DISQUS

A VC: Elf Yourself

  • jessica · 2 weeks ago
    cool =)
  • unanimous · 1 year ago
    i think elf yourself is the coolest thing ever :)
  • Matthew Reinbold · 2 years ago
    Sure, these types of sites are incredibly viral - just the other night my wife called me over and there was our son's head dancing around.

    But don't people just use these things once, tell a friend, and never return? What's the call to action besides spreading elves? Are there any statistics that show a clear link between interacting with a property and increased sales?
  • Gregg · 2 years ago
    Hey Fred - It's Gregg at JibJab.

    Check out the Starring You! video we are doing with Pepsi. The pre-roll actually features the user who uploaded a head...

    http://www.jibjab.com/sendables/259/snowball_fight

    We're not showing the traffic on Alexa for some reason (there is usually a lag) but you can see it on Quantcast: http://www.quantcast.com/jibjab.com/traffic

    In the first week out of the gate we did more streams for the Pepsi sponsored content than the #1 comedy video on YouTube. It's a very exciting time to be playing in the world of branded entertainment.

    Happy holidays!
  • spostareduro · 2 years ago
    You're talking through your chin, but it's still very cute.
  • micelle · 2 years ago
    I received one of these last year and it was so catchy I sent it on to my family and friends and they also thought it incredible fun. I thought I was not taken with it but unconsciously I found myself choosing Office Max over my other options. When I finally thought about it, I was in fact "repaying" the joy they had given my folks. It works! Even if consumers are not completely cognizant of it.
  • Barb · 2 years ago
    It can backfire though. Obviously they are not set up for the volume of hits and a lot of people get stuck during the process and then have to start all over again. I am on my fourth day/countless attempt, because the children really want to send it to the grandparents. So this little gimmick might make somebody choose Staples over Office Max - since the latter will be associated with endless waiting :)
  • JC · 2 years ago
    I believe the stat. There are tons of people using ElfYourself. In fact, I came across this site with Bush dancing in a funny Elf outfit. Worth checking it out: http://wikigiz.com/2007/12/13/bush-elf-dance-fo...
  • natsunalien · 2 years ago
    The I.T. guy at the company I work for is claiming that the link to an elf yourself that I posted on the company intranet is causing us to get a ton of new spam. I don't get it. It is just a link & elfyourself did not even.ask me for an email address. I think that he is just upset at how funny he looks as an elf and made this up so that I would have to pull it. Is the anybody who has had any problems with spam due to elf yourself ? Or anybody who can confirm that what he is saying is nonsense?
    Thanks
  • Winston · 2 years ago
    its a pity the site is down this christmas!!
  • sawp · 2 years ago
    Das Some Funny Sheit
  • Consulting · 2 years ago
    This is a great way to get some cheap publicity!
  • Consulting · 2 years ago
    This is a great way to get some free publicity!
  • sam · 1 year ago
    nob
  • SID · 1 year ago
    this is stupid!!!!!! when can you make an EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLFFFFFFFFFFF
  • Deano · 1 year ago
    I for one and all of my friends enjoyed elfyourself immensely..... but would still never dream of using officemax!!!
  • Maggy Young · 1 year ago
    Advertising always works if it's funny & clever. And the more it is, the more it works. But haven't we always known this ? The lesson of the Elf is that the immense viral potential of the web is still being vastly uderestimated.