Sunday, April 11, 2010

Google Search Stories: Song Riddle!



In Feb 2010, Google had it's first Super Bowl ads, a love story through a series of search queries, a move that TechCrunch describe as Hell Freezes Over indeed it's a much unexpected move from Google, being a brand that, for nearly ten years, dismissed brand advertising as a waste of money ("The last bastion of unaccountable spending in corporate America," in Eric Schmidt's words back in 2006), and built its entire fortune on turning the advertising model upside down

Now, you have a chance to tell your own story using the Google Search Story Video Creator! Just head on to YouTube: Google Search Stories Video Creator and start to create your own Google Search Story! It's really simple, and only takes a few minutes of your time. Here's how to do it in 3 simple steps:-
1) Type in your searches and select the kind of results that best communicate your story.
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2) Choose the background music that suit your story most. There's only 24 tracks to choose from for now.
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 3) Preview add in your title, description and select the genre then upload it! It will be automatically uploaded to your YouTube account.
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It's as simple as that!

Here's a few tips to make it more interesting...
1) Try using the different kinds of search (maps, images, products, just to name a few) to add visual variety to your story.
2) Use different search features (listed on Explore Google Search) to help get a big plot point across quickly and clearly.
3) Try and tell a story that ends with a surprise or, better yet, the beginning of a new story!
4) Make it personal! Tell the story of something you accomplished, fell in love with or discovered. Or make it about aliens. That's cool, too!
5) Since it's uploaded to YouTube, you can make an AudioSwap and now you have more songs to choose from!
6) You can also download the MP4 format of the video from YouTube by going to the video page!

Enjoy!

Oh if you still haven't figure out the answer of the song riddle, it's How to Save A Life by The Fray!

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What is lauyeelosophy?

It was a little unexpected that this blog is still up at running after so many years, and definitely a huge chunk of inactivity. Started off with nothing but some personal nags, sharing some of the songs that I genuinely like and their lyrics, and some thoughts that I have no one around me to discuss with, bullshits that I've structured.

Soon I'll put everything into a mixing bowl, sharing lyrics with a structured bullshit story. I wouldn't update it as often as I'd like to but for people who like reading, I'm sure you wouldn't be disappointed.

Yes a picture is worth a thousand words, but it wouldn't be as entertaining as a thousand words for sure.


Sincerely yours,
lauyee