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Another shameless Internet rip off

A while back, I blogged on the idea that the Internet might be starting to become a dominant cultural form because other media were referencing it. However, while that example clearly fell into the category of "referencing", one I saw tonight was closer to a shameless rip off. Nonetheless, it still speaks about the influence that YouTube is having on popular culture.

So here's the amazing original - one of the most viewed videos in YouTube history. 



33 million views later, here's what the advertisers came up with.



All I can say is I hope that got paid a big wad of cash.

Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 11:53PM by Registered CommenterNick Anstead | CommentsPost a Comment
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