Life at Yahoo! Video

Ever wonder what it’s like working at Yahoo! Video? Well a group of us decided to create some videos to answer this question. Check out the true effects of repeated viral video viewing in the workplace. No, it’s not pretty:

Sometimes, the workplace is the best place to cut off your thick mane of hair, especially when you do it to the Ronettes with co-workers as background singers.

-Kent, Yahoo! Video Team

Viral Video 101

James Murray, the genius behind the popular Cooties PSA, teaches a class in New York City about the theory and production of viral videos. I thought this was pretty cool, so I asked him to describe the program:

“The class is a combination of theory and production. The first four weeks, I teach the students what makes a video go viral, how to write and produce professional content with the best chances of hitting online, how to turn online viral success into real world cash and opportunities, how to license videos, etc. The students bring new sketches in every week, and I choose 4 with the best chances of going viral. Then we produce the sketches, and launch them online.”