “Little boxes” from the TV show “Weeds”. Expect loads of cardboard box awesomeness – after the jump!
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Journalists Being ‘Strongly Cautioned’ Against Reporting On TSA Scanning Vulnerabilities
12 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Following a recent viral expose by blogger Jonathan Corbett on the potentially serious weaknesses in the TSA’s airport body scanners, multiple journalists have reported receiving emails from the TSA “strongly cautioning” them against covering the story. Corbett is encouraging media outlets to cover the story anyway.
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