Friday 5 April 2013

The Harlem Shake...

Thanks to 15 or so unfortunate (unwise?) miners, I now know what the Harlem Shake is... Given that the guys are looking for jobs, lawyers or new identities, it might be a bit too early to comment on that particular event. So I won't...  much more...

While it's too early to comment on that event, it seems that I am too late to comment on the Harlem Shake in general. The internet is soooo over the Harlem Shake fad. Here's the proof:




http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=harlem%20shake&date=today%203-m&cmpt=q

Note: The miners uploaded to YouTube right at the top of the trend. That's cool.

Devastatingly it provides the graphical evidence that I am not cool. The Harlem Shake had started its death spiral downward by the time I got on board. Thank goodness I kept my clothes on.

How cool is Google Trends though?

In an effort to be more cool. I have done a bit of research and compared a few topics that entertain, amuse and make news:

Sheryl Sandberg - of Lean In fame
Lindsay Lohan - of ???? fame?
PSY - Gangnam Style
Harlem Shake
Rio Tinto





The standings?

Gangnam Style was cooler for longer and, as far as I know, no miners were sacked for riding fake ponies. (Although I would strongly recommend that that they don't say 'Eh - sexy lady' at work. Being the only decipherable English words in the whole song it might be tempting but definitely very uncool.)

Harlem Shake was the coolest at its best but you had to be quick and got uncool very quickly when soldiers and miners lost their jobs. 

Lindsay Lohan is way cooler than Rio Tinto or Sheryl Sandberg...

Quite odd given that one is a Harvard grad and the CEO of Facebook and the other made $15.5 BILLION last year.

It's interesting to note (well to me anyway) that Rio Tinto got a lot more interesting when Tom Albanese stepped down and Lindsay Lohan got a lot more interesting when she missed a plane to LA.

Fun at work?

Previous Blogs have recommended having fun at work. I've even provided a few tips. 

Just keep your clothes on and follow the safety requirements. 

One thing I can't criticise the miners on though... was their level of cool. They caught the peak of the Harlem Shake fad. If they can pick stocks the same way, they don't need to worry about returning to work at the mines. Their future lies in spotting trends and letting the rest of us know what's cool.









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