Maybe the Dingo Lion Ate Your Baby

The nice thing about expecting nothing from a company is that you are, occasionally, pleasantly surprised. I expect Google/YouTube to suck at marketing. It’s not in the core DNA. But here’s yet another example of a small, but enlightened shift in the way it communicates with casual “users” and seeks to transform them to “Partner”…

Advertising Age reports that VideoEgg is planning to launch ads surrounding consumer-generated video (via Always On). Interestingly, the site will ask viewers for permission first and charge advertisers approximately $20-$30 cost per thousand (CPM). Read more and see a Google Video served video of Kevin Sladek, VideoEgg’s founder. His point is that bandwidth costs aren’t…

I finally got the confirmation from the NYC Parks peeps about the permit for Saturday’s online-video gathering (July 11, 2009 from 12-4:00). Seems the missing piece they needed was a (gasp) $200 check for cleanup. They don’t cash it unless we leave a mess. Please don’t leave a mess. Here’s a Google Map that shows…