Here’s the video clip of that UCLA student (Mostafa Tabatabainejad) that got zapped/tased a few times because he didn’t have an I.D. The interesting thing is the crowd watching this blatant abuse of power mostly hung out asking for I.D. numbers. For more details, check out this NBC11 report from San Fran. Mostafa Tabatabainejad. The…
A Revver.com ad took me to this octopus eating video that promotes the “Tell Me You Got That” video. It’s a bit long, but very funny (largely based on the guy who delivers the catch phrase with perfect tone). There don’t appear to be any other “Tell Me You Got That” videos on Revver or…
JibJab launched Weird Al’s latest video, “Do I Creep You Out.” It appears to be Weird Al (missing his trademark hair and mustache) stalking a Starbucks employee. Weird Al is back, folks. As you may recall reading here, Weird Al began uploading his own videos on Revver. The Revver folks thought it was someone violating…
Fliptrack, a privately held company in Mountain View, California, today launched a free online service for creating photo-music mash-ups. Users can upload photos and place them into a visual timeline. Even better, the application automatically synchronizes them to the beat or lyrics. Once complete, Fliptrack converts the creation into a flash-video for viewing as a…
Something terribly frightening occured to me this morning. I’ve always enjoyed taunting YouTube with prank calls, pizza deliveries and rants. I criticized the GooTube acquisition, and have generally visited YouTube like a parent chaperoning a high school dance. Most video creators start with a desire to entertain and are only now (1 year later) trying…
While Coke is back in the news with its contests, I thought it might be time to dust off this old video. It’s me calling Revver CEO Steven Starr. I play John Doig, an Australian ad agency executive representing Coke. As I look back at this I’m clear why he busted me. This is, quite…
Variety reports of a new “strategic alliance” between Metacafe and Steven Bochco, whose credits range from “L.A. Law” and “NYPD Blue” to last season’s “Commander in Chief.” Variety reports that this is “one of the first “old-guard” scripted TV producers to enter into a production alliance with a video-sharing service.” Under the deal, Bochco will…
Check out the “Current Buzz Film School” on Yahoo Current. Learn how to turn your video into a viral sensation by adding the right sounds and slow mo. Very clever piece. Remember. No “Dude Screams.”
If you’re worried that your information technology people are watching your online video habits, you may find relief in a recent MediaPost article by Wendy Davis. Universal McCann and KnowledgeStorm surveyed more than 5,300 business and IT professionals last month, asking them about online video, social networks and wikis. Nearly all respondents said they viewed…
It was a rhetorical question, but I hope preroll goes the way of pop-up ads soon. This Clickz reports that the industry consensus is that pre-rolls aren’t the solution. Kevin Newcomb reports from AdTech NYC: At present, many marketers are simply porting their TV ads online to run as pre-roll. They’re doing that not because…