People do stupid things. Like put ads on YouTube

Vonage YouTubeWoo hoo, woo hoo hoo, woo hoo, woo hoo hoo...can't you just hear the music? I hate the Vonage music, it annoys me, but apparently lots of people love the ads. YouTube is a popular destination for viral videos, personal videos, TV shows, homemade videos, and many other types as well. Ads make their way onto the site either as the original ad someone liked, or a mock-up mash-up of an ad, redone by very talented and enterprising people. Some advertisers such as Vonage find the parody ads on YouTube flattering, knowing that their ads are effective when someone starts making fun of them in a good way. Chalk this one up to the users of YouTube having too much free time. Vonage is the largest Internet phone service provider, so maybe their woo hoo ads are working. Now that is something to say woo hoo about.

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