Today I went to New York City and convinced a gullible doorman that I was HappySlip‘s brother. I did get busted, but not before I was able to get some footage of her place, steal a stapler and sing a piece of her Mac Beautiful on her keyboard. Here’s her version of Mac Beautiful, but…
YouTube’s blog recently announced some new features, including the ability to leverage Google search to find YouTube videos. They also posted a page that shows what videos received the most video replies ever. I was pleased to see that my Bore Me (which has 126 responses) ranks in the top 20. There are a lot…
It’s funny watching videos and reading comments about the revenue-sharing YouTube is planning to launch. As this video demonstrates, it’s making people giddy. Most assume it would be on a per-video basis. Many fear it will be selective. And a few think it’s going to corrupt the system because people will be getting secret payouts….
Okay. I’ve been urging YouTube to share advertising revenue since before I started this blog a year ago. They finally decided to do so today. This was one of WillVideoforFood’s top 10 predictions for 2007. Needless to say, we’re very excited (see our video reaction). But why now? Top 7 theories. YouTube sensed the defection…
I pride myself on my modesty. That’s why I don’t mind telling you that my “Mall Pranks” is the #4 top rated comedy video of the day on YouTube (based on individual rankings). In this little video shot last night at the mall, I embarass myself by pretending to have really personal calls while talking…
Are those two beautiful words. Just soak in them. Viral Videologist. Bruce Haring of DIY Convention asked if I’d speak about YouTube success stories on Sunday, February 11 at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. Mark your calendars, folks. Free beer with admission. Anyway it turns out I was scheduled to be presenting 6 miles from there that same…
Paul Sanchez — biker, video junkie, PR machine, blogger, and maddman — has started an 8-wishes “tag chain” thingy. He’s asked me and other bloggers to post our 8 wishes and pass along the task to others. Parenthetically, Paul’s first wish was granted, as he recently interviewed Kinkos founder Paul Orfalea. So let’s be clear…
Here’s a classic example of brilliant advertising creative executed horribly online. According to MediaPost: Priceline.com has changed the way it uses spokesman William Shatner in its ads; rather than playing himself, he has morphed into the character of chief negotiating officer. Here’s a memo to the Priceline folks: First, ingenious idea to have Shatner in…
Mike Posehn is a time-lapse photographer and creator of the GBTimeLapse software that helps turn digital photos into time-lapse videos. In his post on GraniteBaySoftware’s blog, he compares various video sites. His goals are similar to many of ours: 1) Good video quality, easy and fast uploading and an attractive and flexible video player. 2)…
Wally (www.welcometowallyworld.com) has assembled an all-star cast for a new show called “Fizzer: RocketBoom on Crack.” He’s slotted spots for a lot of us (MarkDay, MarquisDeJolie and others), and apparently has secured a $1.5 million deal from YouTube. Details of how he splits that are unresolved. Check out this clever spoof. And be sure to…