infomercial

Watch: Twitter’s Cheeky Infomercial to Recruit Job Applicants

Liz Gannes in Social on January 27 at 6:14 pm PT

In an industry full of earnest nerds, Twitter hopes workplace humor is a selling point.

Viral Video: Slap Chop Rap and Jam Wow!

Kara Swisher in News on July 15, 2009 at 12:02 am PT

In April, DJ Steve Porter remixed the most excellent infomercial–featuring television pitchman Vince Shlomi for the Slap Chop, an entertaining slasher of all foods–into a rap music video. It has now garnered 3.8 million views on YouTube, as well as now officially becoming an infomercial itself. Here’s the viral online video, along with another Porter did a month later for the legendary ShamWow.