Kids today. “A bump in pay may not be the best way to retain young talent,” says the Tuscon Citizen. “A shiny trophy and a glowing memo might do the trick for the men and women who are coming up behind ‘Generation X.’” Buns and Chou Chou from RabbitBites were kind enough to have me…
“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…
As long-time readers of WillVideoForFood.com may recall, I’ve been procrastinating a book about online video for longer than a pregnancy. I’ve been trying to find a co-author that can keep the piece on track, but obviously can’t afford a spiffy ghost writer. In the meantime, it seems someone has beat me to the punch. CinemaTech…
Landlord Pearl now plays Lieutenant Pearl in the latest FunnyorDie video featuring Will Ferrell. It’s called “Good Cop, Baby Copy,” but it’s unfortunately her last video. FunnyorDie is a collaboration between Will Ferrell and Adam McKay (who directed Ferrell in “Anchorman,” and “Talladega Nights” and wrote for him for “Saturday Night Live”). Michael Kvamme, a partner at…
Here’s a new Q&A I did for iMedia Connection that addresses some of the issues surrounding consumer-generated advertising. Interview by Neil Perry of Xlntads.com (and former executive from McDonalds).
Sorry, Microsoft Windows Vista. You’ve created roadkill. So horrible we have to stare. I hereby nominate your ProductsofChampions.com into the WillVideoforFood Viral Video Hall of Shame. This “viral video” site — which features an annoying George-Bush style football coach — is wrong for so, so many reasons. I would pay money to hear the agency…
Poor Google and YouTube. PC Magazine, which we closet-nerds hide better than teenagers with Playboy, is now saying the two sites have lost their cool. They’ve “sold out.” Says this article about YouTube: “It was much more fun watching stupid videos online when A) it was counterculture and possibly even illegal (see “Lazy Sunday”); B)…
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…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXEgofH72Jg] Oh this is one of the favorites of any videos in which I’ve been. ChristopherMast is a musician, nurse, actor and comedian in LA and he kills in this. I can’t stop watching it. To get the reference you have to know about the original Mike Gravel “Rock” video. 1:55-2:05 is my favorite moment…
I’ve been avoiding this for a while, because it’s a bit cheesy even for a commercial bastard like me. But I’ve had some requests for Nalts gear, and coincidentally Gage Skidmore of Cosmic-Flight.com send me some artwork recently. So now you can buy Nalts stuff at the CafePress store… hats, t-shirts, shirts and other random…