No I’m just kidding. Television isn’t dead yet (but I’ll let you know when it is). You didn’t waste money on that high definition set, and you advertising executives still have a little shelf life. But here’s a new tidbit of research that verifies that online-video consumption is eating into our television viewing time. Courtesy…
When I think about uploading a video to YouTube, I envision five audiences: The people I know in online video- fellow creators and members of the online-video community. Permanent record: is the video going to be a tattoo I might regret? Will it cause my kids or family any embarrassment that I haven’t already inflicted? The folks…
A “trip” down memory lane thanks to hours of YouTube searching and RetruJunk.com Electric Company Intro Zoom Then there’s HR Puffnstuff (see Drugachussets parody). Reading Rainbow (Rhett and Link do a great version of this) Land of the Lost intro Little House on the Prairie (Jo loved it, I hated it) The Muppet Show
Are you really, really bored? No- I mean SUPAH FREAKY bored? Okay then here’s a challenge. Make a montage out of these nearly 100 video replies to my “bore me” challenge (where more than a year ago I invited people to make 30-second videos that reach into their inner bore). I’ll feature your montage here…
My babysitter’s cat got featured on YouTube’s animal section. So doesn’t that mean babysitterofnalts has to name it Nalts? In similar news, I used her dog Rusty to fetch views too. People, desperate times call for desperate measures. I have cute pets and I’m not afraid to use them.
Speaking of the perpetual conflict between climbing the splintered ladder as a full-time salaried marketer versus plunging deep into the cool ocean of online video… here’s a note from a (successful) friend who suggests consulting full-time with brands in the online-video space. It’s one of those notes you don’t get every day. I think this is…
If someone ever asks you to define creativity, just play this video and save yourself a lot of words. It’s called Spaghetti Western by PEZ.
“People like to look at themselves,” JibJab co-creator Gregg Spiridellis told fans last night to explain the appeal of JibJab Sendables — one of just a few cash-makers for the company that spawned several of the most viral video animations ever. Gregg and his brother Evan said it the live show with fans was the “coolest interview”…
why people can not understanding preferred language of comments? i am cute non english speaking kitten? speak to me as I speaking to you. why youtube commenters not understand and respect my language? you watch my video and talk to me in comments. kindly send to your family for giving them warmth on there day.
My friend ran a digital media buying company and literally wrote a book on internet advertising. He told me three things I never forgot: The best color for a banner ad (from a direct response point of view) is “clear.” That is, whatever blends with the publisher site. It’s hard — if not impossible — to…