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Here’s a funny promo about Reeled In (The Daily Reel) that lives on Funny or Die.

I blog about online video, but there are a few other things I like about the Internets. Here are 10 ways to escape your mundane existence. I like reading Uncle Stevy (Stephen King) write about pop culture and film on EW.com (link isn’t working and I actually read it in print on the pooper). I’ve…

Direct-response television (TV ads that have a “call to action”) aren’t new. But I did have a chance to hear about best-practices on DR-TV and they struck me as awfully similar to some of the online-video entertainment best practices. Example: Immediate Appearance of Response Mechanism (start your video with a compelling clip) Response Mechanism Duration…

The Hollywood Reporter says former Disney Chairman Michael Eisner is launching an independent studio that will produce and distribute original content for the Web and digital platforms. Dubbed Vuguru, the studio will focus on story-driven projects designed to be consumed on multiple platforms. In January, Veoh Networks — the Internet television broadcasting system of which…