Curious about how people’s Revver income was impacted by the 1.0 release. Up, down, flat? Mine is significantly lower than before the launch, but I also went through a period where I couldn’t figure out how to upload new videos. Plus I’ve gotten out of the habit of checking it regularly so I’m not certain this…
While Google/YouTube may change the dynamic of video search, it’s still hopelessly frustrating to find a video online. Wall Street Journal writer Jessica Vascellaro wrote a nice article on video search today. I liked it not just because it was the first time I’ve been mentioned in the Wall Street Journal. The article shows that companies have made significant efforts…
I resisted the temptation to read everything and organize my thoughts. Just woke up, poured coffee, scribled some notes, turned on the camera and ranted. Here’s the resulting “video rant” about yesterday’s news that Google is buying YouTube for $1.65 billion dollars. Here’s the same video posted on YouTube. Top 10 reasons this Google acquisition of…
I’ve decided to write a book on viral video — aimed primarily at marketers and advertisers since amateur videographers and film makers don’t have enough money to buy books. Naturally I haven’t written a book before, but I sometimes read them. So I figure I’m pretty qualified. The working title is: “The Profit (Prophet) of Viral…
In my unscientific study I have identified the best and worst site for getting videos viewed quickly. This is based on my own experiments as well as feedback from some of you that have found this to be true as well. Best site for getting views quickly: AOL Uncut (the consumer-generated portion of AOL). Example-…
This 6-minute video tutorial (“How to Make Your Own Online Video Site”) is designed to accompany the post from last week titled “The Idiot’s Guide to Making an Online Video Site.” It’s really quite easy- even if you have no technical skills like me. Check out www.CubeBreak.com to see an example of a site I created without…
Last week I wrote 8 tips for independent filmmakers to use the web to promote their work and earn money via the ad-revenue-sharing online video sites. The ideas came from some of the discussions I had with filmmakers when I spoke at the Independent Feature Project event in NYC. Here’s a great case study. Austin…
Check out the new www.CubeBreak.com. It’s using Revver’s new widgets, so I get: Easy way to customize the website with the videos I select from Revver. Free hosting/serving of videos Affiliate fee of 20% if someone clicks the ad. If they click ads on my videos I get the 20% and then 50% of what’s…
Last week I attended the Independent Feature Project (IFP)’s event in NYC, and was intrigued by some of the questions independent film makers were asking about online video. So here are some thoughts for aspiring film makers who are asking themselves the question, “how can I take advantage of the emerging online video space?” Ken…
Revver seems to be attracting a few weblebrities (a term I’ve just coined- feel free to use under creative commons). These include LoneyGirl15, ZeFrank, EepyBird, Ask a Ninja and Dogtoons. When I saw that MC Hammer and Weird Al was on Revver, I asked Revver if it would be pursuing additional 1980s stars like Dr. Ruth,…