Stupidest Article on Social Media Ever Written
I just wrote the stupidest article about social media. It’s stupid and proud, and if you don’t read it… “you don’t get it.”
Free Tools. No Ads. We Make It Up in Volume.
Daisy Whitney gave two examples of companies shifting from a free to paid model. I agree that “training the customers early to pay” is good advice, but I also like other model… give it away for free, then offer meaningful upsells. For instance, I’d probably pay for Tubemogul because it saves me the hassle of…
Online-Video Junkies on Twitter
The “who’s who” of online video… follow them on Twitter
How to Build Engaged Online Community (JD Lasica Gives it Away for Free).
Kudos to JD Lasica for sharing his intellectual capital. He’s offering handouts, tactics, and his presentation. When I was in the training field, Elliott Masie used to say, “give away knowledge, charge for consulting.”
YouTube And Hulu’s Search Results Weakened by Business Limitations
The two largest video-sharing sites (YouTube and Hulu) have business models that increasingly limit their ability to act as a complete video search engines. YouTube has been a Google-esque fast tool for finding video clips that are getting offline buzz, but copyright-law enforcement is weakening it (full examples below). And of course Hulu is meant…
Sylvania DV-120 Reviewed, Rated vs. FlipCam
I recently wrote about the Sylvania DV-128, which was $40 shipped. I called it the “poor man’s FlipCam.” Well unfortunately, you get what you pay for. See the footage compared to the FlipCam Mino… the Sylvania is grainy and the audio is overdone… I had to turn it down so it didn’t blast you. I…
Survey of the Unwashed Masses
At the request of Marquisdejolie (a fellow creator, loyal reader, member of the WVFF back row, and buyer of a new fridge for his mama), here is a survey of the unwashed masses. I’ve asked some critical questions and will report the results. Answer the survey questions. You’re anonymous. And one of the unwashed masses,…
Crowdsourcing a Creator’s Best Videos
I had trouble when putting together my “best of Nalts” DVD because it’s not easy to rank my videos on YouTube or other sites by rating. Also- the ratings aren’t necessarily fair. A popular video ALWAYS gets a lower rating than one that’s seen by a small group of my regular viewers. Superl8tive.com just invented…
What is Social Media? Um… Just Watch This and Shut Up
Hours ago I had someone tell me they didn’t know what social media was today. My brother-in-law told me his competitors are using Twitter, and looked at me like he’d just seen a pig fly. Then I stumble into this video. And I’m, like, yoooooo…. this is the stank baby. This is social media. Oh…
Video Persuasion Proved: Socialized Medicine Looks Brilliant!
I’ve spent the past dozen years or so working primarily in the pharmaceutical industry. So when I hear “government-run healthcare” or “socialized medicine,” here are some of my spontaneous thoughts: Medicare pinches profit and incentive out of system: the end of medical and pharmaceutical research & development. A visit to the doctor becomes like waiting in a…