JibJab 2011 Video is Out

[Update Oct 8, 2012: See comments around my video on this subject, and see Urgo’s response which reminds us that “amateur” is someone who isn’t paid… so that has almost always excluded many of us). “YouTube alienates amateur users by courting pros,” wrote the Chicago Tribune. The example is Ryan Douthit’s “Driving Sports TV” channel, which…

There’s a long-time debate about the merits of professionally produced content (TV commercials) and user-generated content (like product reviews or sponsored videos). A comScore report shows that the combination of the two are more effective as measured by lifts in “share of choice” — that’s a comScore metric to quantify the ability of an ad to influence…

Since the most-searched terms for this blog are around “how much do YouTube partners make,” I feel obligated to share these rare nuggets. YouTube has been quite silent about Partner income, but here are some nuggets reported in USAToday recently. Any ad revenue generated is shared, “with more than 50% going to the partner,” says…