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Top-10 “OMMA Video” Insights & Favorite Twitter Posts

Here at NYC’s OMMA Video conference with discussions about online video, monetization, engagement, advertisements, mobile video, and so on.. here are my top 10 insights, followed by my favorite Twitter posts.  Everyone seems to think advertising dollars should fund production. But if I’m a marketer, I’m not diggin’ that model. Shoot- I wanna sell product…

Facing My Biggest Fear: Improv Comedy

I’ve always been enchanted by great improvisational performers… from the classmates I used to videotape in college, “Rebels Without Applause” to Drew Cary’s “Who’s Line is It Anyway?” I will never forget watching improv live at Second City in Chicago, and even in Amsterdam. Improv comedy is the highest form, I believe, because it’s spontaneous and fluid. I adore…

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Mainstream Media Markets Via New Media and Vice Versa

Imagine a year ago if I told you that Fox Broadcasting would be promoting its debut television shows via online-video personalities (see press release) that were unknown before sites like YouTube. And that Hulu, a network site, would promote on the Superbowl. I’m the “chief strategical officer” for Hitviews, so I can’t cover this objectively….