Wowza. I thought I was on top of online video. I’m hanging my head in humility. Check out this post featuring a timeline of online video by Steve Bryant in his new blog, “ReelPopBlog.” Included is this dreamy graphic. Click to see it up close.
I’ve been studying online-video comments for a few months, and I’d like to share my unscientific but well-documented conclusions. Online-video commenters come in three segments: Angry cynics (66%) Supportive fans (23%) Self promoters (11%) For some of my videos it would take more time to read the comments than it did to shoot, edit and…
Dear regular WillVideoForFood readers: permit me to speak directly to the media in this post. Read this if you wish, but most of it’s not new to you. My friends in media. You’re under deadline. You want to do a story about online video. Your instincts tell you to package another human interest story about…
Those of us that upload videos frequently have certainly developed a preference based on speed, convenience and “instant gratification” (ability of a site to show video soon after uploading it). Let’s review the common online video sites based on how well they facilitate uploading/posting of videos: YouTube: Used to be faster. The past few weeks I seem…
I made $800 in a few days by simply showing the world my butt crack. Now I’ll share the secret on how you can make a decent coin for your amateur online videos (man that sounded like an infomercial introduction). Metacafe is paying $5 per 1,000 views. That’s not the best “return on view,” in…
I’d like to take a moment to dispel the biggest myth of online video. Since a few “cross over” stars have been discovered on YouTube, people have begun to think that they can too. Folks, it’s like playing the lotto. You have the same chance winning whether you play or not. You won’t get discovered…
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…
I constantly hear about the hours people spend on YouTube. I have a more efficient way of wasting time. I’ve been able to waste an hour each morning in less than 20 minutes by browsing Metacafe! The user interface is set up well so you can dive right to the most popular or most recent videos. The content is much better overall…