ZeFrank (ZeFrank show) has become part of my daily ritual. Addicting but the side effects are minimal. And he’s the Jon Stewart for a generation of ADHD video viewers… we want it quick, funny and ad-free.
In today’s edition, he pokes fun at YouTube for its new policy on ownership of content.
I’m just back from iMedia Connection’s Video Everywhere event in San Antonio, and a highlight was Paul Kontonis presenting a bunch of new web series. I’m not sure these are yet posted online, but this much I can say: online video production is beginning to resemble that of television. Matt Timothy (Vindico) had a visceral…
Well, one of the most viewed and highest rated YouTube creators, SxePhil, announced 7 hours ago that he’s leaving YouTube. And the the video has already received thousands of comments and jetted right to the top of the “highest rated” videos du jour. What’s your guess on how long before he’s reengergized and back on?…
PBS ceded to parents who complained that the Katie Perry & Elmo “Hot and Cold” parody showed a little more skin that kids should see. Was it a calculated media draw, or are parents just over reacting? After all, Elmo is nude. Here’s the clip, which PBS is permitting Katie to use. But don’t look…
It’s time for the first annual WillVideoforFood.com’s Top 10 Stupidest Moments of Online Video in 2007. This list is my first draft, so I invite and encourage moments I’ve no doubt missed. I haven’t kept a notepad besides my bed all year, and I try to suppress these moments. That said, I did review hundreds…
Here’s some historical highlights (2005-2013) of YouTube, and some stats on current 2013 activity — like 800 million monthly users. From the folks at ShortyMedia… Infographic Created by ShortyMedia A YouTube
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Digg this story please) Philadelphia, PA: Sept. 27, 2006: WillVideoforFood announces the tie winners of the “YouTube Bubble Burst” contest. More than 50 entries predicted dates between Octembuary 5, 2006 to 1 AD. Contest rules stipulated that YouTube’s bubble burst would be determined by the occurance any of the three following events:…
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Youtube fkin rules
http://www.cafepress.com/urbangrenade
Fkin classic, how clueless to you have to be to make that commment in todays day n’ age?
http://www.cafepress.com/urbangrenade
But Zefrank isn’t ad free and YouTube policy isn’t that new.
And BoingBoing has all the details on YouTube’s contract. A small but important line was left out of the initital story, “For clarity, you retain all of your ownership rights in your User Submissions.”
Update here:
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/07/20/more_on_youtubes_con.html
True ZeFrank has ads, but his clips run without them. Single ad frame isn’t too intrusive… maybe a few ads surrounding it. I guess I meant you don’t have to endure commercial breaks in the middle of his rapid fire.
Yeah- I got carried away with the YouTube policy stuff. I’m not even sure why the change was newsworthy. I think it’s understood that when you upload content you allow it to take a life beyond your control.
The thing to watch for in policy’s is a) exclusive, and b) perpetual.