I’ve made my career never winning a contest, but placing as a finalist in many. So I believe I can speak with some authority in saying that most contest sites suck. That can be for a number of reasons: the prizes aren’t right, the theme is too rescrictive, the site is easy to forget about,…
Well it looks like Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone has a new vehicle for choosing talent for his many television networks. YouTube today announced that it will hold the first YouTube Video Awards to recognize the best-user created videos of 2006. The awards will be handed out in seven categories: most creative, most inspirational, best series,…
Hundreds of YouTube users will converge upon New York City on July 7, 2007. YouTubers held several live events on the west coast, and I posted this video on February 23 to announce the 7/7/7 event. PodCasting 101, who helped coordinate registration at the west coast events, quickly assembled a number of passionate members of…
A note from WillVideoForFood Reader, PC: Tomorrow is ZeFrank‘s last day. Come on, I know you don’t like the guy, but you have to be a responsible journali… er… blogger and write something about it… You can quote me on that, Kev. Okay, Phil. Tomorrow is ZeFrank’s last day. There. I said it. I can’t…
Jerry Lewis used to be really big in France. That’s what I’m going for in Denmark. Is that near Sweden? Diese Woche hatte der Moon Autor Benny Blaschyk die einmalige Gelegenheit ein Interview mit einem sehr bekannten YouTube User namens Kevin Nalts aus New Jersey zu halten. I have no idea what that means. But…
Academy Award Winning Viral Creator, Davideo Designs, today released its latest creation called “Pandering for World Domination.” Davideo actually hasn’t won an Academy Award because the stuffy academy is still to friggin’ artistic for viral shorts. Maybe the Golden Globes? Oh they’re music, aren’t they? In any event, I can’t say I endorse or understand…
Courtesy of the incredibly unfunny Zack Scott, here’s a nice post on copyright do’s and don’ts from “Daily Blog Tips.” I am not too excited to hear that I could still be liable for copyright infringement even if I remove content. Ouch. Good thing I have a brother who’s an attorney.
Yesterday’s post about Viacom suing Google brought a couple dozen fantastic debate points. You can rest assured that Viacom’s public relations team is doing a “word of mouth” audit (using Buzzmetrics or another player) and that your quotes are being read by nervous spokespeople. I was amused by at Slashdot in which one individual suggested…
The Hollywood Reporter says former Disney Chairman Michael Eisner is launching an independent studio that will produce and distribute original content for the Web and digital platforms. Dubbed Vuguru, the studio will focus on story-driven projects designed to be consumed on multiple platforms. In January, Veoh Networks — the Internet television broadcasting system of which…
The folks at Room 403 Productions are seeking short (3 minutes or less) videos to be aired on primetime television. Named after a room in the Gloria Swanson Bldg on the Paramount’s lot, Room 403 Productions was founded by David Hurwitz and Paul Cockerill who met working on The Arsenio Hall Show. Hurwitz was Executive…