Last week on ViralBlog among others “How Social Commerce Influenced The Holidays”, “Dolce & Gabbana – Walking In The Line Of Fire” and “ViralBlog: It All Started With MyFootballClub”.

How Social Commerce Influenced The Holidays

The Holidays are over and this brand new year has started. We can all start with best practise, so wondering how social commerce helped suppliers in selling their products during Christmas?

ViralBlog: It All Started With MyFootballClub

We’re proud to announce that ViralBlog is nominated for the third-annual Top 10 Social Media Blogs Contest hosted by Social Media Examiner!
After 4,5 years of sharing viral ideas and social trends, our weekly Viral Friday and already 4 years in a row AdAge Power150 ranked, it’s great being aknowledged by another inspiring and influential blog.

What’s Obama’s Social Tool Of Change In 2012?

On February 6th 2009 we published the groundbreaking and inspiring social marketing program by Barack Obama. What happened next amazed us even more. We toured 21 cities with this story, which is watched 111,000 times at SlideShare already…

Who Are The Social Gamers?

Social gaming is expanding since 2010 and there is no sign that this trend is going to decrease in 2012. It’s exactly the opposite. It has impact on many business and companies, injecting gamification to many aspects of daily life.
So who are these people?

Viral Friday: Smart Thief Caught On Cam

A weekly viral video chart of ViralBlog, showing the 5 most popular viral videos, commercials, games or user-generated videos, carefully selected and ranked by popularity, viral impact & spread.

Dolce & Gabbana – Walking In The Line Of Fire

Last weekend quite a crowd were protesting in front of the D&G flagship store in Hong Kong. Hong Kong citizens were furious at the Italian fashion brand.
What exactly went down?

This week’s Viral Friday #1 position goes to Smart Thief Caught On Cam. Hope he got caught also! The runner up is Fotoshop By Adobé, all the anti-aging lotions, creams and plastic surgeons have a strong competitor.
And Leo Messi, FIFA World Player of the Year 2011 completes this week’s top 3 with his state of the art speech.

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1. Smart Thief Caught On Cam

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Okay, stealing is wrong, everybody knows that, right? Right?! WRONG! You get caught and go to a prison. And there are no such things like Prison Break in a real life.
So, this video promoting LG ultra slim OLED TV is just an example of a great viral with more than 3 million views since 28th of December 2011, looking almost as a genuine security cam shots…nicely done Y&R Amsterdam, nicely done.
Admit it, how many times did you watch it to notice the TV in his hand?

2. Fotoshop By Adobé

That Adobe Photoshop is used a lot to alter photos of models is not a secret. To emphasize this fact, Jesse Rosten created a video in which Fotoshop by Adobé is the best “beauty product” in the world. The tag line is fantastic as well, “This commercial isn’t real, neither are society’s standards of beauty.”
This sarcastic video got more than over 2 million views in 4 days.

3. Leo Messi – FIFA World Player Of The Year 2011

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For the third time in a row Lionel Messi won the Balón de Oro. As the best player in the world Messi thanks his fans in this viral from sponsor Adidas. He asks his fans to support him at any time as that’s the reason why he’s at his best. Brands should take this as an example, because what is a brand without customers? The viral was watched almost 2 million times since 9th of January. Keep the support for Messi to see some more beautiful football this season.

4. Super Model Photography Trick

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Vacuum cleaning is such a boring activity. And also vacuum cleaners. What can you really say about it? It sucks dust, dirt and…fat! Yes you read that right, LG’s vacuum cleaner does liposuction. Y&R Sydney were the creative minds behind this spot. LG seems to have hit the viral goldmine! If you, by any chance missed, check this week’s #1 to see what I’m talking about. The video was uploaded the 3rd of January and has over 1,2 million views. For more LG love go to their Facebook and Twitter page.

5. 100-Year-Old Man Shares the Secret to Happiness

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Coca-Cola knows their branding, they stick close to their core value ‘happiness’ and don’t fail to deliver. This brilliant video shows a 100-year old man making a journey to see his newborn granddaughter. So what’s the secret to happiness? Find what makes you happy! Can’t see the subtitles? Be sure to hit full screen. The video was uploaded last Friday and almost hit 300.000 views. For more “happiness” check their Facebook page or watch this golden oldie Coca-Cola viral.

Last week on ViralBlog among others “How Branding Works In The Social Media Age”, “Why CMOs Will Adapt To F-Commerce In 2012?” and “Word-of-Mouth Marketing To Spur Business On”.

Why CMOs Will Adapt To F-Commerce In 2012?

CMOs tend to chase social channels and touch points, and think they need a Facebook App or Mobile App. CSOs however, like the opportunity to re-engineer brands in a real social way…

Will Airline KLM Launch Social Seating In 2012?

KLM has the digital DNA, drive for innovation and disruption to qualify as social business. They go beyond campaigns, claim activities, and add relevancy and pieces of value to the lives of individual travelers. Will KLM launch Social Seating in 2012?

How Social Media Is Reshaping The Job Search

Finding a job can be quite challenging these days. Are you searching for vacancies in the local newspaper? Or do you go to job listing sites every now and then?

Word-of-Mouth Marketing To Spur Business On

As a Chief Marketing Officer, you have more than enough on your plate to keep you busy. Whether it is the struggling economic scene that many business owners find themselves facing, lower ROI or issues with finding new customers when many consumers have tightened the grip on their wallets.

Viral Friday: I Gave My Kids A Terrible Present

A weekly viral video chart of ViralBlog, showing the 5 most popular viral videos, commercials, games or user-generated videos, carefully selected and ranked by popularity, viral impact & spread.

Sungevity – How Social is Solar?

Patrick Crane worked in Marketing at Yahoo then became CMO at LinkedIn during the 4 explosive years. After the IPO he wanted to do something usefull with his life and is now using his social media experience working at Sungevity.com.

VirComm Summit 2012

VirComm Summit 2012 is a one-day conference for online community professionals, to be held on February 9th at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, London. Is community management high on your list of prioroties for 2012? This is an event you should not miss. SocialMedia8 will be attending and providing full coverage.

How Branding Works In The Social Media Age

With more than 100 million active users on Twitter and 800 million+ on Facebook, stunning growth rates of other major social networks, it’s already a part of daily life and culture around the globe. For the brands it’s important to know and understand how their fans, followers and prospects interact and engage with them in the vasts space of social media.

This week’s Viral Friday #1 position goes to YouTube Challenge – I Gave My Kids a Terrible Present, or “what not to give”. On the second place is Flyboard Zapata, an insane leisure product.  And #3 is for The (2015)QUILT: Fighting for an AIDS Free Generation, as this all starts with you.

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1. I Gave My Kids a Terrible Present

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Jimmy Kimmel’s late night talk show aired a hilarious compilation of kids receiving a terrible present. Did you ever receive junk as a present? And by that we really mean crap like a half eaten sandwich or even a rotten banana. Well the kids in the video definitely did! The video is just hilarious and would make you think – are kids these days spoiled? Apparently parents are one of the causes as moms plan to spend an average of $271 per child this holiday season. What are you spending this holiday season on your child? If you like this video you can see more at Jimmy Kimmel’s YouTube channel or look him up at Twitter. Enjoy!

2. Flyboard Zapata

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Franky Zapata, the French jet ski champion has just put together an absolutely insane leisure product: The Zapata Flyboard. This is an ingenious and deceptively simple device which bolts on to the powerful motor of a jet ski, then routes the resulting water jet through a long hose that connects to a pair of jet boots and hand-held stabilizers. The arrangement lets you fly, Iron Man style, up to 9 meters in the air – or leap headfirst through the waves like a human dolphin. After producing the promotional video Franky went for a honeymoon and the video went viral with over 2 million views in 2 weeks.

3. The QUILT: Fighting For An AIDS Free Generation

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ONE Campaign partnered up with Product RED in their recently launched campaign (2015)QUILT. ONE is a non-profit organization that fights against AIDS. Every day 1.000 babies are born with HIV. By the end of 2015 this could be near zero. We can deliver the next generation an AIDS free world. The video was uploaded on the World AIDS Day and now has more than 739.000 views. ONE can’t do it on their own, they need our help – join their cause by creating a panel on the (2015)QUILT website and be sure share it through your social networks.

4. Twitter: Yours To Discover

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With more than 100 million active users (and counting!), Twitter is more and more popular microblogging platform. And there’s still a lot to discover, on your own. Maybe also how it works? ; ) Confused? This video may be helpful, online since 7th of December with more than 460.000 views. There are some more interesting videos on Twitter’s YouTube channel and if still in doubts “to tweet or not to tweet” – this infographics should help you to decide.

5. Heineken ‘Sunrise’ #mysunrise

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The latest commercial for the “Enjoy Heineken Responsibly” initiative by Publicis Milan, which encourages people to drink within their limits in order to experience everything that the night has to offer, because “Sunrise belongs to moderate drinkers”. In this video, Heineken Legendary hero takes advantage of all the party’s opportunities in a responsible manner, and ends his night by enjoying a spectacular sunrise with the star DJ Audrey Napoleon. The female protagonist of the campaign is one of the world’s top international female DJ’s and also she features an exclusive new track called “ My Sunrise”. In one week the video reached almost 300.000 views.

This week’s Viral Friday #1 position goes to Lady Gaga – Marry The Night, a prelude to a “coming soon” video. On the second place is Next Big Thing, a different view on smartphones battle. And #3 is for Guys Scream for Justin Bieber, surprisingly not only girls do it!

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1. Lady Gaga – Marry The Night

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“Check out this nurse on the right, she’s got a great ass. BAM!” This isn’t some horny dude talking about a chick, these are Lady Gaga’s words in the prelude of the single “Marry the Night”.  Surprisingly the creative video is directed by Gaga herself. The video was uploaded on 17th of November and has hit the viral sweet spot with almost 5 million views. Of course the enormous 16 million Twitter followers has something to do with it. Head over to Lady Gaga’s YouTube channel for some Poker Face music and if you’re totally in love with her check the Lady Gaga Facebook store.

2. Next Big Thing 60 Final

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The ongoing battle between Samsung and Apple has surpassed the courtroom at this moment. Samsung made a commercial in which it points Apple fans to their behaviors. Something similar Apple did with the Apple vs. Microsoft commercials. The viral is funny and Samsung has chosen the right time to post it after the 4S release, when most Apple fans expected an iPhone 5. If you want to know more about the patent entanglements, check this infographic which gives a clear example of the situation. So confronting your competitors fans with their behavior seems to work out in this viral, it’s online for 3 day’s and already has 2,2 million views. Maybe something for your brand to think about? But be careful as it’s walking on a thin ice.

3. Guys Scream For Justin Bieber

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Nice viral here from Macy’s! The U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores teamed up with Justin Bieber in their new ad. The video shows screaming men. Is it fear or fever? It is pure excitement. Bieber launches a special musicbox at midnight on the feared Black Friday at Macy’s.  The positive side of the story? Macy’s will donate $2 for every gift purchased, up to $ 100,000 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Will the new Bieber CD fly? With almost 2 million views since November 15th you can be pretty sure!

4. FIAT 500 Abarth – Seduction

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That Sex keeps on selling is known by almost every brand. So FIAT used it again wisely in their new video to promote the turbocharged but compact FIAT 500 Abarth. Wondering, why the video got already over a million view in 9 days.

5. Old Spice – Motorcycle

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After the clash of the Old Spice guys in Old Spice Guys Battle: Mano A Mano In El Baño, where  the Old Old Spice Guy Isaiah Mustafa beaten Fabio, there wasn’t that much going on Old Spice YouTube channel. But now you can smell better than yourself again! And even though the video misses Mustafa, it made it up to 732,000 views within a week. Curious if it’s because of the bear or…and speaking about bears, do you have a deodorant protector?

And did both JibJab and OfficeMax managed to keep their Elf Yourself campaign fresh? Read along!

Elf Yourself
For the people not familiar with Elf Yourself, here’s a small wrap-up. Elf Yourself is a Christmas holiday application where people can transform themselves and other ‘victims’ into elves.

With that they are able to participate in the most wicked dance moves, which is obviously quite hilarious! The application makes nifty use of upload opportunities. You can use photos in any range, as long as it has a face in it.

You can use photos stored on your computer, make a new one by using your webcam or just by logging in to Facebook to get that perfect face.

 
In terms of usability, the creators did a very good job. Select a photo, enhance it and position the mouth area for some serious mouth movement and the quality time can begin. After these seconds lasting procedure you are ready to see yourself (and others) in dances, varying from Funk, Hip Hop, Country, Classic and 5 other brilliant settings.

To keep the Elf experience alive, the mostly brilliant results can be shared through email, Facebook, Twitter or with an embed on your owned media. Was your creation that brilliant, then you might want to download it (costs $4.99), since online versions will be erased starting in January.

Did you made a creation close to epic? Elf Yourself makes it tangible for you with their online store.

Gift items include ceramic mugs, mousepads, playing cards, puzzles in tins, magnets, posters, collectable ornaments, DVDs and print greeting cards – each personalized with your ElfYourself photos.

Elf Effect
CMOs should be tuned in right now. What can a non-business connected campaign do for your brand, in terms of awareness, preference and purchase intent?

Well, earlier editions reported at least 180 Million visits and 123 Million faces were used for the actual application.

So that made Elf Yourself no longer a stack of gold but much more the mother load. OfficeMax saw a 190% increase to its web-traffic and a sustained a steady increase in online and walk-in sales.

In 2010, Julie Krueger, senior vice president of e-commerce and direct marketing at OfficeMax, titled Elf Yourself as a “gift from OfficeMax to their consumer”. 

David Berkowitz, senior director of emerging media and innovation at interactive marketing firm 360i, said that even if there’s no logical connection to anything OfficeMax sells, the program works from a name-recognition standpoint. “It gets their name out there.” And with more than 180 million visits, you definitely can be sure of that.

OfficeMax

OfficeMax Incorporated (NYSE: OMX) is a leader in both business-to-business office products solutions and retail office products.

The company provides office supplies and paper, in-store print and document services through OfficeMax ImPress, technology products and solutions, and furniture to consumers and to large, medium and small businesses.

OfficeMax customers are served by approximately 35,000 associates through direct sales, catalogues, e-commerce and more than 900 stores across the USA.

JibJab

JibJab is a digital media company dedicated to making funny things worth sharing since 1999. The company consists of the best artists, comedians, writers, musicians, performers, technologists and business people to produce world-class original entertainment on the Internet.

Want to get started and make a Elf Yourself creation yourself? Click here!

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This week’s Viral Friday #1 position goes to Ultimate Battlefield 3 Simulator, taking this and other games to a whole new level. The #2 goes to Galaxy Nexus – simple, beautiful, beyond smart. And the #3 goes to Mazda3 Prison Break, meet the new 2012 Mazda!

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1. Ultimate Battlefield 3 Simulator

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Yes, I know. Battlefied 3 was here several times before, so you may think “why again”. The answer is simple – haven’t seen this kind of a game play before. And obviously it’s not about the game and graphics. OK, there were some 360 virtual gaming things, but nothing like what the guys from The Gadget show built. An ultimate gaming simulator that takes the player a way further into the game. The video, uploaded on October 17th, got more than 1,6 million views, For those who still can’t get enough, here’s a Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Gameplay Trailer. Definitively would like to see the simulator live – Christmas are coming, dear Santa, thanks a lot in advance.

2. Introducing Galaxy Nexus

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Last Tuesday Google and Samsung unveiled the next generation Google phone, the Galaxy Nexus. The Galaxy Nexus packs the Android 4.0 OS Ice Cream Sandwich on-board and is introducing some new features, such as the Face Unlocks applies face recognition to unlock the handset. For all you tech lovers out there you’ll drool over the specs making your fellow smart phone friends jealous, especially with the 4.65-inch Super AMOLED HD display. The video was uploaded 4 days ago but already has almost 1,6 million views. Want more Galaxy Nexus? Watch the hands-on impression.

3. Mazda3 Prison Break

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Nice new commercial from Mazda. The car manufacturer hints on one of their car’s latest features: SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY. SKYACTIV might be considered as a groundbreaking innovation. For the environment as well for the safety performance of its vehicles. We don’t see much of it in this video, but with this quite stunning prison break viral it doesn’t matter that much. The video is uploaded on October 13th and up today has 1,6 million views. Make sure you check the Facebook page as well for some nice behind-the-scenes footage.

4. Justin Bieber – Mistletoe

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After the making of video from October 11th Justin Bieber came up with a trailer of the video on October 14th. Since then the trailer got almost 2 million views. As content is leading and starts a conversation, the music industry provides the community not only with the music clips, but with trailers and “making ofs”. It seems to work here as well, both video´s went immediately viral. And the music video itself? More than 7 million views in 3 days!

5. Specsavers “Sauna”

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People in the Nordic countries enjoyed sauna centuries ago and thanks to them it got spread all around the world. It’s healthy, relaxing and refreshing. But as misunderstandings happen daily and everywhere, always double check if you’re really where you think you are . Or face the consequences. Specsavers, a UK optician brand, gives a hint why to get the new lenses in their new ad.

This week’s Viral Friday #1 position goes to The Avenger Theatrical Trailer, kicking off with some serious action. The #2 goes to The Bug Circus Generator, because you don’t need electricity. And the #3 goes to Rethink Breast Cancer, we really want you to take a good look at this one, because it is quite important!

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1. The Avengers Theatrical Trailer

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The long awaited movie The Avengers from Marvel  is finally coming! In May 2012, the best superhero team of our planet, gather around to rid the earth of evil. After the success of all individual team members, like Ironman, Thor and Captain America this movie must be a new blockbuster! You can see the heroes shine in this trailer, which already has 900,000 views since October 11!

2. Snapdragon Presents: The Bug Circus Generator

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Praying Mantises, spiders, beetles, let’s just call them bugs! Bugs are all it takes to power a smartphone! At least if you have Qualcomm’s upcoming next generation Snapdragon S4 processor in there. The new  one is low power consuming, which is always good for the battery life. How low power consuming exactly? Go to the Facebook page and see how many praying mantises it takes to power a smartphone, computer or even an electric car! This video is  online since October 10^th and had  220.000 views! Don’t worry, no bugs were harmed in the process.

3. Rethink Breast Cancer presents: Your Man Reminder

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After having some virals made for the male audience, here we have one especially for women! The subject is particularly important and to keep you focused, the message is spread by the men of your dreams. Here we have a video about breast cancer awareness by Rethink Breast Cancer. It gives simple, fast and secure word of advice on how to check your breast for unwanted signs. The best part is that you can download a free app which helps you remind to check it. The video is online since October 5^th and generated almost 300,000 views! Way too less!

4. Canal+: The Bear

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This week BETC Euro RSCG Paris has released a commercial directed by Matthijs van Heijningen for French broadcaster Canal+ that combines comedy and stunning visuals. The spot aims to reinforce Canal+’s commitment to cinema, taking viewers behind the scenes on a film set which stars a rather surprising central character. So far more than 120.000 people have seen it since October 12.

5. New Müller ad 2011 – Wünderful Stuff

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Remember the futuristic black car with pulsating red lights? What about your friendliest bear in the hood? Or that dastardly dog that laughs like – heh, heh, heh. Yes we mean Knight Rider car KITT, Yogi Bear and Wacky Racers Mutley. You might love this new ad from Müller. The brand launched their new ‘wünderful stuff’ slogan this year and combines it with popular cartoon characters. The video has been online since 10 October and has more than 154.000 views. Can’t get enough of those reminiscing cartoons from the past? Take a look here. Enjoy!

This week’s Viral Friday #1 position goes to Carlsberg Stunts With Bikers In Cinema, bringing couples in a nasty situation. The #2 goes to Puss In Boots – “The Cat Haz Swagger”, giving one of the most awesome Shrek caracters its own moment of fame. And the #3 goes to PlayStation 3 – Long Live Play  with a vague but appealing teaser which is surely one to watch.

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1. Carlsberg Stunts With Bikers In Cinema

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What a brilliant viral do we have here! Not only because the brand appeals to some of you, but also because you exactly know how the victims feel. It was so good that we gave it a post on its own on ViralBlog. What will you do if you are on a romantic date where you end up between 148 bikers? Manhood or take to one’s heels? A difficult dilemma where we want to see people struggle with it. Carlsberg arranged this for you in Belgium and you will enjoy it. The video is online since September 22 and it generated more than 3.2 million views. Cheers!

2. Puss In Boots – “The Cat Haz Swagger”

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No this is not an Old Spice commercial. Remember the green ogre called Shrek and his furry animal friend Puss? Well, he is coming back to the big screen as the main protagonist and is voiced by Antonio Banderas. The movie has not even been launched yet but it already has 734.055 fans on Facebook. It has been online for over a week and has been viewed 1.417.000 times. Looks like it will be another million dollar cash cow for Dreamworks. Need more Puss in Boots? Take a look on their official website!

3. PlayStation 3 – Long Live Play

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Ever since the PlayStation Network outage Sony has suffered huge damage to their PlayStation Brand. Sony is ready to make you all forget about that. They even started their new Long Live Play campaign a few weeks ago. Now Sony released a teaser with the same Long Live Play Slogan. The video was  uploaded 5 days ago but already has 1.765.000 views! To the untrained eye the teaser does not reveal much but the most loyal PlayStation fans should see references to Sony’s exclusive franchises. Our best bet is either a PlayStation Home or PlayStation Store make over. 

4. Introducing Timeline – A New Kind Of Profile

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You probably heard about the F8 conference and Facebook’s new features. In this video Facebook introduces Timeline: a feature that follows your life, from your birth till now and in the future. It contains all your activities on Facebook but it will only show the most important moments. You can complete your timeline to by adding things from the past and update upcoming events. Are you going to complete your Timeline? More info can be found here. This video is online since September 22 and had more than 1,1 million views!

5. Time lapse Of Ford Explorer

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Here we have a nice video for Lego addicts! On September 26^th there was a unique Ford Explorer rolling off the assembly line. The car was built from over 380,000 LEGO bricks and marks a beginning of a long-term relationship between Ford and LEGOLAND. The car will be a transported in a plexiglass trailer to LEGOLAND in Florida, where the children can acquire their first experience of driving. Since the movie is online, it already has over 500,000 views.

This week’s Viral Friday #1 position goes to the Foo Figters – Keepin It Clean In KC, the band playing to the haters in disguise. The #2 goes to DnB Norway featuring George Clooney, as some of us can get lucky one day. And the #3 goes to a nice woman, to be more specific - Rhian Touches Herself with an important message to all males.

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1. Foo Fighters – Keepin It Clean In KC

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We know you know the Foo Fighters and if you don’t well it might be an idea to do some research about them. In this video they like to set things straight, about gays! On the other side there is the so called Westboro Baptist Church who is totally against homosexuality and declares that God is too. This is a perfect moment for the Foo Fighters to respond to this demo in a very cool way. You might have seen the previous Viral, with this video they give it extra momentum! This video is online since September 17th and had almost 1.6 million views!

2. DnB Norway

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Are you lucky? Finding money on the street randomly, winning in lotteries and so? And you count on being just lucky? Some people do but the wise ones know that luck is very unstable and should not rely on it. Maybe this woman didn’t count on it either and it was just a coincidence. Or a miracle. The ad for a Norwegian bank, DnB, featuring George Clooney hit more than 858.000 views in a week. So be smart, S is for savings.

3. Rhian Touches Herself

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You truly need balls for this Viral. Not only to see the astonishing Rhian Sugden see in a provocative video, but also to get the message behind it! This video is part of a new campaign against male cancer and quite a informative and persuasive one as well! The video is uploaded on September 14th and more than 767,000 views. With this video the health fund MCAM shows that instead of using a dusty way communicating their message, you can have best of both worlds! That’s leaves the question..did you want to see Rhain touches herself?

4. Rules to Rugby

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Hot sweating chicks playing rugby in slow motion. What more can a man wish for? Look past the eye-candy and actually ‘listen’ to the video and it explains the rules of Rugby. The Rugby World Cup officially started 9 September in New Zealand. With all the buzz going on about rugby Lynx Australia smartly used it to their advantage and the video already has gone viral. After 5 days the video already has more than 454.000 views. Can’t get enough of the beautiful girls? Go to the official Lynx page for more pleasure. Enjoy!

5. Experience The Great Happyfication

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Coca-cola is known for sharing happiness through various ideas – happiness machine, truck and now with a new series, Happiness Factory. The almost 7 minutes long movie unveils the secrets of happiness and takes you through the factory with a guide, Pete. And what’s your formula for happiness?
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