HappySlip’s blog today has a nice roundup of the YouTube gathering in NYC, and includes a video from the WSJ Online. I’ve got the poor man’s version of WordPress so I can’t embed it, and there’s no direct URL link. The story’s angle is accurate: The event was like a surreal reunion. Strange but familiar….
I don’t often regret living on the East Coast, but here’s an event that sucks to miss. LonelyGirl14 Creator Greg Goodfried is speaking about the intersection of content and advertising. It’s part of a series called “Pier Screenings: Web video from the littel screen tot he big one.,” and it’s sponsored by NewTeeVee and Metacafe….
Here are some video highlights of the YouTube gathering in New York City on July 7, 2007. It’s the #2 highest rated comedy of the day on YouTube, which is surprising. I thought it would only appeal to the folks obsessed with YouTube’s community. I decided to go in costume for the beginning. SouthernTuber punked…
Revenue-sharing video site, Metacafe, has launched the first of a series called “Metacafe Unfiltered.” In this show, which I co-host with Angela Calman (MediaMogirl), we’ll meet some of the creators that have gained a following and earned money through Metacafe’s Producer Rewards program. The first episode was shot in LA and features SpacePainter — a…
Thanks to help from a friend at Coke, the Atlanta-based company will be turning out at the NYC Meetup with EepyBird (the duo made famous for their elaborate displays of Mentos & Coke fountains. They will showcase a geyser display at about 1:30 EST at Washington Park Square (near NYU). It’s part of a number…
This blog was originally established to serve the needs of marketers and video creators. But since the URL WillVideoForFood.com is on each of my videos, many of the visitors come looking for something entirely different. So I’m in the midst of creating a two-part website. One that allows Nalts viewers to see his stuff and…
Two sites that feature online-video contests: Vidopps (5 stars: kept current as of this writing- can sign up for e-mail alerts) Online-video Contests (4 stars: pretty but not as comprehensive- can sign up for e-mail alerts) YouTube contests (3 stars: not enough) XLNTads (too new to rate, and I’m biased since they sponsor me) About.com Desktop Video…
Television advertising is learning a “new trick” from online advertising, writes Greg Pulier from MediaPos’s Online Video Insider. Pulier obserbed that the recent Ad:Tech conference in San Francisco had just one panel was devoted to television Some of the most well-known cable operators and telephone companies have been modifying their networks in ways that could…
The Daily Reel is continuing its evolution from a rich news site to a community. The site began as a nice online magazine about the entertainment and video space, and has evolved into much more (as a disclaimer I’m an occasional volunteer contributor to the site). Users can now set up a “Reel” and begin…