This week I am writing about a documentary that I watched titled "Winnebago Man." This documentary is about a man named Jack Rebney who was a video salesman for Winnebago, and about the out takes from Jack Rebney's sales videos. These out takes consist of Jack Rebney's angry/crazy outburts about anything and everything. These out takes were originally passed around as a inside joke, these VHS tapes began to rapidly circulate and be copied. Although numerous people had seen these videos up until this point the videos became viral with the birth of YouTube in 2005. Jack Rebney's videos were uploaded to YouTube, the most popular video has around 2.4 million views.
Even though Jack Rebney had know idea that he was somewhat of a celebrity online. He was somewhat angry when first told about these out takes being posted on YouTube but, eventually embraced his followers on YouTube. He even made a guest appearance at the Found Footage Festival that was sold out for a screening of the original Winnebago clips. Without a doubt this is the funniest documentary I have ever seen. It really goes to show how even the simplest things can become so viral through the use of social media.
Winnebago Man (website)
http://winnebagoman.com/index.php
Winnebago Man Trailer - You Tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtCRVUdaiyw
Very funny. I had not heard about this guy. He sure has a following. Everyday we are realizing more and more, how closely we are all connected due to social media. Utilizing social media is a great way to reach large masses of people. If this guy can do it, anyone can!
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