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Showtime’s Babass Homeland Premiere
Hats off to Showtime, which not only secured a full takeover ad on YouTube to debut “Homeland,” but ran the first episode free on YouTube. No ads, no punitive actions ala Hulu if you fast forward or rewind. That’s just badass, and an amazing marketing strategy. GIVE AWAY your pilot, friends. And you get free…
How & Why Madison Avenue Is Killing YouTube (and what it can do)
Call it a subtle scent at this week’s Ad:Tech in NYC… Lots of discussion of online-video, even if not in proportion to online-video’s growing importance to the online-marketing mix. More interesting, however, is that most conversations didn’t use the two words: “you” and “tube.” People talked about contextual targeting, video-advertising networks, and even facial recognition….
Yet Another “Share Revenue” Video Site
The online video market is getting more crowded. Here’s another revenue-sharing model in the lines of Revver and Eefoof and Motion.tv. It’s called Flixya. I discovered it from some self-promotional comments posted on popular YouTube videos. Looks interesting, but the proof is in the pudding. I’ve asked Marquis to post his earnings to date on…
Convert Mac iSight Footage to YouTube
Did you know there’s a tool that allows you to easily convert iSight footage to a YouTube upload? It’s called Vidnik. And it’s one of a hanful of cool shareware video applications available for you Mac users (all 45 of you). Ostatic reveals “6 essential open source apps for Mac videographers.” Some are handy, like…
It’s Like a Star Trek Conference, But With YouTubers. And You Either Love Them or Don’t Care at All.
Did you know that people deeply embedded in the YouTube community have regular gatherings in person? The events fetch crowds — ranging from a dozen to several hundred, depending on the location, timing and marketing of the event. It helps when you have a popular YouTube video creator announcing the event and convincing other widely-viewed…
