Tiger Shark Munchies

We are all fascinated by sharks.  Bahamian Divemaster Stuart Cove is who Hollywood turns to for underwater filming, particularly with sharks.   Here's a wild piece of video that shows a Tiger Shark munching on one of Stuart's cameras on a dive in the islands.  Incidentally, Stuart and his team know what they are doing, so if you are looking to learn underwater photography, Stuart has made his bones, and can help you get there.

Frequent Fliers: Confessions of the Point Obsessed

Here's an interesting video about a small group of people obsessed with accruing frequent flier points.  My opinion is that it goes WAY beyond obsession, these people are addicts.  The long haired fellow running the meeting, Tom Kraetleur, used to be a regular guest of mine one of my CNN shows talking about discount flying.  He's still at it.

The Mecca Diaries

Here's a very cool first person doc piece that I found on vbs.tv called the Mecca Diaries.  It documents VBS VICE Founder Suroosh Alvi's pilgrimage with his family to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.   It's a hard to get insider's look at the once in a lifetime pilgrim all Muslim's are supposed to take (a Hajj) to Mecca.  Video is forbidden in Mecca, so this is great stuff.  It's FASCINATING stuff.  The scale of the city and the central gathering places in Mecca are unfathomable.  It makes me claustrophobic just imagining being there.

What are the Sounds that Sell?

Here's an interesting interview with Martin Lindsrom, author of Buyology.  In the interview which I found on the Time Video site, Lindsrom talks about the sounds that prompt buyers to buy.

Puma Hardcore HardChorus - Valentine's Day Done English Football Style

Here's a fun, edgy albeit simple ad for Puma Sneakers - Puma Hardchorus.  Lots of English roughneck soccer funs belting out a sweet little Valentine's Day song.  Big in the UK, not so big in the states.  Great casting, not so sure about the singing though.  Nice simple message, although it takes some time to get to the subtle branding message at the end of this 'commerical'.