Montreal Tech Watch

Kudos to Ashkan Karbasfrooshan’s watchmojo, one of the biggest web video producers in the world, which announced they’ve reached viewership of 33,333,333. Ashkan has obviously a sense for communication and show. I’m sure he’s could work in the PR department of General Motors and still find a way to put a positive spin on things:

It took the company two and a half years to reach the milestone. To put the 33 million figure into perspective:

• Gone with the Wind, To Kill a Mockingbird and One Hundred Years of Solitude have all sold 30 million copies since being published in 1936, 1960 and 1967 respectively.
• Nintendo has sold 30 million Wii consoles since 2006.
• The Grand Theft Auto video game series have sold 30 million copies since launching in 1997.
• The average Friends or Seinfeld episode and the finales of American Idol garnered around 30 million viewers each.
• Each year at baseball stadiums, 30 million hot dogs are eaten.
• Each week, 30 million people visit Starbucks.
• Canada, Uganda, Morocco and Algeria each have just over 30 million inhabitants.