Here’s a new Q&A I did for iMedia Connection that addresses some of the issues surrounding consumer-generated advertising. Interview by Neil Perry of Xlntads.com (and former executive from McDonalds).
In industry-shaking online video news yesterday, YouTube Art Director David Scheyd said it changed the “director logo.” The director logo is a symbol of great prestige on YouTube held only for the best of the worst. “We new it was time for significant changes at YouTube to change our flawed business model,” said Chad Hurley,…
Remember VH1’s Web Junk, which sometimes didn’t suck? Comedian Patrice Oneal, whose “I don’t give a shit” attitude was the most endearing part of the show, is now making online-video shorts with NYC Studio “For Your Imagination.” The DVD includes such favorites as “Cockfights,” “Last White Man Alive, “Dyke Punching” and “Child Labor.” For more…
Nestle teamed with Major League Baseball on this “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” contest (they’ve even got a blog). Nestle’s agency asked me to propose concepts to promote it, but selected Rhett and Link, who did this clever Goth promo. Now viewers will vote the winner, and I’ve got my favorite: Babe Ruth ulele…
Do you like like buttons? I do. Yeyyy likes. 1. Yes (click here to like on Facebook) 2. No (just sit there)
Leave it to the hyper talented Davideo Designs (see his website at www.davideodesign.co.uk) to create this magically delicious “YouTube Celebrity Dance-Off” competition. The poor guy solicited clips from YouTubers, and patienty waited. Finally he decided to go with special effects listed below. After SMPFilms decided to bust me in his recent video (which will probably…
Did you know kids under the age of two aren’t supposed to watch television? That’s according to a video from Keeping Kids Healthy, which sites the American Pediatric Association. Whoops- all of my kids were raised by Baby Einstein. The four most frightening words to me are “hello I’m Julie Clark,” because that meant the video…
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mmm, I could go for a delicious beverage.
and a new job, but not at McDonalds.
Gnomes? Where’s their attribution?
Hmmm. The GEICO ads make fun of amatuer videographers. Their “you could spend 15 minutes online better (by NOT going to YouTube–implied and illustrated–) might catch on.
Here’s a tip for getting those chalky tablets to go down easier:
Don’t chew them.