This Week’s 10 Most Talked About Viral Videos

Another week and another set of brilliant viral videos that has got lots of people talking. Rather than sifting through the billions of videos that people have uploaded, I share the ten best virals every week form the world of marketing and advertising. This week, I have a couple of classics from brands like Coke Zero and Google as well as a great Lego recreation of last week’s big Red Bull stunt. Sit back and go full screen and enjoy this weeks classics.


Which Blends Better? iPhone 5 Or Samsung Galaxy SIII

The iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S III have been going head to head in all sorts of battles, but the latest is probably the funniest so far as we get to find out which one blends best.

Posh English School Eton Launch “Gangham Style” Remix

Gangham Style is sweeping the world and the latest parody video features a bunch of posh school boys from well known public school Eton as they talk about the super-spoilt lifestyle they all lead.

Brilliant Skyfall Promo Sees Commuters Racing Against The Clock For Tickets

Filmed in Antwerp central station, commuters who wanted a Coke Zero were given the chance to win tickets to see the new Bond film Skyfall. However, once they entered their name, they were given 70 seconds to collect the tickets at the other side of the station. What ensues is a mad rush filled with obstacles as they sprint to platform 6 to get the ticket. Brilliant!

Shoe Brand Launches Brilliant Real World Instagram Campaign

With over 100 million users, brands were always going to start embracing Instagram and we’re seeing campaigns come along in all shapes and sizes. We love this one because it combines the real world with the online world and gives ladies free shoes. A winner all round.

Star Wars Themed Flash Mob

Flash mobs always get much attention online and when you combine them with a choir playing the theme to Star Wars, you know you will have a massive hit on your hands.

Incredible Video Shows The New GoPro 3 Camera

Some of the best footage from around the world these days is shot on GoPro cameras and the good news is that they have just released their latest version along with this stunning video shot entirely on the GoPro Hero 3.

Restaurant Introduces The World’s First Instagram Menu


Have you ever been in a restaurant ordering food and not been sure what to choose? Well, one innovative dining establishment has come up with an innovative solution that allows users to tag their photos.
It creates the world’s first Instagram menu thus leaving stunning images for future diners to browse through. Very smart indeed and we predict we’ll be seeing this in many other restaurants pretty soon.

First Windows 8 TV Advert

As Microsoft goes about betting the house on Windows 8, it’s about to start one of its largest marketing campaigns ever seen and this is the first TV ad.

LEGO Version Of The Felix Baumgartner Stratos Jump

Just when you thought your had seen all the hype around Felix Baumgartner’s crazy jump for Red Bull, along comes a LEGO version of the video which will generate millions of views in its own right. Brilliant!

Dive Into The Great Barrier Reef Thanks To Google+ Hangouts

Google+ has plenty of critics (including ourselves), but it’s never short of some good marketing material. This video – showing how their hangouts product is being used by divers on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef – is incredibly smart. Just a shame that nobody is on the service to actually see it.

Google: Chromebook for everyone

This ad isn't just shared because it’s a Google commercial. But because it’s a damn good commercial. They are playing just the right cards to show people everyone can use the new Google Chromebook. And besides all that it’s just pure and simple fun.

Google: An Awesome World

Dad (and children’s book author) Dallas Clayton uses the web to share the inspiring book he wrote for his son with people all over the world, and Google Chrome share his story with their newest ad “An Awesome World”.

Talked About Viral Videos Of The Week

Google Nexus Advert

With Google pushing into the hardware business, it just launched an emotional advert focusing on kids and the features of the tablet.

New Fifa 13 TV Ad Is Live And It Is Immense

Fifa 13 is about to launch and its new TV ad is looking pretty slick. Tons of people all over the world will be getting pretty excited right about now.

Carlton Draught – Beer Chase

Beer ads can be predicable and boring, but this new Carlton beer ad from Australia is original, funny and unique. It all starts when a group of robbers walk into a bar to celebrate a big job…

What The New iPhone Screen Will Look Like In Action

There is a lot of guess work involved here, but the guys over at Mac Rumors have created a video that shows what the new iPhone screen could look like. It might be nothing like the real thing. but based on all the info we have seen from the iPhone 5 to date, this is probably pretty accurate.

Google Fiber: The Next Chapter of the Internet

So you've probably heard that Google is launching its own Fibre network in Kansas City, well here it is, with Google starting to ramp up information around the massive project, starting with this video, Introducing Google Fiber: The Next Chapter of the Internet, upping Internet speeds by upto 100x.

The installation is of course real, in typical Google style, a hand crafted set complete with electromagnetic powered cars, and brilliantly shot for the video. If you’re in Kansas City, you can check this out in person at the Fiber Space building. So my only question on the Google Fibre network is, if they already know so much about users through data collection, what’s going to happen when get become the ISP themselves? How dangerous could this be?!

Google: Introducing Agile Creativity

Google is famous for its Agile process and now they are attempting to bring that world of experience to creative agencies to help them find an edge and create a more fluid creative/innovation process to keep up with the digital age. In a new site curated by Think With Google, you’ll find a range of Agile Creativity tips and tricks from the world’s best agencies to digest… What do you think?