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YouTube Prankster, Edbassmaster, Debuts Television Show
YouTube comedian and prankster, Ed Bassmaster, is debuting his new TV show on CMT this week.
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What GOVA’s Gavone Means to Online Video and the New Networks
There’s a new Global Online Video Association led by Paul Kontonis. What does it means to YouTube and the networks like Collective, Maker, Machinima, Fullscreen and others?
Want to Reach Minorities: YouTube Stars Have Audiences
“Who Are Today’s YouTube Stars?” is a recent story title from The Washington Post. Hayley Tsukayama also wrote a Post article about minorities reaching more individuals than popular television shows: …Almost most each of (Kevin Wu’s comedy) shows command at least 2 million views — rivaling the nightly TV audiences of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert….
YouTube Founders May Provide Custom Magazines
YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steven Chen may be hoping to do for digital magazines what they did for online video. According to Fusible, the duo have launched Zeen, and you can reserve your username for this cryptic new offering that may allow users to create and share custom magazine currations. Zeen announced on April…
Your Viral Video Shouldn’t Be a Commercial (Celebrity Apprentice Lesson)
Perhaps you watched Celebrity Apprentice last night, where the b-listers teamed up to create a “viral” video for O-Cedar’s ProMist Spray Mop. Note that I put “viral” in quotes since it’s not a viral video unless it goes viral. For that matter, let’s call it what it is: try-ral. It’s trying. It may go viral,…
YouTube for Entrepreneurs & Small Business
Entrepreneurs and small businesses sometimes struggle with YouTube and online-video marketing. So I teamed with ReelSEO to write a guide called “Online Video 101: Small Business.” It’s free, and you won’t get a pesky sales call if you register and download it. Sorry the blog’s gone a bit grey lately, but I’ve been busy posting…
I Make a Video Everytime You Poop
Years ago, when I was on a YouTube tear, I was posting daily videos. Most people discouraged this behavior, arguing that I should focus on quality not quantity. While both are important, I’ve let frequency suffer in pursuit of the elusive “good” video that people would share and view. After Trippy’s wedding I decided to…
YouTube Changes: Gremlin Enters Pupil Stage
YouTube Changes: Phases, Winners, Losers & Gremlins While preparing for an article for ReelSEO, I happened to be watching Gremlins (1984). I couldn’t help but see the parallels between YouTube changes and the cute and fuzzy Mogwai’s mutating into the entertaining but deadly Gremlins (pictured here). We’re about to see YouTube go “pro” in an…
Invitation to Earn Revenue From Your YouTube Videos?
Did you get an e-mail lately with the subject, “Invitation to earn revenue from your YouTube videos”? What’s it mean? You’ve been invited to “monetize” your videos. Since my sister hates that word, let’s put it this way. You’ll share in the income that YouTube makes from advertisers. This will amount to maybe $1 per…
How To Get Views on YouTube (via Kindle)
So you want to know how to get views on YouTube. You want to grow a vibrant YouTube channel, go viral, and become the next Ray William Johnson. Do you cheat, or choose a more proven way? No Kindle lovers… you could read a great American classic on that sun-enabled iPad you call a Kindle….