Magnify.net has launched a beta of the Magnify Ad Share Platform, according to the site’s owner Steve Rosenbaum. To read more about Magnify, click here. Here’s a demo Magnify site they made for me ages ago — it’s CubeBreak, but spelled CubeBrake.com.
Black Turtle Media is creating community of passionate, imaginative artists that have the creative skills to develop and produce commercial-grade advertising for major brand sponsors. Aspiring creative producers will be able to create and post their videos, generate buzz around their work, and get the chance to win money. They are looking for amateurs and…
In a significant first, YouTube has decided to let advertisers inject their messages inside the video frame for select content on its site (see ClickZ or MediaPost). For an interesting piece that projects revenues for YouTube, see this post by Silicon Valley Insider. For an example of the ad, see this Smosh video and watch…
Just when you thought there weren’t any topics left for a video contest, along comes Viddler‘s “Meal Today” contest. Deadline is August 31, and prizes are an 8GB iPhone or a Canon TX1 HD Digital Camcorder. After you upload on Viddler, you’ll need to tag the video “MealToday” and join the group. 10 minutes after…
I did a Google search for “hair loss” remedies and “gardening tips.” Seems the Mentos/soda combination is highly effective at both. Here’s my latest sponsored video for Mentos. Thanks, guys. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flk9Glq1LeU]
In today’s YouTube “highest rated comedy videos of the day,” my videos represent spots 5, 6 and 8. YouTube, as you probably know, represents the vast majority of online viewing. So does this mean I produced the funniest videos on the planet this weekend? Of course not. I have an advantage because I have a…
What’s your favorite consumer-generated advertisement? (See Joseph Jaffe’s dated but comprehensive iMediaConnection article to get a better understanding of what CGA is). A classic is when iPod lover and teacher George Masters creates his own online campaign for Apple iPod. HappySlip’s Mac Beautiful is one of my favorites, and it was seen more than a…
This collaboration video by YouTubers (in which I’m included) is a great example of the power of YouTube’s community. When Xgobobeanx was given the runaround by Mac, her frustration led to this video. As I said in my clip (which appears at the end of this clip), “Apple has an obligation to treat every customer…
Social experiment #28238. What happens when you get into a NYC taxi (like I did yesterday morning) and have a panic attack? The taxi driver was surprisingly receptive to me placing the camera on his dashboard and then screaming and whining as he took us to market research. I asked his permission, but didn’t tell…
MomoDelicious, a YouTuber, stole my hat off my head at the NYC 7.7.7 gathering. Now “HatofNalts” is traveling the globe, most recently on the head of popular Tuber SeanBedlam. While I deeply miss the hat I haven’t since replaced, I take great joy in knowing that I can explore the planet vicariously through it. To…