Even Local Politicians Use YouTube Ads

ByNalts

Well it’s no wonder YouTube advertising guru Rick Silvestrini is farting with delight. Even local politicians are using YouTube to advertise. Here’s one from a Philadelphia guy who wants to be president, mayor or governor or something.

Obviously someone on the campaign is savvy enough to target me by region and age… perhaps even income. However I doubt there’s a filter that allows you to target by whether someone cares about politics or not. Yawn.

So I applaud Onorato for his targeting sensibility. He couldn’t have known that I was politically ambivalent, and there are plenty of YouTubers who vote and care.

Similar Posts

The Art of Spam

ByNalts

Frequent commenter Jischinger has her own blog: “No Doubt About It- That Nut’s a Genius.” Deals with art, media, news, politics, science and technology. It’s on the blogroll list now. In a recent post, we see a collection of videos titled “The Art of Spam.” Who said we can’t get something out of those Nigerian…

| |

Crocodiles in Shame for Not Eating Steve Irwin When They Had Chance

ByNalts

Australian native and California-based Mark Day gives crocodiles the abuse they deserve for never having finished off Steve Irwin (the Croc Hunter that sadly died from a sting ray this week). Day’s short comedic bits are funny, tasteless and timely. This one ends especially well and you’ll appreciate it unless you’re PETA, still getting over…

| | | | | | | |

Southpark on Monetization of Digital Content

ByNalts

Kyle from Southpark puts it well in this 30-second clip from “Canada on Strike.” The clip’s called “The Promise of Future Revenue.” Thanks to Jan for finding it. Boy I’m sure glad that’s over with. Me too. Yeah, but you know I learned something today. We thought we could make money on the Internet. But…

| | | | | | | | | |

First-Ever Instructional & Entertaining DVD Series on Viral Video: Charles Trippy’s Weapon To Win “The Next Internet Millionaire”

ByNalts

Yaro Starak of “Entrepreneur’s Journey” feels otherwise, but I’m betting on CharlesTrippy as the winner of the first-ever internet reality show, “The Next Internet Millionaire.” For those who haven’t followed the show, we’ve seen 12 hopefuls eliminated “survivor” style over 12 web-only shows, and it’s down to two people. Charles Trippy, a college student and…

|

Ads Based on Past Searches & Web Visits: Creepy or Relevant?

ByNalts

Shuman Ghosemajumder, business product manager for trust and safety at Google, explains how searches and site visits can alter the ads you see (see video below). Folks, as a marketer and consumer, I love this. It’s less waste for the marketer and more relevant to the customer. Of course some find it creepy, but I…

One Comment

Comments are closed.