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Don’t Buy YouTube: Bloggers Debate

Interesting article by ZDNet’s Digital Micro-Markets (DMM) that outlines the “top 5 reasons not to buy YouTube.” Here are DMM’s reasons, and WillVideoForFood (WVFF) responses. I wanted to post this on the comments section of the ZDNet blog, but it wasn’t working for me. Watch out- WillVideoforFood (WVFF) is actually standing up for YouTube on…

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What Happens When a Comedy Troupe Stumbles Into “Pokemon Day”?

This is great comedy shot just weeks ago. A comedy troupe, Olde English, was preparing to videotape a sketch, and they stumbled into “Pokemon Day” in NYC. There are so many different dimensions to this spontanious piece… a spoof on Hulk Hogan, bad Pokemon jokes, hot Pokemon chicks, a hysterical interview with a young Pokemon…

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Crackberry Blackberry Video Featured on ABC’s Good Morning America

Today I called into my cell phone messages and it was full. Turns out I had a whole sleuth of calls about the fact that the YouTube version of my Crackberry Blackberry video got a cameo on this report about Blackberry addiction. Here’s the link to the ABC report. I’m not just blogging about this…

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What Will YouTube Do When Paris Hilton Doesn’t Save Them?

TechCrunch’s Marshall Kirpatrick reports that YouTube tomorrow will unveil a number of branded commercial channels– including a Paris Hilton channel being featured on the homepage. This is a surprising and encouraging move from a video site that hasn’t shown any other interesting way to profit from its incredible appeal. Fox has paid an undisclosed sum…

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Top 10 Ways to Get Your Viral Video Seen

Ironic title because a video isn’t viral UNLESS it’s seen. But it got your attention, didn’t it? Here are some tips for ensuring your video is seen beyond 14 teenagers on YouTube. Just like search engines are in constant flux, so is online video. So this advice has a limited shelf life: Make it good….

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Video Winners of “The Office” Promotion

Here’s a page sporting the fine winners of the “Create Your Own Promotion” contest. NBC’s “The Office” gave amateurs 19 seconds to get your point across, and some very creative people made great use of that tight window. A few are obviously more than amateurs. Since NBC hasn’t itself figured out internet video viewing 101,…