Jim Meskiman (comedian and voice of JibJab) sent the following e-mail out today. This campaign rivals the Sasquatch Link’s Beef Jerkey campaign It’s just plain refreshing to watch advertising that’s entertaining. And as our television habits shift and we take control of our advertising consumption, it’s the viral video pieces that will break into our…
We’ve long heard stories about how interactive t.v. will allow us to “click the lamp on a Seinfeld episode and find out where to buy it.” But here’s the best example I’ve seen: Lord of the Rings. Click on anyone and read about them. You’ll need Quicktime. Thanks to Steve Garfield for finding that one.
Oh please watch this. I shot coffee from my nose this is do damned funny. You don’t have to know much about Rocketboom (who recently announced that Amanda Congdon has left the show). I have to admit to only learning about Rocketboom recently via ZeFrank’s videos. But I’ve seen enough of them to appreciate the…
From the LA Times courtesy of New Media Musings: A federal judge sentenced Kerry Gonzalez, a 24-year-old insurance underwriter, to six months of home confinement for posting a rough version of the movie “The Hulk” on the Internet two weeks before the film hit theaters in June. U.S. District Judge Gerard E. Lynch in New…
This is a private letter to Brad Hurley and Steven Chen. The YouTube founders don’t really respond to e-mails or prank calls, so I’ve decided to blog ’em a private letter. It has ideas that will save their company, so please don’t read this if you’re not them. Especially if you’re a competitor. Are the…
I’m really perplexed about why more online video sites aren’t sharing revenue with creators. Revver has been around for 6 months or more, even if it hasn’t officially launched yet. If you had asked me in February, I would have told you there would be several imitations and at least one popular site (YouTube, Yahoo,…
It’s not every day that I have a chance to videotape a zillionaire without him knowing. Here’s “Bill Gates Raw!” The idea was to see how many subtle Mac or Linux comments we could make before driving the Microsoft founder off the deep end.
Now that we’re seeing several online video sites that share revenue with video creators, it’s time for a comparison grid! For now I’m starting with Revver vs. Panjea vs. Eefoof, since they’re the only prominent sites that share revenue. I’ve also included YouTube and Google Video since they’re popular and give us a comparative base on some non-revenue…
People often ask how I have time to make so many short videos. The truth is, it typically takes about 1-2 hours per edited minute of a video. This depends, of course, on how packaged a video is (and packaging doesn’t always equate with the “viralness” of the piece. This time includes conceiving, scripting, shooting,…
So here are the details from YouTube on “The Office” promotion. I feel like I’ve blogged about this before, but it was probably one of my many posts that gets lost by WordPress when I select “Publish.” Here is the website about the contest. Now I love that NBC is finally playing nice with the…