During the holidays a bunch of video bloggers (the kids call us vloggers) got together in Philadelphia. Micki Krimmel, the Revver’s V-Pixie, captured some of it and made a talkie. See it on Mickipedia. She did a lot of editing because I’m pretty sure she had about 30 minutes of b-roll of the raw meat…
As the “auteur of the awful,” who has also marketed vaccines, I believe I have a unique ability to instruct you on how to vaccinate the world from your viral video. Follow these 10 tips and I can almost guarantee you a non-viral video. Make it long. Say 5-10 minutes. Videotape yourself describing your day….
I was profiled in this important video about viral video. I’m so glad Nalts had an opportunity to share the meaning behind my viral video work. So often I get the questions: Is viral video be taught or is it an innate skill? What makes you an undiscovered legend? What is the greatest of all…
I’m really getting excited about online-video “serialized storytelling,” but still experimenting with the content and delivery mechanism. By this I mean fewer one-hit wonders like Blackberry Crackberry, and more narratives in 1-3 minute “chunks.” The goal is to keep people in suspense and coming back. Of course it doesn’t happen easily unless you have loyal…
I pulled out my crystal ball this morning, and I’m predicting the most significant online-video highlights of 2007. I’ll be citing these selectively at the end of 2007 (only those in which I was right). Okay I didn’t use a crystal ball. This video tells a better story about the process I used to arrive…
You’ve all seen the Dove viral video that shows a homely girl being transformed into a model. Now watch the spoof video, as Nalts gets transformed from a balding, fat video guy into vlogger celebrity, ZeFrank. I did ask ZeFrank if he’d humor me with a high resolution version of his face to do this….
Here’s my new holiday song. I think it’s going to be a life-long classic. The 12 Days of Web 2.0 Christmas. Feel free to sing along. I’ve provided the lyrics. I spared you from the full, repetitive version. 12 blogger pingbacks 11 YouTube subscribers 10 Digged articles 9 Blog comments 8 Metacafe dollars 7 Stickam…
Interesting article from PBS MediaShift about the nuances of the YouTube homepage. As many have discovered, an editor’s pick on YouTube is a career-changing moment. Take Mark Day with his Smiley Intervention. He’s transformed from a local California comedian to an “web-lebrity.” I have nightmares about his bald face against a yellow wall. This MediaShift piece also clarifies…
I used to play a game with my kids. I’d tell them a bedtime story and stop. They’d have to finish the sentence. Then we’d take it in the direction they wanted. That’s the spirit behind The GooTubeConspiracy. The storyline is dictated by the viewers. Toss a good comment or video response and you’ll see…
The GooTube Conspiracy is becoming interactive. If you’re new to this, here’s the story. Steven Chen and Chad Hurley kidnapped me for reasons I can’t explain. My theory is that I did some anti-YouTube rants back in the 1970s and someone told them. Now I’ve been “on the run” from them. On the advice of…