ANOTHER CAT VIDEO GETS MILLIONS OF VIEWS.

Funny cats in water, EPIC What would the internet be without cat videos? Love 'em or hate 'em they're here to stay. 93M views proves it.

BRANDED CONTENT COURTESY OF PEPSI MAX

Human Loop the Loop with Damien Walters - Pepsi Max. Unbelievable #LiveForNow

WANT TO MAKE EPIC CONTENT? GET A GoPro HERO 3+

GoPro HERO3: Almost as Epic as the HERO3+ From action footage, to timelapse, to covering trade shows. These little guys will help you create your own disposable content. And make it look amazing.

REDBULL. MASTERS OF CREATING CONTENT THAT AUTHENTICALLY CONNECTS WITH THEIR TARGET.

Danny MacAskill's Imaginate Over 15M views so far.

THIS IS THE STUFF MY KIDS KNOW ABOUT.

Everything Is AWESOME!!! -- The LEGO® Movie -- Tegan and Sara feat. The Lonely Island Seriously, my kids will know about these random vids before I do. I have no idea how they know. But they will. Because they eat content up and spit it out faster than anyone. 3,169,317 views so far. Too bad the movie was only OK.

Would You Help A Freezing Child? (Social Experiment)

People around the world love to share things that challenge who we are and what we believe. If a brand sponsored this, would we care as much?

TOO MUCH CONTENT? COCA COLA HAS THE ANSWER.

Introducing the Social Media Guard. We eat up content as fast as our friends, celebrities and brands can make it. This might just be the solve to slow us all down a bit. 2,430,147 views and counting.


VALENTINE'S DAY KEEPS "DUMB WAYS TO DIE" ALIVE

A smart campaign finds a smart way to keep the content coming.


"THE BEAUTY INSIDE" CASE STUDY

Intel and Toshiba's "The Beauty Inside" - Case Study - by the agency Pereira O'Dell

"The Beauty Inside" is the story of a guy named Alex who wakes up every day as a different person. He is always the same person on the inside, but on the outside, he is somebody else. When he meets Leah and falls in love, everything changes for him. He knows he will see her again, but she will never see him. Because Alex's appearance changed every day, all fans—male or female—were invited to audition for the lead role of Alex. This underlying social component allowed the audience to engage and star alongside Hollywood big shots. Audience members also played Alex throughout the experience on his Facebook timeline via photos and videos, contributing to his narrative every step of the way. Read the rest here.


CONTENT IS DEAD. LONG LIVE STORYTELLING

Here's an adweek article titled: Why Agencies and Brands Need to Embrace True Storytelling Branded content is not the same thing - By Jon Hamm To build on the opportunities that today’s hyperconnected and social consumer as well as new distribution platforms offer, agencies and brands need to move away from thinking about branded content and embrace true storytelling. The difference? Stories rely on the intended audience to... Read the rest here in adweek

SOME CONTENT NEEDS TO BE SHARED.

"I Am Ukranian" Sometimes, there's stuff you see that you just need to share. Right then and there.

HAPPY NOW, SAD WHEN IT STOPS TRENDING.

Pharrell Williams - Happy (Official Music Video)
Music videos are some of the most disposable content around. They're designed to go big, promote album sales and build a brand. This one from Pharrell is still being viewed and shared. But soon enough, it'll go the way of PSY and Gangnam Style.


FEED THE MACHINE.

Here's one from a few years back, just as this craziness was getting going. If you're not familiar with Demand Media, you're sure to know ehow.com or Cracked.com. These guys need to pump out content. Some of it's disposable. Some, new viewers will keep coming back to. But the need to feed the machine never stops. The Answer Factory: Demand Media and the Fast, Disposable, and Profitable as Hell Media Model

HAS "DUMB WAYS TO DIE" DIED YET?

'Dumb Ways to Die'
No longer as popular but not disposed of yet. 73,439,099 views so far. 
It has one every award in the ad industry and is the all-time most awarded campaign in Cannes Lions' history: 5 Grand Prix, 18 Gold Lions, 3 Silver Lions, 2 Bronze Lions.
Congrats to all the creatives who killed it on this one from McCann Melbourne!



The Winning Cannes Case Study Video— there's a reason this won so many awards.

DISPOSABLE CONTENT ARTICLE

FROM DISPOSABLE TO DISTRIBUTABLE More than straight advertising, content can help a company transform itself into something new. This article from FastCompany is worth a read.

CONTENT THAT COULD KILL YOU

These guys are some crazy ninjas. 27,262,323 views for risking your life. Not bad. How long do you think this content should survive?