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Yes the Amtrak Chicago “Magic Piano” Video is FAKE
ByNalts
It’s a cute idea. A magic piano in a Chicago Amtrak station. As strangers walk by, a player-less piano starts changing its music to match the moment. The idea, well executed, would have made for a wonderful viral clip. Unfortunately the reactions were not those of innocent bystanders in a candid-camera style viral video. They’re…
Want to Reach Minorities: YouTube Stars Have Audiences
ByNalts
“Who Are Today’s YouTube Stars?” is a recent story title from The Washington Post. Hayley Tsukayama also wrote a Post article about minorities reaching more individuals than popular television shows: …Almost most each of (Kevin Wu’s comedy) shows command at least 2 million views — rivaling the nightly TV audiences of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert….
A Blog Post About Online Video & Biz… So Good I Should Plagiarize It
ByNalts
It’s been a very long time since I’ve discovered an article about online video that made me shout “Amen.” Courtesy of ReelSEO, here’s “Three Types of Online Video for Business.” I especially like this visual below (the chart not the head shot, mkay). It helps simplify the relationship between the location of a video and…
Sony Buys Grouper for $65 Million
ByNalts
SFGate reports: Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired online video-sharing site Grouper Networks Inc. for $65 million, giving the movie studio a foothold in the fast-growing world of user-generated video.Sony said Tuesday it does not immediately plan to sell its movies or TV shows on the Grouper.com site, although it may in the future. Media companies,…
Blog Statistics: Don’t Get Too Excited, Bloggers
ByNalts
For a while, my blog on online video was getting no more than a few dozen people a day. Then it grew to a few hundred, and eventually to 2-10,000 per day. When I moved it over to this location (hosted instead of using free WordPress) I noticed a radical drop in daily views. Then…
Quality of Embedded Video Players
ByNalts
Marquisdejolie (the Andy Warhol of online videos) has reviews the quality of most online video sites. Which ones turn your video into pixel sludge, and which ones keep it pretty? All the answers here, including examples.