I’d like to take a moment to dispel the biggest myth of online video. Since a few “cross over” stars have been discovered on YouTube, people have begun to think that they can too. Folks, it’s like playing the lotto. You have the same chance winning whether you play or not. You won’t get discovered…
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….
CCC. That’s what I call ’em. Others say “consumer generated media,” but open-source ads are a subset of CGM. So here’s Yahoo’s collection of volunteer ads. The grand prize is… um… there’s isn’t a prize. But you’ll win the hearts of Yahoo. So go for it. Best of all, you can send yourself a reminder…
Here’s another ranking of top video sites (by LightReading.com). I’m reminded that it’s probably time for me to update my ranking of the top revenue-sharings sites. I admire LightReading’s thorough review, but I’m surprised that it overlooked the fundamental differences in business models between these sites. I suppose LightReading is an infrastructure site that is…
Like lemmings to the sea, everyone’s throttling YouTube with their stuff in hope of fame. Want a little secret? It’s hard as hell to breakout on YouTube. If you want quantity of views, you’re much better off in Google Video, Yahoo Video and some of the third-tier sites. Why? It’s the best kept viral…
Like TheDailyReel, YahooTV has a daily show called “The 9.” It’s not new but I have only just discovered recently. I want to make fun of it, but for some reason I can’t. I think I like it. I just bookmarked it on my Google homepage, which is my short-list of frequently visited sites. …
So here’s my way of helping people find online video sites when they can’t spell… oh, yeah, and for creating traffic for this highly profitable blog: Medacafe, Medicafe, meticafe, Metecafe is Metacafe YouTwo, YouToo, UTube, u-tube, YouToob is YouTube Rever, reffer, revur, revvur, river, rivver is Revver. Google Video is Google Video Yahoo Video is…
Calling all tech-savvy entrepreneurs. There’s an unmet need among us online-video nerds. We spend hour submitting to multiple sites, and it’s quite time consuming and tedious. When there were dozens of search engines, website owners had the same problem. A few free/paid tools emerged that promised they could submit your URL to a variety of…
The Yahoo Buzz index (what people are searching on Yahoo) features a very high rating for “Who Wants to Be a SuperHero?” This new show debuted last week and episode 2 appears on August 4 on SciFi. The winner of this six-week competition will walk away with their character immortalized in a new comic book…
The 9, a daily show available on Yahoo TV, identifies interesting sites or videos. Worth a look. The videos are a bit closer to “Entertainment Tonight” humor than “Jon Stewart,” but it’s still worth a glance. Maria Sansone, the host, is eye candy… but the commentary isn’t as biting as WebJunk‘s host, Patrice O’Neal (he…