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Entries Tagged as 'Clip of the Week'

Clip of the Week: Where the Hell is Matt?

February 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Imagine quitting your job to travel the world. Matt Harding had this dance he’d do when he would pick up his friend for lunch. One day his friend said he should videotape himself dancing in front of popular places. This idea stuck with Matt who later quit his job to travel the […]

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Tags: Clip of the Week · Inspirational

Clip of the Week: The Numa Numa Dance

February 15th, 2008 · No Comments

I love stories when something unexpected suddenly becomes a huge hit. My next two clips of the week are that way.
2003 - Eastern European band O-Zone releases a song titled “Dragostea din Tei”
2004 - 19 year old Gary Brolsma of New Jersey hears the song and recrods himself lip-synching to the lyrics […]

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Tags: Clip of the Week · Humor

Clip of the Week: Starbucks Customer Pays it Forward

December 14th, 2007 · No Comments

Greensburg, Pennslyvania Starbucks. A woman pulls up to Starbucks drive thru and pays for her drink. Then she decides to buy a drink for the car behind her. He decides to do the same. A chain reaction occurred. It lasted two hours and consisted of more than a hundred cars.
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Tags: Clip of the Week · Inspirational

The Rocky Story Told By Tony Robbins

December 7th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Sly Stallone makes up todays clip of the week. An amazing story of how he made Rocky a huge success.
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Personally I would have went for the first offer. I think anyone would be crazy not to. But, I hope […]

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Clip of the Week: Say It’s Possible

November 30th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Ever wonder what it would be like if you posted your own song on YouTube.com and turn around and become a huge hit? Terranaomi, does… YouTube’s Music Video of the Year 2006. Viewed 2.7 million times, hundreds of video responses of other artists mimicking her song.
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Tags: Clip of the Week · Motivate Others

Clip of the Week: FreeRice.com Feed the Hungry

November 21st, 2007 · No Comments

Every once in a while someone comes up with a innovative idea. Here is our inspirational clip of the week promoting a way to feed the hungry while getting smarter. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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Tags: Clip of the Week · Inspirational

Clip of the Week: Kiwi!

November 16th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Ok, For whatever reason this clip really inspires me. It is also one of the winning videos from last Years YouTube.com Videos of the year. The clip is of a Kiwi, a bird who cannot fly, who comes up with a way through massive effort to create the illusion of flight. And […]

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Tags: Clip of the Week · Humor · Inspirational

Clip of the Week: I Can See Clearly Now

November 9th, 2007 · No Comments

Hey everyone, we made it to another Friday. Here is the inspirational Clip of the day. The video ‘I Can See Clearly Now” with scenes from the movie “Cool Runnings”. For those of you who do not know, The movie is based on the true story of the First Jamaican bobsled team […]

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Tags: Clip of the Week · Inspirational

Clip of the Week: Free Hug Campaign

November 2nd, 2007 · 12 Comments

Well I’m keeping Fridays for inspirational clips. The power of human touch has been said to have healing properties. And sometimes to keep ourselves going a hug is all we need.
For those who haven’t heard or seen anything about Juan Mann the Free Hugs campaign. Here is the awe inspiring […]

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Tags: Clip of the Week · Inspirational

Featurette : Clip of the Week

October 26th, 2007 · No Comments

If you compare this clip with the one in the theater you will that the camera was shaky to say the least, the video is grainier and the sound quality isn’t the greatest. But, I think you will also find that this clip has a hundred times more impact. It was played on […]

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Tags: Clip of the Week · Inspirational · Motivate Others · Movies