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Hitler launches Australia’s Innovation Policy

We’ve all seen the “Hitler loses it” mashups, where aspiring Spielbergs have taken the now famous bunker scene from Downfall and replaced the sub-titles. In fact, it’s fast becoming a new benchmark for popular culture. If your ‘issue’ hasn’t been expropriated by Hitler yet, it can’t ...

iPhone app turns your voice into a complete band of instruments

The myriad uses and apps for the iPhone boggles the mind. Among the latest is Voice Band, which converts the user’s singing voice into individual instruments, laid down one on top of the other, to create a complete track. In this example, the performer creates his ...

George Kembel on how to awaken creativity

In this Fora.tv video, George Kembel, Stanford University’s design guru, delivers his creative take on the concept of creativity and the way more people should be approaching it. Interesting stuff.

Cruising down a mountain road on a longboard — awesome!

From time to time we post a video on Anthill TV that is entirely unrelated to business but we think you’ll like all the same. Like the wingsuit basejumpers. And James May’s journey to the edge of space. And the Muppets coving Bohemian Rhapsody. Here’s another: ...

Nike’s ‘No excuses’ ad will get you moving

This compelling ‘No Excuses’ Nike promo — featuring Wheelchair Basketball Player Matt Scott — is about dodging exercise workouts, but the spirit is just as relevant for business. As Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin’s recent series Build a startup in seven days and under $500 reveals, the best ...

TV news reporting by the book (spoof)

The format for composing TV news reports contains less than meets the eye. Much less, as English satirist Charlie Brooker reveals in this searing exposé. (Minor salty language warning.)

The worst viral TV ad ever? Coke’s pimped vending machine leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

We’ve been delighted to share some incredible ‘viral’ marketing clips through Anthill TV. I’m talking about concepts and videos assembled by creative agencies to help promote a brand — short films designed to evoke surprise, make us laugh and sometimes even cause emotional discomfort. When done ...

A rap for the economist in us all… fo shizzle?

In this ‘rap off’ between two of history’s most influential economic minds, you’ll find John Meynard Keynes throwing back Cosmopolitans in an effort to explain the value of stimulus spending. If only K Rudd had tried to articulate this important economic theory from the VIP ...

How Eugene became a porn king in Japan

This fast and furious clip is provided courtesy of ignite – a series of super speedy presentations where the speaker is given five minutes and 20 slides that auto advance every 15 seconds. The following presentation is a ‘must see’ for any entrepreneur or technology ...

Parody highlights the forgotten victims of modern media mayhem

There has been much coverage of the death of print media and the ever increasing switch to online journalism. However, as this Hungry Beast parody shows, there is a group of once-glorified citizens who have fallen victim to this passage of progress and the inevitable ...