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Phil de Vellis Joins Murphy Putnam Media

Philip de Vellis — Tue, 01 May 2007 14:13:02 +0000

Creator of Landmark Internet Ad Signs on With National Democratic Political Media Consulting Firm Alexandria, VA, May 1, 2007 - The Democratic political media consulting firm Murphy Putnam Media announced today that Phil de Vellis, a leading Internet strategist and creator of the Apple/Hillary "1984" Internet television ad, was joining the firm as Senior Associate and Vice President for New Media.

Q&A with Washington Post

Philip de Vellis — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:03:39 +0000

Earlier this week, I answered some questions from Jose Antonio Vargas at Washington Post Style section. He's a nice guy and does a great job covering new trends in politics: "Phil de Vellis, the man behind the viral mash-up that starred Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as " Big Sister," is back! This time, he has Paul Wolfowitz spliced in as Michael Scott in NBC's "The Office.""

Wolfowitz: Turning World Bank into The Office

Philip de Vellis — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:27:04 +0000

Paul Wolfowitz is turning the World Bank into The Office. As we've learned in the last week, he's the kind of boss who makes it impossible for any work to get done. And while that can be painfully funny to watch on television, it's a tragedy at the World Bank -- the top global institution charge with fighting poverty. Avaaz.org -- Avaaz means "voice" in a number of Asian and Middle Eastern languages -- works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decisions. Our members want Wolfowitz out; 40,000 of them, from 189 countries, have signed our "fire Wolfowitz" petition. And now Avaaz and Phil de Vellis, whose expertise in new media and people-powered content are a perfect match for Avaaz's mission, have launched "The Bank" to drive the point home.

From Hillary / “1984” Apple Creator: Wolfowitz / “The Office” Web Video

Philip de Vellis — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:14:44 +0000

The creator of the sensational online video mash-up of Hillary Clinton and the “1984” Apple commercial just released his next video mash-up, parodying World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz as the supposed boss of the hit show “The Office.” Phil DeVellis produced the video for the global online activist network Avaaz.org as part of a global campaign calling on the World Bank to fire Mr. Wolfowitz.

Vote Different/1984 Creator Phil de Vellis, aka ParkRidge47

Philip de Vellis — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:54:20 +0000

Why I made the "Vote Different" Ad

Philip de Vellis — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:52:33 +0000

I Made the "Vote Different" Ad

Philip de Vellis — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 21:22:01 +0000

I made the "Vote Different" ad because I wanted to express my feelings about the Democratic primary, and because I wanted to show that an individual citizen can affect the process. There are thousands of other people who could have made this ad, and I guarantee that more ads like it--by people of all political persuasions--will follow.