According to an In-Stat study, this online video craze may be more than a “pet rock” phenomenon.”The worldwide market for online content services is expected to expand by a factor of 10, growing from about 13 million households during 2005 to over 131 million households by 2010,” said the report. Read more in “Online Video Makret to Surge Tenfold by 2010” in MediaPost, or a ClickZ article “Online Video Growth To Continue.”
So here’s a real-time gold-standard case study of social-media monitoring and action in just hours. We’re at this 9Beaches resort in Bermuda (wifeofnalts found it via The Today Show and it’s far more casual and affordable than most places in Bermuda). I did a small video this morning on my responseofnalts channel, and was planning…
You’ve heard about online video, and you have a few extra large monitors (HDTV) that you aren’t using. Now you’re running out of excuses, because the Roku (which like AppleTV, Boxee, TiVo and other devices) will soon offer Angry Birds… right on your boob tube. To be sure Roku is right for you, check out…
Two of the funniest YouTube creators groove together. Brandon Hardesty (best known for “Strange Faces” and his movie impressions, but my favorite is “Extreme Toothbrushing“) and EdBassmaster (best known for “Dog Drives Car,” but my favorite is “I Like Dogs” and when he cracks up during his prank calls). It has some dance moves you…
In today’s YouTube “highest rated comedy videos of the day,” my videos represent spots 5, 6 and 8. YouTube, as you probably know, represents the vast majority of online viewing. So does this mean I produced the funniest videos on the planet this weekend? Of course not. I have an advantage because I have a…
Arthur Blank, founder of Home Depot, once returned to my alma mater (Babson) and reminded his classmates that he had offered any of them stock in the company. He asked the crowd to raise his hand if they bought any, and indeed none of them had. Then he proceeded to tell them how much it…
I’ve noticed that my most popular posts are not my deepest thoughts about the future of online video, or about how amateurs can make money. Nope, if I want blogger popularity I simply write about what video is hot that week. Indulge me, dear readers, in an experiment. In this post I will write about…