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 know that it fooled enough people that he felt like he needed a disclaimer on the description.
This is fantastic… a couple guys find Osama Bin Laden using Google Earth. Great acting too… the guys are apparently part of an improv troupe in NYC- ChocolateCakeCity.com.
NoMansBlog does a nice analysis of the most watched YouTube videos. So what’s viral? Here are some highlights: 58 user-generated content 31 music videos 4 commercials 13 home videos 13 talent/skill videos
Oh it’s so rare when someone writes an intelligent article about online video (aka viral) marketing. And it’s pretty funny when you’ve never heard of the author but she happens to work for the digital agency you employ in your day job. Anyway, here’s “Strategies for Making Video Ads Go Viral,” by Christine Beardsell (Digitas)…
Thanks Jan for sending over this article titles, “Do You Know Why Nobody Is Clicking Your Ads.” http://www.mequoda.com/articles/web-advertising/do-you-know-why-users-arent-clicking-on-your-ads It’s true that ad units generally decrease on interaction rates as people get used to them. The article cites a .09 percent click thru rate, but I’d say that’s being quite generous. It’s also worth noting that…
This is what happens when young entrepreurs don’t listen to their parents — the public relations experts. It’s a video announcement by Chad Hurley and the other kid about how they sold YouTube to Google. Memo to Google- find them a spokeperson and keep ’em behind the camera.
hot off the press… A YouTube for All of Us As a community, we have come to count on each other to be entertained, challenged, and moved by what we watch and share on YouTube. We’ve been thinking a lot lately about how to make the collective YouTube experience even better, particularly on our most…