The internet is a large place with plenty for people to see
and do. The progress in electronic
design from the birth of the internet by Tim Berners-Lee in 1990 till now
has seen the technology advance over the years dramatically and has allowed the
growth of many social media sites and the internet being a place where everyone
can share their thoughts, pictures, videos and anything else they want. Here
are some interesting stats and information about what happens in every 60 seconds
of the internet.
168 million emails sent
694,445 Google searches
695,000 Facebook status updates
370,000 Skype calls are made
98,000 tweets on Twitter
20,000 new posts on Tumblr
13,000 iPhone apps downloaded
6,600 new pictures on Flickr
1,500 new blog entries posted
600+ videos posted totalling over 25 hours duration on
YouTube
Another month has passed as we head into August. July has been and gone but what were the good viewers of YouTube watching and sharing? Here’s a list of the 10 most shared ads on YouTube.
1. DC Shoes: Ken Block’s Gymkhana Five: Ultimate Urban Playground; San Francisco
DC Shoes created an impressive video featuring driver Ken Block as he teared around San Francisco in a video entitled ‘Ultimate Urban Playground’. How they got the permission to close off huge areas of the city is crazy and driving shown is amazing. The promotional video is exactly the kind of thing that absolutely anyone will share as the talent on display is clear to see and is reminiscent of a top class Hollywood action film. Have a look at the top shared ad video on YouTube below. How 5,171 people have disliked it, I’ll never know!
2. Sesame Street: Share It Maybe
There are many parodies of Carley Rae Jepson’s hit summer song “Call Me Maybe” around on the Internet with everyone from Olympians and the teenage lad from down the street getting involved. This has to be by far the best though as the Cookie Monster sings about wanting people to share their cookies with him. Great song, great video and great fun.
3. Abercrombie Models Sing "Call Me Maybe" While Shirtless
Another parody, this time from a group of muscley topless men. It’s nowhere near as good as the Cookie Monster video though so I’m not even going to share it with you.
4. Som Sabadell Flash Mob
Flashmobs are a great marketing tool and a great way to get people to share content. For anyone who isn’t aware, a flashmob is when a group of people gather in one place to take part in a group activity. In this case it was an orchestra that gathered in front of a shocked crowd as they came together to play some classical music.
5. Obama Campaign Ad: "Firms"
6. Romney Campaign Ad: "These Hands"
The fifth and sixth videos relate to the presidential electoral campaign, one for Obama and one for Romney and are a bit to political for this list.
7. Mister Rogers Remixed
The American TV network PBS put together this nostalgic clip of one of its shows host, Mister Rogers, remixed by Symphony of Science's John D. Boswell. Using things from people’s childhood memories is a great way to evoke feelings within someone and this is probably why this ad was shared so much.
8. Romney Campaign Ad: "What Happened?"
Another American political video. See 5 and 6.
9. P&G London 2012 Olympic Games Film: "Best Job"
You can probably expect to see more Olympics videos featured on this list next month but this advert is already making the sharing rounds due to the feelings it can muster. The video charters the selfless deeds a mum partakes in to help youngsters train hard with the dream of going to the Olympics. It tells how Olympic stars wouldn’t be where they are without the help of family members.
10. A Dramatic Surprise on a Quiet Square
Along with the number 1 and 2 videos, this is my favourite. I don’t watch to ruin to much of the surprise of what’s happening so just watch and be amazed.
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