It’s the hottest new trends in video vlogging since ZeFrank jumped the shark. A video channel shared by multiple people, each of whom takes a certain day of the week. The possibilities are endless. Thought it’s probably an art form that has roots in the 1700s, this was mainstreamed by BrotherHood 2.0, where two brothers…
Two interesting articles about online-video “seeding” and viral marketing in general, and a few of my favorite quotes: Josh Warner, head of Feed Co., a video-seeding outfit in Los Angeles, describes in AdAge his efforts to promote Obama. Who I had a dream about last night, but probably because my wife told me three times…
I’d never heard of them until today, but here’s a YouTube channel called “Clip Critics.” (Thanks to ChristopherMast for the tip). I went on a wild binge, watching many of their videos this morning. In fact, I missed my morning nap as a result. But this first ClipCritics episode made it worthwhile. I still have…
Balding white marketer desperately wants to meet smart, strategic media buyer. If you’re one, please recognize you’re not the target of this rant. But the rest of you are just so friggin’ short sighted and clueless. There are some amazing online-video series that could be incredible opportunities for smart brands wanting to engage with early…
If it’s one thing that puzzles me — maybe even annoys me sometimes — it’s the proliferation of videos that are simply video screen captures of a video games with added dialogue or music. They’re hard to ignore, though, and often dominate YouTube’s “most watched” and “best rated” videos. But along comes this masterpiece and…
I found this quote interesting, as Liz Stowasky of the “Point Click and Go” show on Fox.com interviewed Michael Buckley (see video) from the WhatTheBuckShow. Stowasky asked Buckley about his plans for the future: “It’s so funny because whenever I do interviews they always seem disappointed when I kinda say I’m happy where I’m at….
Here’s a new YouTube channel called , where the Nalts kids join 6 other families for a rotating blog (in the tradition of FiveAwesomeGirls and FiveAwesomeGuys (fiveawesomekids was taken, and we had more families that wanted to participate). This is the debut video, which features: http://www.youtube.com/Nalts http://www.youtube.com/MuggleSam http://www.youtube.com/AmazingHolly http://www.youtube.com/Berzerkeley http://www.youtube.com/Russosa http://www.youtube.com/Maryann712 http://www.youtube.com/user/kayceprincess
So he was indeed an emu. And . He hasn’t exactly been a viral sensation, but the emu I caught on tape is back with its owner. And he’s currently the 6th top-rated comedy of the day on YouTube. Which is probably more publicity than he would have gotten had stayed home. To see video,…
The folks at Improv Everywhere have done it again. This one gave me goose bumps. A spontanious musical number has an entire food court baffled. When security arrives, things get even more interesting. I give you “Food Court Musical.” Seriously. Does anyone know these people? I’ve been trying to get into the secret mailing list…
Alright, the “Cheat sheet for marketers interested in online video” didn’t get a lot of views. And frankly I get more people consuming my content in an hour than read this damned blog in a day. So to hell with you. Here’s what you should do to get viral, stupid marketers and agencies. Spend an…