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Is Amateur Online-Video Under Siege by Hollywood and Madison Avenue?

ByNalts

“Viral videos are on their way out. You’re the Chia Pet of 2007.” That’s from an e-mail sent last night from my sister, who produces for a major television network on the west coast. There seems to be a great skepticism about amateur video’s endurance when the competitive Huns from Hollywood and Madison-Avenue Mongolians are…

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Do My Stuff Video

ByNalts

DoMyStuff recently contacted me about making a video to promote its site. The company provides a marketplace where anyone looking to outsource chores, errands, or projects can locate (and do business with) responsible and experienced local help. So the initial bit was that my wife would bust me abusing the service to outsource my “honey…

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I Made Trevor the Mentos Intern Bark

ByNalts

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnMJTJJVahs] In another online-video first, Mentos tears down the entire wall between its brand and its customers. And they bestow the dipomacy post to Trevor the intern. The Mentos Intern is available for live discussion, tasks and constant webcam. I’m biased as someone lucky enough to have them sponsoring my vids, but this is remarkable…

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Get Paid to Do Word-of-Mouth Marketing: CashtoBuzz.com

ByNalts

A new startup is paying college kids to simply mention product names to strangers. It’s part of a new viral-marketing wave that capitalizes on the trust of peer-to-peer “buzz marketing. Here’s a video that explains how the system works, and be sure to visit www.CashtoBuzz.com to see some top-notch clients. [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=e9KtYoUoImk]

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Changing Advertising Forever?

ByNalts

A new site for amateurs looking to create commercials, and it sounds similar to Xlntads, which recently launched. ChangeAdvertisingForever.com, which hasn’t officially launched yet, describes its process: Paying advertisers post “Requests for Brilliance” on our site, seeking YOUR creative talents in a variety of advertising media. Feeling inspired, YOU choose to respond. YOU create an…

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YouTube Partners Program Gets NAPPY

ByNalts

Enough being coy. I’ve waited to be invited into this YouTube partners program, and they’ve been quiet. So it was time to ask my viewers for some support in a new movement. Nalts Advocates for Partnership Placement on YouTube (NAPPY). Join the cause. My goal is to start deriving revenue from YouTube by July 7,…

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Advertise Free at Largest Ever Online-Video Meetup

ByNalts

NYC on “7.7.7”  is shaping up to be the largest ever online-video meetup. I’m basing that on roughly 300 registrations on the horrendously ugly but informative www.youtubemeetup.com.  And the YouTube gathering in San Fran attracted several hundred people with just 2 week’s notice. YouTubers will converge upon Washington Square Park from 11-8 p.m. on July 7,…