There are some conferences coming up that are going to have sessions around video optimization and distribution. I will be speaking at SMX West in Santa Clara and plan on speaking at PubCon in Dallas and Search Engine Strategies in New York. You can network quite a bit here and then go to the bar to really talk nitty-gritty.

I can find at least three instances of those exact words being used before:

Tim Knight, June 28 2002 in a Google groups discussion
http://bit.ly/TimKnight2002

Amos, July 20 2006 on a political discussion thread
http://bit.ly/Amos2006

StalkerOfNalts, Jan. 12 2010 replying to @ZackScott
http://twitter.com/StalkerOfNalts/status/7675190821

The chronological proximity of your post to the latter would seem to suggest that your use of the term was not independently improvised, but perhaps you have evidence of your usage of the term prior to that instance.

*SoN returns to silent lurking mode.*
(Be aware: all discussion on this blog is carefully monitored.)

I think there are at least four types of tubers and some in-betweeners…

the phenomenon tuber
the variety tuber
the vlogers tuber
the misc tuber

Still, different things appeal to different people.

the ones who collect people and grow over time are the the variety and vlogers and sometimes, depending on the content and number of posting and always to a lesser degree, the misc.

the phenomenon is pretty much about timing.

the misc depends, they’ll have hits and misses, but growth is like the vloggers, really depends on the company they keep.

then there are variety vlogers which probably grow the fastest after the phenomenons. The one’s who make it are the most dedicated of tubers.

growth for pure variety depends on the chances you are willing to take and how often you post.

So I don’t think it’s a cut and dry situation, but bits and pieces of several old and new world spices.

mdj – did you really think you would attract buckstyle groupies? and why would you want them? your channel screams ‘stay away superficial non-thinking adolescents minded churlish-guttersnipes!’ (see, my word)

the people who like to watch other people’s lives watch the rich and famous – now if you were the Beverly Hillbillies you’d have one of the most popular channels on youtube – proof – the Osbournes and Sopranos.

People love to watch dysfunction, but only in comfort.
They want to think, if that poor uncouth slob can live so well there must be hope for me, and let’s face it, hope is what keeps a good number of people still roaming the planet – proof – Haiti.

You’re stuff especially, the family is too damn depressing for me and if I have to watch that I want to be paid like a New York Psychiatrist.

However, when you put the content in poetry, mystery, or irony with abstract or created imagery I’m fascinated and will watch, cause you’re not dishing me a pig freshly slaughter on the table yelling, “dinners ready, chow down!” you’re preparing it.

-also like the cute and a good catch –

thing is, I don’t really want to know your kit and kin that intimately and besides they’re just plain ol scary.

You have an eclectic audience, people you could sit down with, have a coffee or a beer, shoot the breeze, get to know a bit. Quality over quantity. Feeling pretty assured they aren’t stalking you or looking to ride your coat tails.

I’m not trying to be preachy, I know you know all this, just too tired to edit.