NewTeeVee editor Craig Rubens interviewed me last night, and quickly turned around this thorough piece titled the “Dao of Nalts.” Everything you never wanted to know. I credit to him for understanding anything I was saying after 4 vodka tonics. 🙂
I was passed over for YouTube’s ad-sharing “partner” program, so it’s time for more product placement videos. For $1K-$5K, Nalts will make a custom video that will appear on his popular YouTube channel and other online video sites. For details, see this video where Nalts “the video creator” debates Kevin Nalts the marketer. How does…
This is a nice blog Squidoo post about changing the “poster frame” of a YouTube video. I call them thumbnails, but poster frame works. The Cro used my video to show how you can see the thumbnails on a video, and generate a higher resolution one by changing some digits in the URL. Recently YouTube…
AOL Uncut (AOL’s site for amateur videos) appears to be guilty of technical problems or fraudielent video-view counts. Content creators are recalling that months ago their videos were getting anywhere from 5-15,000 views regularly. Then some weeks ago the view counts were all “reset.” Now most of my videos are getting just dozens of views…
The LA Times wrote today about product placement in online videos — a subject dear to my heart. In fact just last week I collaborated to spoof whole concept (stay tuned in about a week for the video). Back last summer — before I had much of an audience on YouTube — I made a…
In this amazing Davideo clip, we see him narrowly avert getting run over by a car. It’s one of Davideo’s three entries to the Lucozade Energy “Lost Your Edge” contest. You’ll need to register to vote, but it’s instant (no e-mail confirmation). Another good reason for a brand to not host its own contest site….
Nice article by Catherine Holahan about YouTube and other sites that share revenue with creators. Christine (HappySlip) is mentioned in the lead.
Have you been watching iChannel on YouTube and wondering who Mitch Morely might be? It is i.
Recent discovery on YouTube… SkippyShorts, an online series of puppet short videos starring Skippy, the fast-talking wisecracking puppet. Skippy reviews pop-culture, fairy tales, movies, and other videos. Skippy also has an “Ask Skippy” feature, where Skippy answers emails from fans in video form. Coming soon… Skippy Mega Battles, and Skippy film spoofs. Skippy also has…
Video contests continue to roll out, often ignoring some of the basics for attracting good entries. Some examples from the past few days… Mount Olive Pickle Company is seeking 30 to 60-second videos describing why Mt. Olive “is the perfect pickle.” Plan N Trade Franchise, Inc., is hosting a “National Guitar Hero II video contest.”…