Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Our Favorite YouTube Videos This Week

It’s Friday, which means it’s time for an awesome YouTube video roundup. So please attempt to stop drooling on your keyboard (just a few more hours to go) long enough to check out some fishing tips, adorable children, British politicos, some dude with a balloon and more.

And, as always, pay it forward by sharing whatever it is you’re secretly watching in the comments. Unless it’s dirty. Or boring. Or involves Miley Cyrus in any way.


Fishing Tips


Lauren Rubin: This could be an SNL skit, but it’s about as authentic NYC as it gets…. A bait shop in da Bronx that’s been posting videos throughout fishing season for more than two years.


Cameron and Clegg Share a Joke


Amy-Mae Elliott: Thanks to inconclusive general election results, Britain was stuck with a hung parliament and uncertainty about which of the three parties would form a new coalition government. Cameron and Clegg (the new PM and deputy PM) from traditionally opposing parties here make their first joint press conference, and to the relief of many, manage to appear to be getting on — at least so far as to share a joke.


Toyota Sienna Rap Video Ad: “Swagger Wagon”


Matt Silverman: Sorry to be sharing what is quite obviously a commercial for Toyota, but when big companies (and their ad agencies) mix slick production values with viral marketing, the results can be, as the kids say, “totally rad.” What this vid lacks in kittens, it makes up for with dancing children.


Tillman Skates for Libraries – You Can Help Too


Sharon Feder: Two weeks ago I shared another dog-related YouTube () video and promised I was not dog video obsessed. Well, the dog videos are just too hard to resist! This week I have another, but with an important message. The New York Public Library (NYPL) has launched a campaign, “Don’t Close the Book on Libraries,” drawing attention to the $37 million in cuts the institution is facing, and raising awareness and support (you can write a letter, share the campaign with friends or donate on the site). As part of the campaign the organization released this video of Tillman the bulldog skateboarding through the New York Public Library.


The Lazarus Effect Campaign: 40 cents = 2 lifesaving pills


Adam Hirsch: Celebrities telling you what they’d buy for 40 cents… I got a banana at the fruit stand!


Friskies Adventureland Commercial


Brenna Ehrlich: A friend had this on her Facebook wall. This will be stuck in your head all weekend. Thank me later…


Trailer for Toy Story 3: Inception


Christina Warren: I always knew Ken was hiding something!


Pop


Jenn Van Grove: I’m having trouble explaining why this makes me laugh so much.


Do the Math!


Brett Petersel: Why this video? I used to teach math. This is not how it should be done…




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