The true sign of a viral video star is when viewers simply can’t wait for the next episode. I’ve been watching Jorg’s two clips (the original, the E Holywood Story, and the dance contest) over and over and over. I want more. Jorg’s creator is BrettNovak.com. His first video got more than 300K views on…
Here’s a YouTube video from Ken Goldstein in which he announces Google’s decision to provide video creators 5 cents worth of stock for every video viewed before the October sale of YouTube by Google. It takes the fun out of it to know it’s a hoax, but you may want to view it anyway. And…
By now you’ve seen Chad and Steve (YouTube’s co-founders) in this giddy video that I’m calling “I just can’t wait to be king.” We bring you now a hysterical parody that features overdubbed voices of Chad and Steve, who appear stoned and delirious.
While Google/YouTube may change the dynamic of video search, it’s still hopelessly frustrating to find a video online. Wall Street Journal writer Jessica Vascellaro wrote a nice article on video search today. I liked it not just because it was the first time I’ve been mentioned in the Wall Street Journal. The article shows that companies have made significant efforts…
Really funny video reacting to YouTube’s sale.
Can you believe this guy? He’s writing an article about 10 newsworthy events that aren’t related to Google/YouTube. Is it just me or does Steve look like Brad Pitt?
Final thought today on the YouTube purchase by Google. This morning I had the pleasure of listening to Grant McCracken speak about ethnology (see his blog for a definition). He cited an example to show the importance of well-conducted consumer research — the Quaker/Oats Snapple aquisition. BOOM- what a great anaology for today! Not only is…
Yesterday’s morning rant about Google/Yahoo seems to have touched on at least one point that is shared by smarter people than me. Google’s gobbling of YouTube was more defensive than offensive. Says Benjamin Schacterof UBS Investment Research in this Dow Jones article by Carmen Fleetwood (thanks Jim for sending). It’s classic blocking. Without inventory, advertisers…
Too late. I’m sure every possible YouTube and Google variation has been squatted.
I resisted the temptation to read everything and organize my thoughts. Just woke up, poured coffee, scribled some notes, turned on the camera and ranted. Here’s the resulting “video rant” about yesterday’s news that Google is buying YouTube for $1.65 billion dollars. Here’s the same video posted on YouTube. Top 10 reasons this Google acquisition of…