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Two New Video Sites Pay for Content!

ByNalts

Revver has remained the prevailing platform by which people with video content can share their material (like YouTube) but also get paid based on the quantity of people that view it. The funds are generated through advertising dollars, and split 50/50 between Revver and the owner of the content. Now Revver has two new potential…

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First Interesting Article on Online Video (in a While)

ByNalts

I’m getting so tired of the hype articles, or the latest story about an instant viral video classic. Finally, here’s an interesting piece. Source: The Ultimate Middle East Business Resource. Go figure. On YouTube: “But this bandwidth is expensive. It’s estimated that bandwidth costs YouTube US$1 million per month. But the investment – YouTube has…

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When a Copyright Violater Gets Violated

ByNalts

I like scoring my videos with copyrighted songs, but I started to realize that it’s not sustainable. So now I’m carefull with copyright issus — using royalty free content or my own creations on GarageBand (Mac). I had a new awakening about copyright violation yesterday when speaking to a guy from Google Video. I realized…

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The Mad Search for the Most Popular Videos

ByNalts

I’ve noticed that my most popular posts are not my deepest thoughts about the future of online video, or about how amateurs can make money. Nope, if I want blogger popularity I simply write about what video is hot that week. Indulge me, dear readers, in an experiment. In this post I will write about…

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Microsoft Corrupts iPod’s Packaging (clever video)

ByNalts

“Microsoft iPod” explores the question, “what would happen if Microsoft redesigned the iPod’s packaging.” Very well done piece, apparently with someone who’s desperately tried to have a simple package design only to be piled on by corporate marketers. I discovered this video through “Google Video Highlights,” a site apparently run by a 15 year old…