YouTube: Full Shows Coming

YouTube has finally announced that they will be streaming full episodes of select shows. This announcement is coming late in the game as sites like Hulu.com have been picking up traction for the last year. YouTube will carry an advantage though, because of the incredibly high amount of traffic they see on a daily basis.

So worry no more, TV shows like MacGyver will soon be on a YouTube channel near you...


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Saturday Open Thread

This may become a weekly feature, but I wanted to pose a question and get your feedback in the comments. The question is....

What will Twitter look like in 5 years?

Leave your thoughts in the comments and invite others to chime in!

Viral Video of the Week

The top YouTube video of the week comes from....Fred. He is probably the most successful YouTube user out there. While a lot of people can get videos to reach over 1 million views, very few can consistently put out videos with that many hits.

The video below continues with Fred promoting the movie City of Embers.

ROI: Why Social Media Will Grow In Weak Economy

Gary Vaynerchuk, host of Winelibrary TV, gives his insights into why it is so important to engage in social media especially when times are tough.

Will these companies take his advice? Probably not, but they should.

Free Dr. Pepper?

In May of this year, Dr. Pepper offered a challenge to Gun's N' Roses: a free can of Dr. Pepper to everyone in America (except former GNR members) if Gun's N' Roses released their album "Chinese Democracy" before the end of 2008. Sounds like a great PR idea, right? The album has been in the works since 1991 with little sign that it would be coming out this year.

“It took a little patience to perfect Dr Pepper’s special mix of 23 ingredients, which our fans have come to know and love,” Dr Pepper director of marketing Jaxie Alt says. “So we completely understand and empathize with Axl’s quest for perfection — for something more than the average album. We know once it’s released, people will refer to it as ‘Dr Pepper for the ears’ because it will be such a refreshing blend of rich, bold sounds - an instant classic.”

This PR stunt garnered a lot of attention and seemed like a brilliant move for Dr. Pepper...until today. Guns N' Roses announced that "Chinese Democracy" will be coming out Nov. 23rd exclusively through Best Buy.

So where is the free Dr. Pepper? 300 million Americans are waiting...