When you’re a movie maker, could there be a more positive inquiry from a potential viewer?

Isn’t that what trailers are designed to do? How many hours are spent creating trailers? How much money? How much time and effort is spent crafting the perfect show-a-little-leg-but-not-too-much tease to get people to sit forward in their seats and expand their pupils by the time the name of the movie and the opening date fades in?

And yet, thousands of people asking “What movie is this from” doesn’t seem to be influencing the poor decision made by the lawyers representing Constantin Film, who have decided to systematically destroy what is probably the most successful marketing campaign they’ve ever been a part of (Well, at least since the NeverEnding Story).

Constantin Film AG is the production and distribution company behind the movie “Downfall,” which is also the source from one of the Internet’s most hallowed memes.

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In Hockey, there is nothing more hair-raising than a perfect Dangle.

Disclosure: Full-on own-horn-tooting coming up.

I’m really excited by some of the work we’re doing at Organic for Nike at the Olympics. Steve Dangle’s back, and he’s blowing up Vancouver with his YouTubian magic. How can you make Team Canada even more exciting? Invoke the Dangle.

I’m loving how we’re humanizing this brand.

Look for more of his videos at http://youtube.com/niketraining and he’s tweeting live from pretty much every Team Canada hockey game at http://twitter.com/niketraining or @niketraining.

Update (Feb 21, 2010): Dangle sits down with Bilodeau and his magic medal.

Update 2 (Feb 28, 2010): GOLD! (Sorry, but YEAAAHHH!!!)

It’s an unfortunate topic and circumstance, but this video sets the bar for Real, Authentic, Human social media to build a brand…

Too bad it’s often this type of situation that initiates this type of content, format, message and transparent leadership.

Harley-Davidson is ceasing production of Buell brand bikes, and this was posted on the Buell homepage:

So Erik Buell, I hardly knew ye.