This Blog Looks Pretty Bad Ass on the iPhone
I’m just saying. Also note the image thumbnails for each post, and truncated stories since you people seem to like abbreviated content like a frat boys.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Funny Conference
So I’m sitting at Starbucks at 3, and I’ll be on stage in about 33 minutes. My presentation looks perhaps like a hotdog long before it takes that edible, if somewhat phallic, shape. Despite my morning’s panic attack, missing a flight and driving the 7 hours to Boston, I manage to catch YouTube Hall-of-Famer Michael Buckley…
Meeting the New Yorker Cartoon Editor
Today I speak about YouTube at the International Society for Humor Studies. If I don’t finish this post quickly I’m going to miss my flight from Newark to Boston. But I can’t tell you how incredibly excited I am to meet academics who study humor, and I’m perplexed this conference isn’t all over the news….
YouTube Money Statistics: Partner Ad Income in 2011
Since the most-searched terms for this blog are around “how much do YouTube partners make,” I feel obligated to share these rare nuggets. YouTube has been quite silent about Partner income, but here are some nuggets reported in USAToday recently. Any ad revenue generated is shared, “with more than 50% going to the partner,” says…
How To Behave at YouTube or Other Social-Media Gathering: Vidcon 2011
I really don’t care much for Dear-Abby-wanna-be advice, and I’m somewhat appalled by such concepts as “finishing school.” People should be themselves, but there are certain behaviors (like not sipping your soup from the bowl) that can be selectively adopted to improve the way one “fits in” certain social situations. This post is kinda a…
Are YouTube Creators Dependent? No and Yes.
On the anniversary of America’s Declaration of Independence from England, it’s a fitting time to ask a question about the relationship between YouTube “independent” stars and their country called YouTube. Are we an independent lot? Certainly… we create our own content without taxes or oppression. In fact we have just two “laws” that are, in…
Hulu’s New Owner: Google, Microsoft, Apple, Yahoo?
Lots of speculation in the news about Hulu’s new owner. The Hulu peeps (Disney, NBC) opted against an IPO (initial public offering), and have an investment banker looking for a buyer. Are we surprised that Hulu is for sale? Nope. In 2006 (give years ago) we posted that “Networks Pretend They Can Rival YouTube.” These…
Exclusive Snookie “Boob Grab” from Set of MTV’s “Jersey Shore” (July 2011)
So we’re visiting the shore yesterday. And I used to refer to the Jersey Shore as the beach covered with needles, based on a news story from years ago. But yesterday I couldn’t help mistake many girls at Point Pleasant, NJ, as “Snookie.” In fact I kept half-jokingly telling my wife I spotted Snookie, when…
YouTube Comedy Analysis: Thanks Will Reese
Friday I did a “call for crowdsource help” on the YouTube/Comedy research I’m presenting at next week’s ISHS presentation. A big thanks for your comments, and especially to Will Reese. Check out this graphic… Will’s categories (farce, dark, screwball, slapstick, parody, satire) were his own creation, and he found this interesting discover. Over shorter periods…
Crowdsourcing Data on Humor Via YouTube: Want to Help?
Per this video, I’m preparing for a presentation at the International Society of Humor Studies (yes there’s such a thing). I present on Tuesday (July 5) in Boston at the international meeting. If you’re near Boston University, please enroll and attend! This is a scholarly and professional organization dedicated to the advancement of humor research….