Ziddio is running amateur video contests where the payoff is cash and appearing on televisions via “video on demand.” When you arrive to the Ziddio homepage you’ll get an auto-load (yuck) video of LonelyGirl35 talking about how you can now do more than “purge your inner creative demons.” Two contests running now. Jedi and “clean…
It’s 2006 meets 1975. A viral video (courtesy of ViralVideoChart.com) that has its own laugh track. Groan.
I am continually amazed by how my video titles and tags rank on Google. For almost all of my titles — especially the uniquely worded ones — I appear on the first page. I’m number one for the word “Healies.” I’m all over the first page for Mad Turkey. Too much competition for the word…
Okay, now I’m bummed out. Someone just pointed out that the ripped-off version of my Burger King Outsources Ordertaking got more than a quarter of a million views. Google isn’t running many ads on its videos so I know they didn’t make a mint on the content. But let’s do some “back of envelope” math….
I keep finding my videos making their way to Google in someone else’s name. Here are two people claiming my Burger King bit. It’s flattering, and it’s not like they’re making money on it. But I do wish they’d provide accurate credit in their descriptions. They’re trading on my worthless brand. The Google video folks…
Is there such thing as a viral video writer? In most cases, viral creators are both writing and shooting their own work. But as the business matures, it’s highly possible that — just like television and film — writers will write and video people will produce. How long before they collaborate, and how will they…
I may not make the best videos on the web, but I’ve got a psychic power emerging. I make a video spoof of something and it comes real. I’m the friggin’ “Harold and the Purple Crayon” of online videos. This has happened a few times… the most significant one was when I created Crackberry Blackberry…
Check out the shorts at Invisible Engine. It won The People’s Choice Award at the Vloggies according to Revver’s blog. Buncha Cunch is a spoof of a cereal ad, and features disturbing but humorous moments.
I can just hear the internal dialogue on this banner campaign… AOL VP of Marketing: Why are we still running ads on YouTube? AOL Media Buyer: Because you told me it might help in our negotiations to buy YouTube. AOL VP of Marketing: Well Google bought them, idiot. They’re our competition in case you’re not…
It’s a strange thing when you get a call from the president. Especially during dinner. Here’s “Bush Calls Me.”