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Tropic Thunder Viral Video

Posted: June 7, 2008 • Filed under: Viral Marketing

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For those of you who haven’t seen the tropic of thunder “viral” video here it is. I think they did a great job with this. My comments follow after the video. I am very curious to hear what you think.

I laughed so hard I almost started to cry. I found it clever that they played off of a few typical characteristics of many of todays viral videos.

  • filmed with a cell phone camera to give it an authentic look
  • had some sort of physical damage involved
  • relied on suggestions from a younger generation, especially when Ben Stiller tried to “tap into” his nephews head. Many marketers today are trying to do this

What are some of the things you liked/disliked about the video? Would you share this video with your friends/family/coworkers?

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  • en: is it funny that the people you never thought would changed does.or that ex you would wanted to talk to agian helped u out the most 07/02/09 01:57am
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  • en: pdiddy.....no one cares that you are releasing an album....you can't sing or dance 07/02/09 01:31am
  • en: @consubfm lol like half of your tweets are about being tired or bored. 07/02/09 01:31am
  • en: @JaYFLyGuY is that a program 4 ur computer or phone 07/02/09 01:31am
  • en: @djstarr are you in a new building? Or just in a new unit? 07/02/09 01:31am
  • en: @danmulhern In this, a clicked reply to your Tweet, would you consider this appropriate ? Or r u saying only use a Direct msg. to one person 07/02/09 01:31am
  • en: @Supercuban92 yeah it was pretty bad its gonna cost a crap load either that or we will buy mr.sylvasters car you know that old guy 07/02/09 01:31am
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