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I’m planning on doing a thorough review of the major online video sites, but here’s my first attempt at creating the perfect online video site: It would have the traffic and community of YouTube. It would have Revver’s advertising-sharing model It would have Metacafe’s ability to sift the best content It would have that cute…
Dr. Slasher’s Acting Reel
Don’t ask. Just watch Dr. Slasher’s acting reel. It’s really quite difficult to explain but strangely compelling.
How to Watch YouTube Video With Friends Using Google Plus
You can now use Google plus to watch a YouTube video live with friends who are remote. Thanks to SFGate and Business Insider for pointing out this new feature. Now you and up to 9 viewers can watch a YouTube video spontaneously, and see each other via webcam. Hopefully Google Plus will boost that number, and allow…
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Annoying Orange on a Budget
I was searching recently for the cost of making a reality show. It seems per episode, the cost can range from $100,000 to a million dollars. Then I wondered if that model needs some desperate “belt tightening.” Heck even Annoying Orange can be created for less than $100,000. In the satire I did with my…
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Too near the truth. We just had a similar experience with these splendid people! And we wonder why America is a nation of pill poppers and alkies!
Angie McCartney