I’ve only recently discovered The YouTube Guide (YTGuide). Each episode is hosted by a YouTube person who identifies some of their favorite video posters. The channel was started by Jim (SuicidalPassion) and is currently edited by Vicky (LestyoubeJudged). YouTube Guide, says Vicky, is “owned by all and the intent to feature lesser known people on…
Click here to listen to NPR report by Laura Sydell about amateur video creators getting paid. It’s mostly about Google Video and the EepyBird fellas. What’s annoying is that Google Video is hailed as sharing with creators when EepyBird is the exception not the rule. In fact the rest of us will get nothing from Google unless we…
If you haven’t heard the name Brightcove in the past weeks you’d better check to see if your computer is plugged in. Given all of the buzz about Brightcove’s new offering, I spoke recently with Eric Elia, Brightcove’s VP of Content and Online Services. (Click his name to see one of the creepiest head shots ever)….
“Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” opening has been a wild success, and the movie remains #1 in America for a second week. But as Steve Garfield reports, not all of the film’s extras signed on with an understanding of the film’s comedic nature. Star and screenplay author Sacha Baron…
Yesterday I joined a small group of online video creators to speak with Revver via conference call. We shared some of our technical concerns, and Revver provided some updates about what’s ahead. As the market grows more competitive, Revver has become cautious about sharing specifics. But Micki (Director of Revver Community and editor of The…
I wrote this article for The Daily Reel about finding the right online video site — whether you’re after fame, fortune or friends. Contrary to popular belief, YouTube isn’t the definitive video-sharing site for everyone. Knowing what you want is the first step in figuring out where to share. When it comes to sharing videos…
Hitwise recently released a report of the market share of online video websites between February and December 2006. Hitwise gets its data on the traffic of about 15MM U.S. surfers via ISP data. We see a huge jump for MySpace in March (believe that’s when they dropped YouTube and got their own player?) and another…
If you’re already familiar with the Chicken Noodle Soup Dance craze, I apologize. I have a feeling this is well on its way to be the next Macarena or Electric Slide. Sure Chicken Noodle is not as group oriented as the old wedding-destroying dances. But it’s tearing across YouTube and being heavily searched on the…
The real test of a video site’s audience is what videos are featured or highly rated. This analysis by Steve Bryant of ReelPopBlog shows the top video of each site. Partially fueled by this research and partially from my own vast experience of getting lost in these sites, here is… Nalts‘ analysis on the “persona”…
Earlier this week I meant to sent my photo to Alexandra of TheDailyReel. Instead I accidentally sent it to Alex (the tatoo lady) at Revver. This is what I get for it. It’s a couple photos of Revver’s Micki (head of community) and Steven Starr (Revver’s mascot) appearing with my big head. I did speak…