{"id":203112,"date":"2015-06-02T06:00:19","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T20:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=203112"},"modified":"2015-06-02T06:00:19","modified_gmt":"2015-06-01T20:00:19","slug":"internet-memes-star-at-30000-feet-in-deltas-new-safety-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/internet-memes-star-at-30000-feet-in-deltas-new-safety-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Internet memes star at 30,000 feet In Delta\u2019s new safety video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest Delta Air Lines safety video is the best thing to happen to the Internet since the cloud. A mashup of some of the Internet\u2019s most-loved memes, the video brings together stars like Keyboard Cat, Dramatic Chipmunk, and a certain Screaming Goat with a penchant for pop music.<\/p>\n<p>Charlie is still biting his brother\u2019s finger, the Evolution of Dance evolves, Annoying Orange is\u2014shockingly\u2014still annoying and Overly Attached Girlfriend has her eye on someone new. Delta\u2019s original Internet star also makes an appearance. Combined, the Internet personalities featured in the video have gathered nearly 2 billion views on the videos that made them famous.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had a ton of fun with this one, and we think our customers will, too. Internet fame is fleeting, but our commitment to the safety of our customers and crew is not,\u201d said Mauricio Parise, Delta\u2019s director of worldwide marketing communication. \u201cThese memes and cameos tap into the zeitgeist as the latest way of capturing our customers\u2019 attention for our important safety presentation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDelta\u2019s meme-tastic new safety video is not only a fitting homage to YouTube as we celebrate its 10th birthday this month,\u201d said Stephanie Davis, industry director for travel at Google. \u201cIt\u2019s also a winning example of how to reach, engage and entertain customers around the world with great video content.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Showing of the video on Delta aircraft began on May 25.<\/p>\n<p>Delta launched a series of safety videos beginning in late 2012 meant to grab the attention of even the most seasoned travelers by using pop culture references, surprises and guest appearances\u2014all to communicate important safety messages.<\/p>\n<p>Visit www.deltasafetyvideo.com to watch and share the video. Please note that the \u2018Will it Blend Guy\u2019 part is only available on YouTube and will not be shown onboard.<\/p>\n<p>Delta Air Lines serves more than 170 million customers each year. <strong>(Delta)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest Delta Air Lines safety video is the best thing to happen to the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[188,5008,5009,5010],"class_list":["post-203112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","tag-delta-air-lines","tag-dramatic-chipmunk","tag-keyboard-cat","tag-screaming-goat"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203112"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203112\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}