Information on National Geographic special about “Battle at Kruger” video

The special is tomorrow – Mother’s Day – at 9 PM.

Here’s the link I put up yesterday Tom Faranda’s Folly: "Battle at Kruger" – youtube video seen over 30,000,000 times since it’s debut in May, ’07., and here’s the NY Times article from this morning.

You’ve Seen the YouTube Video; Now Try the Documentary – New York Times

Sensing they had just witnessed something special, Jason Schlosberg, another member of the safari group, asked Mr. Budzinski for a copy of the video. Mr. Budzinski tried unsuccessfully to sell it to television networks. “They all told us the same thing — they don’t accept any footage from amateurs,” he said.

For almost three years the film essentially sat on the shelf. But a year ago, when Mr. Schlosberg used YouTube to share the video with a friend — it was easier than making a DVD copy and mailing it, he said — “Battle at Kruger” started spreading virally on the Internet. Before long, National Geographic contacted Mr. Schlosberg, who in turn called Mr. Budzinski. That tourist turned online star had never heard of YouTube.