Man gets 5,000 calls for YouTube posting

[YesBrilliant]

Funny story:

"Ryan Fitzgerald is unemployed, lives with his father and has a little bit of time on his hands.

So, he decided to offer his ear, to anyone who wants to call. After posting a video with his cell phone number on YouTube on Friday, the 20-year-old told The Boston Globe he has received more than 5,000 calls and text messages."

Full story at http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700AP_YouTube_Calls.html


I guess I will start making videos blatantily asking them to visit my sites with AdSense... Would that work...?

 

[UneekTT]

I actually saw that video and almost called that guy - lol

Seriously though, I think that making a video asking people to visit your site would be ok, but, by mentioning adsense you have just violated their TOS I think

Regardless, great idea - keep thinking!

 

[Dooodles]

I just read this on 9rules. Pretty insane.

 

[Dan]

I'm surprised he received only 5000 calls/messages.
What the video dugg or anything similar? [I didn't read the article in case it says that. :X]

 

[commes]

thats quite a bit of calls, and quite a big phone bill to if he has to pay for it lol, i dont blame T-Mobile for stopping his free weekend minutes lol.But it is ncie to see that theres always people out there that are willing to listen to your difficulties in life.

 

[angisson]

anyone wanna post the link to the video? :D

 

[Dan]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=o-rDqt99eGc

 

[James]

5,000 calls isn't really that much. my girlfriend calls me more times then that when i'm asleep or don't want to talk to her :p
na but seriously its good to see stuff like this going on. kind of like those cards everyone sent to that dying kid.

 

[Fewski]

thats quite a bit of calls, and quite a big phone bill to if he has to pay for it lol, i dont blame T-Mobile for stopping his free weekend minutes lol.But it is ncie to see that theres always people out there that are willing to listen to your difficulties in life.

When he started it Friday it was free weekend minutes - so all the calls he answered and to the people he called back were free. T-Mobile didn't stop his free weekend minutes... the weekend ran out.

 

[commes]

Oh i thought i read somewhere that T-Mobile was cancelling his plan for free weekend minutes, sorry, my mistake!

 

[networkmsia]

err okay, So any namepros staff here wanna volunteer to share their phone numbers ?

:red: :D

 

[YesBrilliant]

by mentioning adsense you have just violated their TOS I think

You are absolutely right, UneekTT.

I was just joking!

:]

 

[robertjr]

err okay, So any namepros staff here wanna volunteer to share their phone numbers ?

Sure...+60.1624681XX

 

[networkmsia]

Sure...+60.1624681XX

:lol: :lol: :lol:

I will end up calling myself. :talk:

 

[Morph]

Old concept. This has been done, was on CNN.

 

[The Equivocate]

I saw a blurb on CNN.com about how they "called the YouTuber at 4:00 AM and he didn't answer," didn't read more into it but I assume this is the story they were talking about.

 

[Peter]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

I will end up calling myself. :talk:

Tried it never get through i'm always engaged :p