At this point, this poor girl making a fool of herself on a Miss Teen USA broadcast has been viewed 13,135,234 times on YouTube. How many people saw the actual broadcast on TV? Anybody know?
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September 5, 2007 at 11:44 pm
Seth E
It’s kind of like when you find yourself staring at a car accident. There’s something about disaster that just fascinates us. However, there’s nothing about a beauty pagent that does.
September 6, 2007 at 10:43 am
george girton
I saw the version with the transcript — that was not on TV, but a value-add put up by a blogger with too much time on their hands — but wait! I repeat myself!
September 6, 2007 at 11:12 am
Kevin Bedell
Reminds me of this ad:
http://adsneeze.com/2007/01/20/viral-puma-ad
Wasn’t even made by the company it advertises, but was made on spec by an agency — but it got released into the wild and has now been seen by thousands — or more.
September 6, 2007 at 2:13 pm
Doc Searls
George, you mean that video was never on TV? Not clear to me.
September 6, 2007 at 4:22 pm
Bob Kalsey
Well, I think she has a future in politics.
September 7, 2007 at 12:44 am
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