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Archive for August, 2009

Hyundai Viral Ad: Funny? Sexist? Both?


Posted on Aug 20, 2009 by Kaiser Kuo | Filed under: Humor, Society, Viral Video Ads | 1 Comment

This seed ad from Hyundai — they make little effort to disguise its intention — is part public service announcement, with a list of driving no-nos, and part plug for the Elantra. It’s been viewed about a half-million times in the 24 hours since it was posted, with the overwhelming majority of votes going thumbs-up, [...]

Documentary about Gaokao: Senior Year


Posted on Aug 13, 2009 by Steven Lin | Filed under: Society, UGC | 6 Comments

The uploader of this 94-minute documentary titled it, “If you are younger than 18, no need to watch this. But if you’ve been through Gaokao [college entrance exams], take a look. Documentary: Senior Year (高三).”
On Youku Buzz, we’ve talked about what Gaokao is and how Chinese students feel about it before. But the 50 second [...]

Schoolyard Calisthenics Revisited


Posted on Aug 13, 2009 by Steven Lin | Filed under: OMFG, UGC | No Comments

We’ve introduced Chinese Students’ “Recess Exercises” before. Here’s the latest invention in this field.

In China, there’s an existing “national standard” for students’ recess exercises. However, some schools opt do develop their own standards. This video features the local version from Ningxiang No.4 High School in South China’s Hunan province. We’re pretty sure that these doubtlessly [...]

Reach Out and Touch Someone


Posted on Aug 10, 2009 by Kaiser Kuo | Filed under: Society, Viral Video Ads | 3 Comments

This China Mobile ad takes a page straight out of Tom Doctoroff’s China marketing playbook Billions: Sure, it’s pretty maudlin, but it appeals directly to a couple of key things, like the Confucian value of filial piety, the aspirational success story of the country girl made good in the big city, and of course the [...]

Can You Solve a Rubik’s Cube With Your Eyes Closed?!


Posted on Aug 10, 2009 by Steven Lin | Filed under: OMFG, Wild Wild China | 1 Comment

I just couldn’t believe my eyes. At Youku’s Got Talent Night (优酷牛人盛典), a Youku user solved a Rubik’s Cube on the stage with his eyes under the table. From 2:25 to 3:25 of the video, he finished it in only one minute after memorizing each of the six faces.
The editor from our tech channel [...]