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April 7, 2006
Guilty Secrets Revealed for National Library Week
OK, one of my guilty secrets is that I am a YouTube fanatic. It's better than TV when TV's good (except for Jon Stewart's Daily Show to which I am so addicted that I am getting the DT's in Taiwan tonight and missing it totally).
I do have broadband though and this week the best thing on YouTube is Rock and Roll Library !! It was done by some students at a library school for a National Libray Week project. (School of Information Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh)
It's must see viewing. This is viral marketing at its best. It's where the target market is. It's not aimed at ourselves. It's sardonic enough to be cool. And it's less than Madison Avenue polished which gives it some credibility. And it's out there for real, globally, for all to see.
These folks rock! And they have the courage to succeed.
Very cool. Please don't mess with these grads' minds when they get employed. They don't need fixing. Read the credits and add them to your hiring wish list.
Stephen
Posted by stephen at April 7, 2006 11:15 AM
Comments
That's great. My favourite part is at the end with the guy rockin' out at Open Mic night, with only 3 audience members.
I've taken the liberty of forwarding the clip on to my favourite vlog, Rocketboom, to see if they will feature it: http://www.rocketboom.com .
If you haven't watched Rocketboom yet, you are in for a treat! So far I've had two story ideas used.
Cheers,
Connie
Posted by: Connie Crosby at April 7, 2006 12:27 PM
yeah the last bit was great but it took so long to get there...the bach cantata and a depressed guy looking at books in an empty library...:)
Posted by: fran at April 9, 2006 11:16 PM