What Ever Happened to CurrentTV
Remember the Al Gore channel, CurrentTV? It's still got a website, but I sure haven't heard much about it lately. Also check out Google Current…
Most Popular Viral Videos
Want a nice collection of popular viral videos? Check out this Wikipedia listing for Intenet Phenomenon and scroll down to "videos." A few you've seen (like one of the first viral videos ever: Bad Day), but maybe a few new ones. Not of all the items link to the actual videos, so you'll have to…
Is A 15-Second Ad Every 3 Clips Fair?
What's the tolerance for ads before online videos? I kinda like the Office Pirates model of one 15-second ad before every third video. Obviously we'd all like to watch our videos without ads, but then we'd have to pay for them or the companies would go the route of www.Chapter11TV.com. On the continuum, iFilm is…
Who’s Not Watching Online Videos?
This post's headline is from eMarketer, which did a story covering the Comscore Networks report about growth in online videos. Not a lot of new information, but some perty charts. And if you're lucky you might find an ad from a new Pointroll video banner.
Soup of the Day Video Series
As web videos and television videos lose their distinction, we're obviously going to see some online videos that are series. Here's the first I've uncovered. It's called "Soup of the Day" and highlights the life of Brandon Craig, a 28-year-old freelance photographer that is dating three attractive women. To understand the series, you need to…
We Like Our Dancing Videos: Napolean and Evolution of Dance
We like our dancing videos online. In the past 6 months more than 5 million people have watched Napolean Dynamite's Dance Scene on YouTube. That makes it one of the top 10 most watched videos on the web. But nothing tops "The Evolution of Dance" by Justin Laipply. In one month, he's been seen nearly…
Extra, Extra: The Top 10 Most Popular Video Sites!
At last Hitwise does a public ranking of the online video sites. I use Hitwise in my day job (the company track about 25 million Americans web habits by buying ISP data). However I can't release any of the rankings. Now it's public! Some highlights & observations: YouTube is obviously number one- with 42% market…
I Saw That Video on… Um… the Internet.com
I ask my dad what medicine he's taking, and he says "the one from CVS Drugstore." You ask millennials (people born after 1980) and 33% can't name the TV networks (according to a Bolt Survey covered by ClickZ). Such is the dilemma of being a middleman between a creator and a consumer. Nobody remembers you….
Signs You May Have Obsessive Video Dissorder (OVD)
If you're obsessed with making and viewing online videos, there's help available. Answer these 10 questions, and speak with your doctor if you answer "yes" to 5 or more of the following: 10. I regret any funny moment that passes which I failed to capture on video. 9. My significant-other or spouse sees my online video…
Google and AOL and Video Ads Online
Interesting news. Google will offer video ads through Adsense in a very "non-intrusive" way… meaning the visitor would have to select it before it loads (thank goodness). What I find most intriguing is that Google seems to offer this for its partners (any site that "syndicates" Google ads via Adsense to make money). But apparently…