tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6971269831696788312.post746424616540736542..comments2023-09-01T15:46:52.553+01:00Comments on fatBuzz: Twitter Infiltrating Music VideosGordon Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15209125913460486906noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6971269831696788312.post-83792643401394865482013-06-05T16:40:30.573+01:002013-06-05T16:40:30.573+01:00I agree with you Ross. The 'alternative' v...I agree with you Ross. The 'alternative' version itself will have contributed to many tweets about the song. The thing is though - rightly or wrongly - in the world of urban music, nudity in the video (sometimes not even partial) is normal. So yes, this will be a factor, but wouldn't perhaps set 'Blurred Lines' out from the rest of the crowd.<br /><br />So this is maybe why they decided to introduce the hashtag theme. Knowing there was a high probability that many websites wouldn't show the uncensored version, they had to manufacture another way to get people talking about the song and video - or more to the point, have it trending on Twitter, hence the shower of hashtags. Just my opinion though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17907560308647427418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6971269831696788312.post-71670282031915303432013-06-05T14:00:37.408+01:002013-06-05T14:00:37.408+01:00It is crude, I suppose, but I think the most respo...It is crude, I suppose, but I think the most responsible tactic for drumming up interest is the version of the music video that features partial nudity - it has been taken down by YouTube twice I think, and numerous sites have blogged about it talking about censorship and what is considered art etc. This, combined with an in-your-face call to action (hashtags) has resulted in thousands of tweets about it, long before it even entered the charts.<br /><br />It's a brilliant song, ridiculously catchy, and frankly I think the execution of the video campaign is pretty genius.Rossnoreply@blogger.com