Dan Meth produced “Internet People,” an incredibly satisfying recap of some of the finest moments in online video. From Numa Numa to “Dick in a Box,” and all of the little moments in between. Misses a few highlights (like Pearl and Nalts) but it’s pretty comprehensive and entertaining. If you’ve come late to the online-video…
Most marketers and public relations agencies have “clipping services,” via which they receive copies of newspaper articles covering topics of interest. Say you’re marketing M&Ms. You probably want to know when the chocolate candy appears in the news. It occured to me that YouTube’s functionality can provide this service to you for free. Google Alerts…
(This is my video rant on this subject) Note to public relations professions everywhere. Don’t let your company turn into the poster child for copyright insanity. In one of the more tasteless moves yet, the company used an independent film maker’s video on its hopelessly unfunny Web Junk 2.0 show without permission. Then when the…
[youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=G3udbyC_ydQ] Here’s Jolene Sugarbaker (the “original net celebrity”) pitching my wife on my attening the Washington, D.C. “DCTube” gathering that’s taking place September 8, 2007. For details of the event, visit the DCTube account on YouTube. Or check out this video by “The Trailer Park Queen,” where she talks about events taking place at Floyd’s…
I bought a pack of letters yesterday and decided to make a t-shirt. But there weren’t enough of each letter to say much. So I invited YouTubers to help in a video that I planned to delete. I was only going to leave the video live for a few hours, but I fell asleep and…
[youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=O7eAg4F_nFY] Some people have expressed interest in the “making of” my videos. So this post will describe the “behind the scenes” of how I made this short video titled “Pranking the Garbage Man- Part 2.” You should watch the video first, since this reveals key plot elements. Its prequel to this was titled “Prank the…
In a significant first, YouTube has decided to let advertisers inject their messages inside the video frame for select content on its site (see ClickZ or MediaPost). For an interesting piece that projects revenues for YouTube, see this post by Silicon Valley Insider. For an example of the ad, see this Smosh video and watch…
I did a Google search for “hair loss” remedies and “gardening tips.” Seems the Mentos/soda combination is highly effective at both. Here’s my latest sponsored video for Mentos. Thanks, guys. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flk9Glq1LeU]
In today’s YouTube “highest rated comedy videos of the day,” my videos represent spots 5, 6 and 8. YouTube, as you probably know, represents the vast majority of online viewing. So does this mean I produced the funniest videos on the planet this weekend? Of course not. I have an advantage because I have a…
Bree is dead, but I think she’ll be back. LonelyGirl was killed last Friday, and here’s the LonelyGirl15 episode that brings ovaracting in online video to a high bar I can only hope to reach. The video is currently rating 3 out of 5 stars and keep in mind you can’t select one star). Sources: according to…