Comments on: Why The Rick Astley YouTube Rickroll Matters http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/04/why-the-rick-astley-youtube-rickroll-matters/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Rick Astley http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/04/why-the-rick-astley-youtube-rickroll-matters/#comment-13214 Rick Astley Sat, 17 Jan 2009 05:49:00 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/?p=387#comment-13214 never gonna give you up, never gonna say good bye never gonna give you up, never gonna say good bye

]]> By: FreshNetworks Blog » Blog Archive » Why we all love watching videos online (especially at work) http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/04/why-the-rick-astley-youtube-rickroll-matters/#comment-1792 FreshNetworks Blog » Blog Archive » Why we all love watching videos online (especially at work) Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:27:28 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/?p=387#comment-1792 [...] Why The Rick Astley YouTube Rickroll Matters [...] [...] Why The Rick Astley YouTube Rickroll Matters [...]

]]> By: Sara http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/04/why-the-rick-astley-youtube-rickroll-matters/#comment-1791 Sara Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:12:17 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/?p=387#comment-1791 Chris - Just found your blog and I'm loving it. I think you are right on the money with the Rickrolling. With a huge space like YouTube it's no surprise that big-time advertisers would be wanting a piece of screentime. According to a Harris Interactive poll done a little over a year ago, most YouTube viewers say they would spend less time on the site if videos included advertisements. However, if the big guys used things like music videos and television shows they would get the same (or better) effect without the overt sales push. On top of that, our generation (I'm 29) is so nostalgic about the popular culture of our youth and teen years. It would be really easy to tap into that further than is already being done. Dan - it's interesting that Astley is set to tour soon. Perhaps ABC is a few steps ahead of us. Maybe the whole thing was a publicity stunt disguised as an April Fools joke. Sara Chris – Just found your blog and I’m loving it. I think you are right on the money with the Rickrolling. With a huge space like YouTube it’s no surprise that big-time advertisers would be wanting a piece of screentime.

According to a Harris Interactive poll done a little over a year ago, most YouTube viewers say they would spend less time on the site if videos included advertisements. However, if the big guys used things like music videos and television shows they would get the same (or better) effect without the overt sales push.

On top of that, our generation (I’m 29) is so nostalgic about the popular culture of our youth and teen years. It would be really easy to tap into that further than is already being done.

Dan – it’s interesting that Astley is set to tour soon. Perhaps ABC is a few steps ahead of us. Maybe the whole thing was a publicity stunt disguised as an April Fools joke.

Sara

]]> By: Sara http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/04/why-the-rick-astley-youtube-rickroll-matters/#comment-12885 Sara Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:12:00 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/?p=387#comment-12885 Chris - Just found your blog and I'm loving it. I think you are right on the money with the Rickrolling. With a huge space like YouTube it's no surprise that big-time advertisers would be wanting a piece of screentime. According to a Harris Interactive poll done a little over a year ago, most YouTube viewers say they would spend less time on the site if videos included advertisements. However, if the big guys used things like music videos and television shows they would get the same (or better) effect without the overt sales push. On top of that, our generation (I'm 29) is so nostalgic about the popular culture of our youth and teen years. It would be really easy to tap into that further than is already being done. Dan - it's interesting that Astley is set to tour soon. Perhaps ABC is a few steps ahead of us. Maybe the whole thing was a publicity stunt disguised as an April Fools joke. Sara Chris – Just found your blog and I’m loving it. I think you are right on the money with the Rickrolling. With a huge space like YouTube it’s no surprise that big-time advertisers would be wanting a piece of screentime.

According to a Harris Interactive poll done a little over a year ago, most YouTube viewers say they would spend less time on the site if videos included advertisements. However, if the big guys used things like music videos and television shows they would get the same (or better) effect without the overt sales push.

On top of that, our generation (I’m 29) is so nostalgic about the popular culture of our youth and teen years. It would be really easy to tap into that further than is already being done.

Dan – it’s interesting that Astley is set to tour soon. Perhaps ABC is a few steps ahead of us. Maybe the whole thing was a publicity stunt disguised as an April Fools joke.

Sara

]]> By: Dan Klass http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/04/why-the-rick-astley-youtube-rickroll-matters/#comment-1790 Dan Klass Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:36:50 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/?p=387#comment-1790 "MC Hammer has now fallen victim to the craze?" Victim? A 20+ year old song/video just got watched by 6 million people. I think careers that have been largely dead for two decades could easily be resurrected as a result. Seriously, look for the Astley (and then Hammer) song to suddenly start appearing in commercials. He is set to tour in a nostalgia-fest with ABC and other 80's acts. I think ticket sales just went way up. “MC Hammer has now fallen victim to the craze?” Victim? A 20+ year old song/video just got watched by 6 million people. I think careers that have been largely dead for two decades could easily be resurrected as a result.

Seriously, look for the Astley (and then Hammer) song to suddenly start appearing in commercials. He is set to tour in a nostalgia-fest with ABC and other 80′s acts. I think ticket sales just went way up.

]]> By: Dan Klass http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/04/why-the-rick-astley-youtube-rickroll-matters/#comment-12884 Dan Klass Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:36:00 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/?p=387#comment-12884 "MC Hammer has now fallen victim to the craze?" Victim? A 20+ year old song/video just got watched by 6 million people. I think careers that have been largely dead for two decades could easily be resurrected as a result. Seriously, look for the Astley (and then Hammer) song to suddenly start appearing in commercials. He is set to tour in a nostalgia-fest with ABC and other 80's acts. I think ticket sales just went way up. “MC Hammer has now fallen victim to the craze?” Victim? A 20+ year old song/video just got watched by 6 million people. I think careers that have been largely dead for two decades could easily be resurrected as a result.

Seriously, look for the Astley (and then Hammer) song to suddenly start appearing in commercials. He is set to tour in a nostalgia-fest with ABC and other 80′s acts. I think ticket sales just went way up.

]]> By: Speedy http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/04/why-the-rick-astley-youtube-rickroll-matters/#comment-1789 Speedy Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:13:45 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/?p=387#comment-1789 Well apparently, Rick Astley isn’t the only former singer celeb being rolled. MC Hammer has now fallen victim to the craze, as people are now getting “HammerRolled”. A website located at http://HammerRolled.com explains this version of the good ‘ole Rick Roll. Well apparently, Rick Astley isn’t the only former singer celeb being rolled. MC Hammer has now fallen victim to the craze, as people are now getting “HammerRolled”.

A website located at http://HammerRolled.com explains this version of the good ‘ole Rick Roll.

]]> By: Speedy http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/04/why-the-rick-astley-youtube-rickroll-matters/#comment-12883 Speedy Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:13:00 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/?p=387#comment-12883 Well apparently, Rick Astley isn’t the only former singer celeb being rolled. MC Hammer has now fallen victim to the craze, as people are now getting “HammerRolled”. A website located at http://HammerRolled.com explains this version of the good ‘ole Rick Roll. Well apparently, Rick Astley isn’t the only former singer celeb being rolled. MC Hammer has now fallen victim to the craze, as people are now getting “HammerRolled”.

A website located at http://HammerRolled.com explains this version of the good ‘ole Rick Roll.

]]> By: Tim Street http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/04/why-the-rick-astley-youtube-rickroll-matters/#comment-1788 Tim Street Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:31:18 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/?p=387#comment-1788 You are on to something there but also think about the flip side of it. Imagine if you were one of the featured videos and you had a viral campaign planned for today? Ouch! You are on to something there but also think about the flip side of it. Imagine if you were one of the featured videos and you had a viral campaign planned for today? Ouch!

]]> By: Tim Street http://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/04/why-the-rick-astley-youtube-rickroll-matters/#comment-12882 Tim Street Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:31:00 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/?p=387#comment-12882 You are on to something there but also think about the flip side of it. Imagine if you were one of the featured videos and you had a viral campaign planned for today? Ouch! You are on to something there but also think about the flip side of it. Imagine if you were one of the featured videos and you had a viral campaign planned for today? Ouch!

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