Well the title is a little misleading. This is a Revver collection of my top 20 prank videos. Last week I was contacted by a casting agent for a new television show that features pranksters. She found me via “Farting in Public” (which is almost at 4 million views on YouTube), and asked me to…
I debated heavily before posting this, because this blog is supposed to be a review of the fun world of viral video and marketing (not an advertisement for my services). That being said, I think some of you readers may be interested in how I work with sponsors. As you know, I advocate that brands…
A lot of interactive agencies are now pitching clients on the value of online video to promote products and services. But how many of them are brave enough to throw themself in the mix? At a recent “lunch and learn” for Atlanta-based “Spunlogic,” I spoke about online-video marketing to some major media and marketing companies….
I’m working on a post that summarizes some of the recent statistics related to online video, and I’m hoping YouTube will share some recent stats. I’m also hoping I can post some of the data I source via Hitwise in my day job (with permission). In the meantime, I found this Profy post titled “ComScore…
Every few days someone asks me what video camera to buy. Unless I happen to be “in the market” I don’t track closely. But I do trust Consumer Reports, and just received an issue ranking the top camcorders. Note: My guide to buying a video camera can be found here. What Format: Mini DV, DVD,…
Nearly 9 months ago I begged for an alternative to uploading my videos manually to multiple websites. But shame on me. I’ve been uploading to dozens of sites for nearly two years, and we’re talking about nearly 500 videos. So that translates to several thousand times of doing the mundane “title it, describe it, tag…
News earlier this week suggested NBC pulled out of iTunes because it wanted to charge more per episode than iTunes felt comfortable. But NBC is now going with Amazon.com for the exact same price ($1.99 an episode) – source WSJ. So we can only conclude that NBC wanted a bigger cut of the action, got ticked at…
Revenue-sharing video site, Metacafe, has launched the first of a series called “Metacafe Unfiltered.” In this show, which I co-host with Angela Calman (MediaMogirl), we’ll meet some of the creators that have gained a following and earned money through Metacafe’s Producer Rewards program. The first episode was shot in LA and features SpacePainter — a…
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…
My “Blackberry Crackberry” is an “official honoree” for the 11th annual Webby Awards. There’s not much else to say about this. Just credentializing because I’m hopelessly insecure. Still, I posted today my favorite of my recent videos. It’s called “Chicken Prank.” Here’s the premise. A father forces his son to dress in a chicken suit and…