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Vlogger Has “Life Threatening” Experience… Gets Footage & Lives to Vlog About It

So at about 12:30 today I had an anaphylactic fit (which can be terminal if you don’t get epinephrine in time). Two years ago I had my first, and got to the hospital inside an hour– and was fine. This time we drove there inside 20 minutes and my breathing started to get restricted and…

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Ted Stevens Describes the Tubular Internet (the Rap)

Courtesy of Steve Garfield’s “Off on a Tangent,” and Joho the Blog… We give you the Ted Stevens Tube Rap: Click to here Ted Stevens Tube Rap (opens MP3). For more, visit CNet’s Political Blog (All Your Internet Are Belong to Ted Stephens). You have to love the fact that the person REGULATING the Internet…

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Virally Funny VW “Fast” Campaign

Jim Meskiman (comedian and voice of JibJab) sent the following e-mail out today. This campaign rivals the Sasquatch Link’s Beef Jerkey campaign It’s just plain refreshing to watch advertising that’s entertaining. And as our television habits shift and we take control of our advertising consumption, it’s the viral video pieces that will break into our…

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Painfully Funny: RocketBoom’s Replacement

Oh please watch this. I shot coffee from my nose this is do damned funny. You don’t have to know much about Rocketboom (who recently announced that Amanda Congdon has left the show). I have to admit to only learning about Rocketboom recently via ZeFrank’s videos. But I’ve seen enough of them to appreciate the…

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Making Money on Your Amateur Videos: Comparing Revenue-Sharing Websites

Now that we’re seeing several online video sites that share revenue with video creators, it’s time for a comparison grid! For now I’m starting with Revver vs. Panjea vs. Eefoof, since they’re the only prominent sites that share revenue. I’ve also included YouTube and Google Video since they’re popular and give us a comparative base on some non-revenue…

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The Personal Sacrifice of Making Videos (Hunting Series)

People often ask how I have time to make so many short videos. The truth is, it typically takes about 1-2 hours per edited minute of a video. This depends, of course, on how packaged a video is (and packaging doesn’t always equate with the “viralness” of the piece. This time includes conceiving, scripting, shooting,…