Hitwise reported recently on the dramatic growth of online-video viewing in the UK. Time to start faking a Brittish accent in my vlogs.
The most interesting part of this, for me, is that YouTube’s total traffic is higher than the next 10 properties combined. And YouTube’s 69% share of the top 10 is followed by a paltry 5.6 percent share by the BBC. Can it last?
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”…
We are highly amused by thoughts from former Disney CEO (Michael Eisner) at the recent NATPE event (see TubeFilter for more). Eisner is now CEO of The Torante Company, and its digital studio is called Vuguru. Very web 2.0 branding. He speaks about traditional media’s “death march,” and says YouTube’s revenue share “draconian.” But he also…
My family and I have discovered a fantastic way to save an hour on Sunday. The Drive Thru Church. They’re not available in all states, but worth looking for. I wonder if they’ll ever combine these with the Brew Thru’s for “soups to nuts” service.
No, all social-media articles don’t have to suck. MediaPost’s Kelly Samardak takes us into a speakeasy during a social-media Mental Prohibition in this coverage of “Digital Cocktails: Keys to Social Media Success.” The piece, part business and human interest, chronicles the event — hosted at the NYC studios of ForYourImagination (where you can pass the social-media “dutchie on the…
There are loads of social media events, and many YouTube “community gatherings,” meetups and online video events. But the “South By Southwest” of online-video and YouTube is indisputably VidCon. Organized by Hank and John Green (vlogbrothers), the event in 2010 drew hundreds of community members, top “YouTube Stars,” and Nerdfighters (the active people who rally to reduce…
Watch the video Here’s my rant about YouTube’s business model. I’ll be setting up a tab above for the votes about when YouTube’s bubble will burst. This video was originally shared on blip.tv by nalts with a No license (All rights reserved) license.
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Since YouTube brought in the ‘who watches your videos’ map, I’ve realised that I have almost nobody from the UK watching my videos. Number 1 audience is the US, followed by Australia then Canada but after that… not much.
There’s obviously a huge niche there that I just have to plug into.
Hi Nalts,
I’m sorry I didn’t check this blog for awhile, I go in spurts of reading the ones on my list.
I hope that you are feeling better and doing okay now – after reading a few of your recent posts I am a bit worried about you. Know that there are so many people who love your videos, ideas, and person, even if they don’t read a blog and even though some people are really loud when they don’t like you. Your videos always brighten my day.
How do you see the map Rohan?
Anyone know why it’s so hard to upload to You Tube?
What’s going on?
nice numbers but youtube still isnt the #1 website on the net,yahoo is.Btw,any of u stiffs like rocknroll? click this link to see ledzeppelins “kashmir” performed live by Alterbridge:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPNnBisii1M just kidding,u guys arent stiffs,just uptight anal retentive corporate goons 😉
I Love Led Zepplin. I am also not a corporate goon. I am a teacher. At least, I try to be. Not always easy with the population I teach.
Due to nalts’ writer’s block last week, I now have comment block. Thanks buddy.
Nalts, an occasional reader from the UK here – expect British online video consumption to increase massively over the next few months and years. The BBC recently launched the iPlayer which allows Biritish residents fulla ccess to all the BBC’s programs from the last week.
It works really well and has a fantastic tagline of: ‘Making the unmissable, unmissable.”
Ryan