It's never a good sign when the most interesting thing about a viral video is how they spent their money. "Possum Death Spree 2" isn't so much a sequel to the first as a do-over with a slightly brighter color palette: scientist warns of melting permafrost, killer possums unleashed, lots of blood, some tame T&A, the end. Oh, and also, the production is carbon-neutral, which means that one startup bribed another startup so they could get a pretty little badge.

Ho hum. The outside-of-Tahoe location looks pretty, at least. And WTF is up with Atom's videoplayer not letting you fast-forward? Those four minutes of stewing just gave us extra time to think up unpleasant things to write. Oh, speaking of:

Depressingly, this is yet another reminder of the inevitable upcoming Web 2.0 bust -- instead of intruding on the Superbowl, this time the lavishly overproduced videos are attacking from within the very Internet. Oh sure, you can lock the doors and unplug the DSL, but the free-market forces can still chainsaw their way in, just like the last time. Again we find ourselves wondering: how long before the money-people (in this case, Viacom) realize just what they're paying for?