Babelgum Blog

Viral Video Becomes a Commercial

2012-02-07T19:29:22Z

This is the original viral video that inspired the AT&T flash mob commercial! It’s definitely is a sign of the group’s success, but is it a good thing?

Improv Everywhere: Frozen Grand Central
On a cold Saturday in New York City, the world’s largest train station came to a sudden halt. Over 200 Improv Everywhere Agents froze in place at the exact same second for five minutes in the Main Concourse of Grand Central Station.

The Only Super Bowl Stats That Really Matter

2012-01-23T17:06:47Z

The Super Bowl is an advertising bonanza, a snack food orgy and—oh yeah—a football game. Whether you’re a fan or not, you should know these stats.

Ugg Not Again! – The Clip of the Year

2011-12-15T19:18:28Z

Without a doubt, the most watched and most frequently shared clip on Babelgum this year was Ugg Boot Vaccine. Why? It’s damn funny. It’s also a testament to the enduring popularity (and intense hatred) of Ugg Boots. So, long live (or death to) Elephant Feet!

Street Art Central

2011-09-30T15:20:57Z

Street Art is the biggest global art movement in history. With over 100 shorts and features profiling artists from Brooklyn to Bangkok, tracing graffiti art from its roots to today, Babelgum is the place online for street art videos.

ZipBaby

2011-09-19T14:47:26Z

Want a baby? Need a baby? Now you can have one—without the longterm expense and responsibility of having your own. ZipBaby service lets you play peekaboo all day with an adorable little bundle, then return it and stay out all night with your friends. You’ll love the convenience, the savings, and most of all, the babies!

Babies are perfect for:

• Holidays

• Family gatherings

• Picnics

• Practical jokes

With ZipBaby, you can have kids when you want—and not when you don’t.

DC Escort and Computer Help

2011-07-22T23:12:02Z

Hey there member of Congress, do you want to have illicit sex without anyone finding out, but don’t know the first thing about technology? Then you need DC Escort and Computer Help. They’ll get you up and running, using social media to hook up with interns, volunteers, staff members, or complete strangers! Call today, but please, not from your office phone.

Al Gore’s “Cars 3″

2011-07-22T23:12:53Z

Former Vice President Al Gore has become a creative consultant for the next installment of the Disney/Pixar franchise, Cars. ”Cars 3” will focus on the evils of carbon emissions and global climate change. In the coming decade, if the children of India and China fall in love with Lightning McQueen and his adorable, fuel-burning, animated friends like western tykes, our planet is DOOMED. Watch this exclusive sneak preview on the making of “Cars 3.”

Hell on Wheels

2011-06-29T00:19:27Z

Motorcycles—classic ones you’d have to go to a museum to see otherwise, legendary racers on famous courses, plus a motorcycle diary from actor Ewan McGregor on the Road Less Travelled.

Kids Reenact: Green Lantern, Hangover 2, Cowboys and Aliens, Planet of the Apes

2011-07-22T23:32:39Z

Watch summer blockbuster movies get cut down to size. The plots of summer movies are so simple, a child could have written them. Take away those expensive special effects and exotic locations and what have you got? Another comic book hero, a carbon-copy sequel, a second franchise reboot, and a pitch meeting mash-up of genres. The first two you can watch on Babelgum now, the second two will be released soon.

The Kid’s Reenact parody series cuts four of this summer’s blockbuster movies to the quick, reducing them not only in size, but boiling them down to their very essence. Am I still going to the theater to see them? You bet!

Kids Reenact: ABC’s The Bachelorette

2011-07-22T23:19:08Z

People on reality dating shows act like children, so why shouldn’t little kids act like them? Watch as little Ashley is pursued by a gaggle of guys (including one in a mask) who are looking for love in all the wrong places—like on TV. Kids Reenact has boiled another piece of pop culture down to its absurd essence.