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Al Gore’s Best Invention Since the Internet: Money for Videos!

ByNalts

Al Gore has had an invention drought since he created the Internet’s tubes and pipes. But he’s back with Current TV. Current has been just out my peripheral vision until I saw its booth at the Independent Feature Project (IFP) event yesterday. Then Techcrunch today reported on Current’s partnership with Yahoo. If your video is…

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Rick Astley Makes Come Back With “Never Gonna Give You Up”

ByNalts

Warning: YouTube prank spoiler here. If you haven’t spent some time on YouTube’s homepage today, stop reading immediately. If you have been there, you might have noticed that each of the attractive thumbnails take you to the same video. Rick Astley’s supah cheesy “Never Gonna Give You Up.” You’ve been “rickrolled.” My hats off to…

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Doritos Video Contest

ByNalts

So there’s a galary of amateur videos (consumer-generated advertising) posted on Doritos’ UK website, including this classic Davideo hit. He’s the UK creator of the exploding Diet Pepsi Mentos girl, and one of my favorites in the use of abstract video animation (so be sure to rate it if “five sizzling chips” if you like…

Invitation to Earn Revenue From Your YouTube Videos?

ByNalts

Did you get an e-mail lately with the subject, “Invitation to earn revenue from your YouTube videos”? What’s it mean? You’ve been invited to “monetize” your videos. Since my sister hates that word, let’s put it this way. You’ll share in the income that YouTube makes from advertisers. This will amount to maybe $1 per…

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Another Ranking of Top 10 Video Sites

ByNalts

Here’s another ranking of top video sites (by LightReading.com). I’m reminded that it’s probably time for me to update my ranking of the top revenue-sharings sites. I admire LightReading’s thorough review, but I’m surprised that it overlooked the fundamental differences in business models between these sites. I suppose LightReading is an infrastructure site that is…

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SxePhil Return Lottery

ByNalts

Well, one of the most viewed and highest rated YouTube creators, SxePhil, announced 7 hours ago that he’s leaving YouTube. And the the video has already received thousands of comments and jetted right to the top of the “highest rated” videos du jour. What’s your guess on how long before he’s reengergized and back on?…