I’ve had many occasions to be struck by the power of virtual community, but never quite like this. I recently made a video titled “NAPPY” in which I asked fellow YouTubers to help me get into the YouTube Partners program (which allows select creators to share in the advertising revenue). The NAPPY video is now…
A team of young writers and producers lost their network show, and decided to create their own broadband content for a young online demographic. Black20 offers viral content from a small office in Brooklyn, New York. Says the website: “Our office is small, our desks don’t have drawers, and the heat craps out at least…
Autism Speaks, Five For Fighting, Revver and have teamed to create a very impressive campaign at WhatKindofWorldDoYouWant.com. Check out the video pictured here. Autism Speaks created a music video with the Five for Fighting song, “World,” which features images of autistic children and their families and educational messages. The band is generously donating $0.49 to…
Francis Stokes, creator of “God Inc.” posted this video to update us about pitching the show to networks. God Inc. is a series that portrays Heaven as a company. This clip contains a hysterical spoof of the perils of pitching television. I met and interviewed Francis when I was in LA, and he’s as cool…
It’s been a while since I’ve hit the #1 comedy of the day, but I’m there as I type (if you click that link tomorrow I’ll be gone). Here’s the actual video. This my meeting with the writers that help create my Nalts show.
Just when I was fatiguing trying to search through various custom applications needed to make more interesting videos, I stumbled into this post by Rocketboom. You’ll get answers to such questions as: Why does Rocketboom still use Quicktime? It’s friggin’ 2007. Get with Flash (long answer). How the hell do I open this stupid PC file…
NYC on “7.7.7” is shaping up to be the largest ever online-video meetup. I’m basing that on roughly 300 registrations on the horrendously ugly but informative www.youtubemeetup.com. And the YouTube gathering in San Fran attracted several hundred people with just 2 week’s notice. YouTubers will converge upon Washington Square Park from 11-8 p.m. on July 7,…
You’ve seen the videos showing how soda poured on raw pork evicts lots of tiny worms. Well in this double-blind, placebo-controlled “Raw Pork and Coke” experiment, we learn why it works for some but not others. Seems to get the worms out, you need to ensure that you have a) cheap pork, and b) real…
A bit off the subject of online video, but too good to ignore. My friend led a comedy troupe in college (and I got free admission and beer by videotaping). Now he’s in a cube, and has decided to blog some highlights of his loud neighbor’s phone conversations. The new blog is titled, appropriately, “A…
Got 5-10 minutes to fill out a brief survey so I know who’s watching and reading? Click here. I couldn’t customize the questions, so here’s what I’m most after (and maybe you can comment below). Are you a creator, advertiser, viewer, media, industry watcher, etc? (All that apply). What are you interested in most? Contests, creator…