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How Google Ate YouTube

Jason Dowdell of “Marketing Shift,” writes this about Google vs. YouTube: For the moment YouTube appears to have an insurmountable lead in the user-generated video space. YouTube has the quirky, clever, and oddball content from thousands of individuals, while Google Video has Mr. Magoo and Charlie Rose. However, Google has several things — namely Google…

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Join the YouTube Bubble-Burst Pool… no cash required and t-shirt and fame await you

NOTE: Log your votes on the above tab “YouTube Bubble-Burst Pool.” We’re having a WillVideoForFood Pool on when YouTube’s bubble bursts. I’m saying 67 days. Here’s how the pool works. You guess the exact days between now and the bust, and submit that number as a comment. The bust will be defined by any of…

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Memo to Chad Hurley: Sell YouTube, You Moron

The New York Post ‘s Tim Arango reports that YouTube could go for a billion dollars. Chad Hurley, YouTube founder, could make $400 million in the transaction. These YouTube guys haven’t paid a bit of attention to my rants since I’ve been blogging about them for the past 6 months. But trust me in that…

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YouTube Uploader Gets Sued For Copyright Infringement

Sensational headline, and not yet true (that I’m aware). But it will be this summer. If you’re ripping off TV and uploading it, you can’t hide behind YouTube. Remember the Napster days when a few individuals got singled out and brought to court? We’ll soon see a few high-profile lawsuits against not YouTube but its…

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I Would Appreciate It if 90% of You Would Shut Up and Listen

This Guardian Unlimited Technology writes about the 1% Rule. As it turns out, if you get a group of 100 people online then one will create content, 10 will “interact” with it (commenting or offering improvements) and the other 89 will just view it. Writes Author Charles Arthur (say that 5 times fast): It’s a…

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The DailyReel Debuts to Save You the Hunt for Good Videos

A new entrant to the online video space… The Daily Reel bills itself as a “news magazine that covers online video, selects the best content, and offers critical analysis from the industry’s top journalists.” This one looks for real. Here’s the “about.” Contributors include Matthew Ross (Variety), Anthony Kaufman, (indieWire, Wall Street Journal Online), Marjorie…

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The Sweet 16 Online Video Sites

As an update on a recent report about popular online video sites, here are the latest site rankings of online video sites according to Alexa. Not all of the online video sites allow for uploading and sharing, so they’re not all packed with viral videos. * Refers to those that give you the ability to…