In this very clever video we meet a woman personifying a consumer breaking up with her obnoxious husband, advertising. We catch this subtle analog because the actors’ shirts say “consumer” and “advertising.” It’s kinda like those editorial cartoons that assume you are clueless — so someone is illustrated holding a newspaper showing the headline the toon…
A classic video from ZackScott that gives us information about the American Presidents that you wouldn’t have learned in history class. Zack is one of my favorite online comedians. Watch for the subtle gestures and timing between facts. Is this hysterical, or is it just the Haldol in my meds? I need to stop buying from Nigerian pharmacies.
I was passed over for YouTube’s ad-sharing “partner” program, so it’s time for more product placement videos. For $1K-$5K, Nalts will make a custom video that will appear on his popular YouTube channel and other online video sites. For details, see this video where Nalts “the video creator” debates Kevin Nalts the marketer. How does…
AOL Uncut (AOL’s site for amateur videos) appears to be guilty of technical problems or fraudielent video-view counts. Content creators are recalling that months ago their videos were getting anywhere from 5-15,000 views regularly. Then some weeks ago the view counts were all “reset.” Now most of my videos are getting just dozens of views…
The LA Times wrote today about product placement in online videos — a subject dear to my heart. In fact just last week I collaborated to spoof whole concept (stay tuned in about a week for the video). Back last summer — before I had much of an audience on YouTube — I made a…
Nice article by Catherine Holahan about YouTube and other sites that share revenue with creators. Christine (HappySlip) is mentioned in the lead.
Recent discovery on YouTube… SkippyShorts, an online series of puppet short videos starring Skippy, the fast-talking wisecracking puppet. Skippy reviews pop-culture, fairy tales, movies, and other videos. Skippy also has an “Ask Skippy” feature, where Skippy answers emails from fans in video form. Coming soon… Skippy Mega Battles, and Skippy film spoofs. Skippy also has…
Video contests continue to roll out, often ignoring some of the basics for attracting good entries. Some examples from the past few days… Mount Olive Pickle Company is seeking 30 to 60-second videos describing why Mt. Olive “is the perfect pickle.” Plan N Trade Franchise, Inc., is hosting a “National Guitar Hero II video contest.”…
Spinal Tap is returning to raise awareness of “Live Earth,” a series of events that will occur on July 7, 2007. The events are focused on bringing attention to global warming. It’s amazing to watch this considering how many times we’ve all watched Spinal Tap. But I wish it was 5 3 minute videos instead…
A letter from Veoh: In the coming months, Veoh will be launching advertising and revenue sharing with Pro Publishers. We are building our own advertising technology to suit the needs of our publishers and audience, but in the meantime, we have decided to investigate external possibilities. Over the next week, we will run a trial…