As regular readers know, two of my videos were placed on Break.com without my consent. To its credit, Break quickly fixed the attribution, and offered to pay me $400. The contract was fairly restrictive so I decided to forgo the money. Some of you were begging me to expose the event, but I decided to…
Many years ago, I said the word “Google” to my wife. I said, “remember that name because it’s going to be big.” I’m having the same feeling about Joost. I’ve been meaning to post on Joost since I read this article about the company in Wired magazine. The foudners created Kazaa and Skype, and announced…
Just discovered Mobijokes.tv. The site features very short jokes that are acted out and shot in cinema-quality form. Fantastic production, and some very funny bits. Be sure to sign up so you know when new ones hit. This is the kind of thing that will explode as we start wanting to consume videos via the…
I’m attending a Feb. 9 (Friday) “sneak peek” of a new broadband comedy-video channel at a cocktail party and concert at Radio City Music Hall. They are offering a limited number of invites for people in the media buying community. The concert will feature a top-grossing comedian in America, “Larry the CableGuy.” If you are…
Paul Sanchez — biker, video junkie, PR machine, blogger, and maddman — has started an 8-wishes “tag chain” thingy. He’s asked me and other bloggers to post our 8 wishes and pass along the task to others. Parenthetically, Paul’s first wish was granted, as he recently interviewed Kinkos founder Paul Orfalea. So let’s be clear…
Here’s a classic example of brilliant advertising creative executed horribly online. According to MediaPost: Priceline.com has changed the way it uses spokesman William Shatner in its ads; rather than playing himself, he has morphed into the character of chief negotiating officer. Here’s a memo to the Priceline folks: First, ingenious idea to have Shatner in…
ON THE LOT, executive-produced by Mark Burnett and Steven Spielberg, will give aspiring filmmakers from around the world the chance to earn a $1-million development deal at DreamWorks. Airing next spring on FOX, this unscripted series will feature a cast of 16 undiscovered filmmakers who will compete to win the support of the show’s viewers,…
Brightcove picked up nearly $60 million in investment money, including some from The New York Times Company. According to MediaPost’s “Online Media Daily,” the company intends to use the money to expand offerings to advertisers, grow internationally, and build out its consumer site, Brightcove.com. Brightcove, according to this insanely well written article, splits ad revenue 50/50…
News from Lulu.tv. Now Davideo may not be the only person using it! Dear Lulu TV user, A lot can happen in a year. We launched as a viral video co-op, where shareholders bought into the marketplace, and split the revenues. We then decided we could put even more cash into the pool by sharing…
Mike Posehn is a time-lapse photographer and creator of the GBTimeLapse software that helps turn digital photos into time-lapse videos. In his post on GraniteBaySoftware’s blog, he compares various video sites. His goals are similar to many of ours: 1) Good video quality, easy and fast uploading and an attractive and flexible video player. 2)…