Let's just say I'm kind of a big deal over at Disney

Some of you may know about my celebrity status at Disney. When I visit the parks, the red carpets fall under my every footstep. Signs read, "Nate Long - Epic to the Max." They even changed the Mickey Mouse March to read, "T-H-E, P-R GUY, NATE LONG'S REALLY COOL". They name rides after me, for Goof's sake. If you don't believe me, I've provided a video of the news coverage surrounding my latest episode at Disney -- for your viewing pleasure.

Peruse at your convenience.

(If the video doesn't play click here to go straight to the Sun 7 News site where my story is a feature headline -- you can't miss it!)



Believe me now?

The truth is you can share my celebrity status -- or maybe even make me the next Disney C-List celeb. I would hang out with the likes of Scar, Steamboat Willie, Pluto, the bird from Aladdin and... Alec Baldwin (huh?). All you have to do is watch my video and then change the name when it asks and you'll be the star. It also allows you to send it to friends and family. I'm going to predict the future and say that there will be some who use this viral Disney campaign to make some funny videos. Mark my words, the names will get very creative.

Weighing in from a public relations standpoint, I think this was a genius idea from Disney. It's very fun and easy to share and it strokes our egos -- the main ingredients of a successful viral video campaign. Not only that, but even though the video content is customized, the quality is incredible. Goofy even said my name smoothly in the middle of a sentence. Impressive to say the least. The idea, of course, is that you matter to Disney. No matter who you are, when you go to Disney, you'll get celebrity status. My bet is that this campaign will be a huge success. I've already sent customized versions to friends, coworkers and family members. I usually just like to send them the Nate Long version though; it makes me feel epic. Well done, Disney.

By the way, I guess you could say I actually do have some Disney celebrity status because I received my Nate Long customized video from the man I call "The (International) PR Guy" of Disney himself. Thanks, Tony!

The New Blog

Just a quick apology. This week on Geocentric (have a listen on the player over there on the sidebar) we told you to come check out all the new stuff on the blog. The problem is that, as you can see, there's not a lot of new stuff here as of now. We had big plans to have had all the new stuff ready for you by today but because of some unforeseen technical problems, it's not ready for launch yet. We'll let you know as soon as it's ready. Thanks for being a fan!