Do you remember two weeks ago, when Microsoft’s Bing announced that they were going to hold a Bing Jingle Contest ? The goal was to record a short music video/theme song about the search/decision engine. The prize: a $500 American Express gift cheque. Oh, and Microsoft asked contestants to upload their videos on Google-owned YouTube . Well, we now have a winner, Bing Goes The Internet . And we have one word for the well-produced Johnathan Mann video: creepy . It’s actually polished – probably because this guy records a song every single day on YouTube, which alone is a weird shtick. The winning video features

Mr. Mann dancing around with silhouettes of himself on the Bing homepage. And the accompanying music…creepy as well. Seriously, aren’t jingles supposed to be cheery and light?! Because an explanation doesn’t do it justice, here’s the video: The entire contest was a bit weird to us, but you know, most good viral marketing campaigns are a bit odd. And this barely cost Bing anything to do. But what do you think of the winner? Let us know in the comments. Reviews: Bing , Google , YouTube Tags: bing , microsoft

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Bing Goes The Internet: The Creepiest Jingle Ever