4 posts and columns on We Didn’t Start the Fire

Viral Video: We Didn't Start the (Google Instant) Fire!

in News on September 13, 2010 at 1:18 am PT

The new Google Instant search feature is irksome to an oldster like BoomTown, but I can certainly see why the ADHD kids would love it. And, apparently, so do makers of viral videos. Here are two out there, using the new service in conjunction with music, much as Google did in its own version using Bob Dylan.

Misty Water-Colored Memories: "Here Comes Another Bubble" Redux

in News on October 17, 2008 at 1:20 am PT

Was “Here Comes Another Bubble” psychic or what? The current tough economic situation and the deflation of the Web 2.0 bubble were certainly perfectly predicted by the huge hit online video. In any case, it is most definitely worth another look with meltdown eyes.

Webby Congrats to "Here Comes Another Bubble"

in News on May 8, 2008 at 1:21 am PT

BoomTown was the first to put up the hugely popular spoof video called “Here Comes Another Bubble,” by the San Francisco-based Richter Scales. And, the first to report on the controversial story of it then being taken down by YouTube (GOOG), in a fight the group had with a local photographer, Lane Hartwell, who objected [...]

Billy Joel Couldn't Stop the (Online) Fire

in News on January 3, 2008 at 3:38 am PT

While “Here Comes Another Bubble,” the hysterical but copyright-controversial online music video created by San Francisco’s Richter Scales got all the attention, the folks over at JibJab Media also made another video set to the tune of the same Billy Joel song, “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” Except JibJab actually asked for and got permission [...]