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Online Video Sites and Monetization Status

ByNalts

TubeMogul’s blog did a nice summary of the online-video sites it feeds, and provides user feedback about the site and monetization status (whether you can make money on the sites). You can also read the “Zagat’s”-like report as a PDF. Thanks to Mark from TubeMogul for bringing this to our attention.

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How to Become a Web Legend (aka pseudo-faux celebrity)

ByNalts

WSJ writer Lee Gomes talked to some of the web legends about how to become famous. Here’s his article, which includes quotes from Numa Numa, EepyBird, Chocolate Rain. If you can think of an online cliche, a one-hit wonder, a 16th minute of fame…. then he interviewed ’em. “To be sure, being the latest, greatest…

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YouTube Community Receives “Foundation Award” from IRTS

ByNalts

The YouTube Community received a “Foundation Award” from the International Radio and Television Society Foundation. This is a prestigious award that has been given to such accomplished broadcasters as David Letterman, Donald Trump and Katie Couric (who attended the Nov. 16 awards breakfast in NYC to present an award to CBS Correspondent Kimberly Dozier). I’m…

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Save Old Media: Katie Couric

ByNalts

I caught some video of Katie Couric at the Nov. 16 Foundation Awards held by the International Radio and Television Society Foundation, Inc. YouTube’s community received a 2007 Foundation Award — putting it in a league with David Letterman, Donald Trump and Dick Clark. More on that tomorrow. Katie presented a Foundation Award to Kimberly…

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Live Help on YouTube: Customer Support and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

ByNalts

YouTube is now offering live technical support via NALTS: North American Live Tube Support. It’s a volunteer-based system where you can get help with common YouTube problems such as file upload requirements, registration problems, account suspension problems, and other frequently asked YouTube questions. To demo the live support feature, see Help: Live YouTube Technical Support….

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The Advertising Agency’s Five Stages of “Online Video” Grief

ByNalts

Remember how major advertising agencies handled the Internet? Let’s recap their 5 stages of grief: Denial: The web is not a big deal. It’s a fad. Let the little Internet agencies form. We’re not losing much in fees. Anger: Who’s coming to our monthly all agency day? The Internet agency? First the Public Relations agency,…