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CONTACT:
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Los
Angeles (November 5, 2008) - Last night, on one of the most historic
nights in US history, some of young hollywood's most influential gathered
to celebrate in style with Declare
Yourself as FunnyOrDie
& Keldof Marketing
announced their picks for the "Best
Viral Election Videos of 2008." Guests arrived to the exclusive
Zune LA in Hollywood for an intimate Election
Viewing Party with food by Pink's
Hot Dogs (pictured upper left), Edible
Arrangements, and cocktails by LVMH. By 8pm, the night turned to
celebration of the democratic process as over 136 million US citizens
let their voice be heard, the highest voter turnout in US history. The
moment Senator Barack Obama surpassed the 270 electoral votes needed
to win the white house, bloggers took to their computers and DJs, from
Aaron Colbert, Ana Dimmak, Kim Anh and Anon Sitko of Booby Trap to Dj
Daisy O, turned the music up as the most talked about, influential,
heartfelt, and just plain funny viral videos of the year were revealed:
20. Les
Misbarack
19. FunnyOrDie:
Joe Six Pack vs Joe The Plumber
18. College
Humor: Sarah Palin Disney Trailer
17. Terry
Tate: Reading is Fundamental
16. FunnyOrDie:
Hayden Panettierre PSA, Your Vote Your Choice
15. MoveOn:
One Vote
14. You
Can Vote However You Like
13. Declare
Yourself: School House Rock "Lever"
12. McCain
and Obama Dance off
11. Declare
Yourself: Voting and You
10. The
Daily Show: Baruch Obama
. 9. TIE: Declare
Yourself: "Black Talk" & "I'm
Wiser Than You"
. 8. FunnyOrDie:
Opie, Andy and the Fonz reunite
. 7. Barely
Political: I Got a Crush...On Obama
. 6. JCER:
The Great Schlep
. 5. 60
Frames: Wassup 2008
. 4. Will.I.Am:
Yes We Can
. 3. FunnyOrDie:
Paris Hilton Campaign Video (original)
. 2. Declare
Yourself: Hollywood Declares Themselves (original)
. 1. SNL:
Palin and Hilary
The
night also celebrated the culmination of Declare Yourself's
WHY WAIT campaign - encouraging the public to vote
early through a series of viral promos with talent ranging from T.I.
and Seth Green to Christina Applegate,
Olivia Munn, David Henrie and Perez Hilton.
Both
the Why Wait campaign and last night's celebration were produced
by Kevin Seldon of Keldof,
a marketing/branding firm based in Los Angeles since 2004. Invitation
design by Matthew J. Frazier; electoral map game by Keldof, Allyce
Ozarski with special thanks to Blick Art Materials and Lounge
Appeal.
About
DECLARE YOURSELF:
Declare Yourself is a nonpartisan, nonprofit campaign aiming to empower
every eligible American, 18-to-29 years old, to register and vote in
the 2008 presidential election. Through the power of strategic media
partnerships, celebrity spokespeople, retail outreach, sports and, most
importantly, digital technology and social media, Declare Yourself has
created a campaign that embraces the landscape of youth peer and popular
culture with one key message: register and vote. Since 2004, declare
yourself has registered more than two million young voters.
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