Yes, the meme is just getting started it seems. 1938Media does his own take of the Team Cyprus video, set to the tune of AC/DC’s HighWay To Hell:
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With all the negative news, we need some levity
-Dash
http://adecon101.blogspot.com/
I’m sorry, I was expecting to see a video of the AIG associates spending $440,000 at a Californian resort one week after the bailout.
Instead I see some kids having fun at some empty beach house.
I agree, this is the biggest non-news story I have read in a while… they are having fun, so what? I still liked the other video though. Economy is melting-down, it doesn’t mean you need to spend all your time wallowing in an empty room dreaming of what could have been. There are opportunities in even the worst of situations.
Jon
http://WoodMarvels.com – Create Unique Memories
Diana. et al, you’re completely missing the point, its the timing that makes this video such an classic, not the fact that these guys are partying. they’re doing it at the exact time that the web industry (and all industries) are experiencing a severe meltdown.
Also, the song they chose couldn’t be more perfect, ‘don’t stop believing’ – they’re dancing about to it while some of their companies (facebook) have no business model, which is representative of the mindset of many web 2.0 startups. Forego a real business model, just get attention and we’ll figure it out later.
Listen to the lyrics of the song, It’s a classic and will go down in web history, “dont’ stop believing”;
Working hard to get my fill,
Everybody wants a thrill
Payin anything to roll the dice,
Just one more time
Some will win, some will lose
Some were born to sing the blues
Oh, the movie never ends
It goes on and on and on and on
Man, it’s a classic video. It’s not about them partying, its about the timing and the choice of song.
oh PLEASE stfu. “they’re dancing about to it while some of their companies (facebook) have no business model, which is representative of the mindset of many web 2.0 startups. Forego a real business model, just get attention and we’ll figure it out later.”
facebook has had no business model for a few years now, please don’t try to relate this video to that. this song has been around forever, I think you are digging WAY to much into the lyrics you nerd.
shame on them. burn baby burn.
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Seems a bit unfair, they only went on vacation.
Also, from the ones that I could recognize (internet celebrity is such a subjective thing) most of them seem pretty sheltered from Web2.0 crumble. Google and Facebook are unlikely to be laying people off just yet…
i just love the checkered..
1938 media? Didn’t that company FAIL after that racist video he posted?
This ain’t shit compared to the AIG party. http://www.huff...g_n_132614.html
I love the idea. . .but what a horrible sync job :p
web 0.2
The irony is that Loren uses blip.tv to host his videos while Mike Hudack the founder of said service is one of the people in the clip being lampooned.
That’s a sweet infinity pool! Time to make friends in startup hopefuls
Super video. Another classic from 1938media. And no he never made any racist videos.
You think this isnt racist?
http://www.1938...-tech-bloggers/
Maybe he should have a conversation about discrimination with himself:
http://www.1938...-is-an-asshole/
No I do not. In fact each time I watch those videos I laugh my ass off. You missed my fave. The one about Rush more drive, the search engine for brothers. :Fail MF, Fail. Dam I still get chuckles just writing this shiit.
I am black or brown, whatever your fcucking preference and I see the creator of these videos as a fcucking genius.
First when I read it it sounded really bad. I mean it made him look like a racist. Then I saw the fcucking video, absolutely on the money.
Sure u have clowns in tech who think their DNA is superior. So what.
this is the shiiznic:
http://www.1938...rushmore-drive/
You think when you say nigger it makes you feel powerful huh? You obviously do not realize such words have absolutely no meaning much less power.
Example: Who said I could be classified as a NEGRO? Did black people from their continent called themselves Negroes? I think not. So your false education is no fault of mine.
Of course am I to assume you are really a maggot? Or worst partially Homo-sapiens and have strong genes from your parent race the Neanderthals.
It could be quite possible that the minute strain of Homo-sapien DNA is actually what is providing you with some sense of intelligence.
“Over a period of roughly 5,000 to perhaps 10,000 years, the Neanderthals were gradually displaced to remote areas like the British Isles, northern Germany, and southern Spain. About 30,000 years ago, they became extinct”.
http://www.teac...eg.earlyhumans/
This is why we need Facebook Connect. I did not make that post 4 spots up (clearly, as it is even more offensive to me than the video that I posted a link to).
Team Cyprus video was better.
Mike,
Are they really part of the “elite?” Yes, only if TechCrunch is the eqiv of a highschool newspaper.
Most people don’t know or care who these people are. You are only elite if you have true power over the lives of people. These fools do not.
awesome!
Ok, this is a post I wanted to write months ago but didn’t make the time. But first a disclaimer – I’m old (45), I live in the country in a state that definitely isn’t considered high-tech, my home is paid for, I’ve never taken out a home equity loan, and I have zero credit card debit. So basically I’m about as far from silicon valley or the big city as you can get – other than the fact that I’m a techy.
So speaking of a tech bubble – why does it seem like the majority of the start-ups Techcrunch has written about in the last year or so are companies developing toys. That’s what I consider an app that is cool, niffty, but has little chance to make a sustainable profit and therefore little future. Come on, tiny add-on apps for $600 cell phones?? At least some of those WERE making a little short term money. Once again $600 cell phones? Who in their right mind pays $600 for a fad cell phone? (and I’m an old time Apple fan) But it get’s better; Add-on extensions for a web browser that is free? Those ought to make millions. How about add-on apps for social networking sites? If the site you’re making the add on for doesn’t make any money how do you figure your add-on app is going to?? Oh but the social networking sites have high valuations you say – why? They don’t make any freaking money and don’t even have a good idea of HOW they’re going to make money (after how many years?)!!! Come on- how many members would MySpace have if their members had to pay to use it? So do all these sites think they are going to use the Google method and make billions from advertising??? If that’s what they think then I have some advice for them – hide and watch.
I’m certainly not trying to bash these founder’s intelligence – for someone as young as most of them are I have to give them a ton of credit – for convincing some VC to give them MILLIONS of dollars for a fad toy alone. For the life of me I couldn’t figure out why all these start-ups just seemed to follow each other from one fad toy to the next – but then I took another look at their age. People of this age couldn’t possibly have a large amount of business, manufacturing, retail, or finance experience so I guess they put their talents to work on things they know about.
Why does it seem like most of these start-ups last long enough to burn through several million dollars worth of VC money and then they are gone? Which brings us to the VC’s themselves – WTF??? Do they have so much money that they have to give away $6 MILLION dollars for a tax write-off????
Oh well – I must just be a dumb ‘ol country boy that likes computing……and making money.
Sounds to me you never took a risk in your life and you are amazed by numbers of 7 figures or larger. Furthe,r you are pissed you are not worth more than $3M tops (at 45).
Sorry?
Interesting that 1938 “media” jumps in on this. Loren is just jealous he didn’t think up the original video himself.
How exactly does 1938 media make money anyway?
If you have to ask that, you don’t care anyway? Why bother?
If you spent more than 30 seconds researching your question, you’d know that 1938 Media is a successful corporate video creation business. Its “Web 2.0″ videos, as Feldman freely admits, are just a way to get his brand in front of a large audience.
He’s succeeded, at least as far as I’m concerned. I run a successful business, and someday if I decide to make a video, guess who I’m going to call?
probably just a typical startup vacation day, nothing more to it?
Hey, TechCrunch, leave those kids alone!
no puppets?
seriously, lame
Dude, Arrington, what’s up with you and this stupid lip-dub video? A couple of people went on vacation and made a video. Nobody cares. Give it a rest.
Mike:
You are 100% right on the money with this – Web 2.0 has totally jumped the shark, and this video is proof that we didn’t learn our lesson the first time. Kudos for staying on this story and being brutally honest.
Sorry I didn’t get here sooner…looks like all of the people from the video are stalking TechCrunch and repeating their “what’s the big deal with kids partying” and “what about AIG” spin via blog comments. Nice attempt at misdirection by the “Cypridiots.”
I couldn’t agree more. People; hardworking ordinary Americans from hardscrabble places like Scranton and Allentown are working hard and playing by the rules while these high-flying fat cats live in their privilidged fantasy dreamworld, with nary a thought as to how the struggling single mother in Youngstown Ohio is going to pay the bills. You know, my father worked in a mill his entire life. He worked his brittle little fingers to bloody little nubs. Eventually, what was left of his fingers had to be surgically removed. The thing was, he couldn’t afford the insurance. Sadly, our only choice was to put him to sleep in a vetrinary hospital. I’ll never ever forget the indignity of going through that process.
They really having fun there…
this looks more like a vacation by a homeless guy… i wouldnt go there even if they pay me
I dont really think this “remix” deserves its own post. All he did was change the music, and it doesnt sync up the video at all. Really – why is this worthy of a post? I demand answers.
The joke is “Highway to Hell” plus the video. If you watched after the first chorus, then you’re an idiot.
I find that I’m still here mostly because of the checkered swimsuits. Pffft.
The big question for me is why Michael has started this weird crusade against a couple of young people having fun on a holiday. There is no debauchery or decadence in this video – hell, they went to probably the cheapest place on earth for a holiday, rented a home (a lot cheaper then hotelrooms), and had a good time.
BURN THEM AT THE STAKE!
I wonder when the lawsuits for defamation start flying…
This has got to be the ugliest selection of swimsuits ever.
Typical Arrington style failing to acknowledge he blew up. Wanting to prove his point over and over again when there ain’t no point. Inappropriate? Who cares? and why?
Team Cyprus’s original video was much better.
I think Mike is just upset that he missed the party.
People are free to spend their money as they wish. Get a life Mike. This isn’t even news. This is stupid.
“Yes, the meme is just getting started it seems.”
Repeating something doesn’t make it a meme. It just makes you look like a douchebag.
Again – they can do what they want. You can wallow in your house and worry about the market and ‘web 2.0′ and silicon valley. They’re living life. Fucking whiner.
When all seems to be lost, what else is there to do? Party!!
We’ll worry about the rest, or at least what’s left of it, if anything, in the morning.
I dont understand what your problem is, Mike. Were you drunk when you were posting these weird stuff or did you have a bad breakup recently. So the financial markets tumble down while they are partying somewhere. Is that their problem. Probably they werent even aware of the mess. And how is that a sign of fall of Web 2.0. Web 2.0 was coined as a social collaboration term. Most of the websites that started as the forms of Web 2.0 are still thriving. I consider Facebook as Web 2.0 too. Are you the one who decides Web 2.0 ended. And whats with these posts showing them as irresponsible. Dont be so jealous
If you cant take a vacation its your problem and if they didnt invite you, TC is not the way to take ur stupid revenge 
most interesting thing is how the first 45 seconds happened to pretty much totally sync up.
Oopsies. See if they can manage their reputation. LOL. Call these guys: http://www.repu...iondefender.com
You’ve praised this type of behavior in the past (see link below). Stop doing a 180 on yourself, Mike. Economic conditions fluctuate. There is absolutely no bubble in technology. Other companies will come out of this bigger, faster, and stronger.
http://www.crun...03/nicely-done/
Yes, how dare a few 20-something take a vacation and share a rented beach house. Non story.
The hole you are digging yourself keeps getting deeper. Here’s what will be remembered as signifying the death of Web 2.0:
The fact that the leading Web 2.0 blog is tied up in baseless scapegoating, misdirecting bad feeling, and making such a big deal out of nothing.
Instead of flaming out like this, may I suggest you gracefully downsize your operation. Those ads in the top right will be disappearing real soon now.
AIG executives even danced more expensive http://bit.ly/E2i5Q at $500,000
If there is a video of 20 somethings in it and it doesnt have nudity involved it doesnt require any attention. Everything about this is lame. The video, the hype, the discussion.
Who cares?
I only care because the WSJ tech reporter’s there dancing with people she covers …
lame. change the song and have techcruch link to it? blatant inside job link baiting. how about a funny puppet of greedy NY bankers or one thing creative to add? 1938media is sooo disappointing as usual.
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