Luke Johnson Phone Experiment Goes National on CNN

Category Podcast, Video, internet, people | Permalink | 27. April 2007

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In my down time, watching You Tube videos is one of my favorite ways to relax and kill some time. (In fact, You Tube is an exceptionally good time killer.) This morning, I was scanning the list of featured videos on the You Tube home page and came across the “Luke Johnson Phone Experiment.”

Johnson, a 27-year-old fellow from Gilbert, Arizona, posted a video on YouTube four months ago asking people to call him on his cell phone. There were no rules - just the simple invitation to call day or night and talk about whatever you like.

The result? So far, Johnson has received tens of thousands of calls from all over the world (from as far away as China!), plus numerous news stories on outlets including CNN plus other television and print media. There are also reports that as a result of all the attention Johnson has garnered, you’ll soon see him as a cell phone pitch man!

What this points out is that for credit unions, the web offers endless opportunities to communicate with people . Johnson’s story also reminds us that you don’t have to be fancy or spend a lot of money to get a LOT of attention.

If you’d like to see Johnson’s original video posting, go to .

To see one of the many news segments about Johnson, go to .

And if you’d like to call Johnson, his number is 602-435-3694.

New Hobby: Put your Call Attempts to a guy that put his Phone Number on YouTube, on YouTube!!

CNN News http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/03/25/on-cnn/

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