A few of last year’s techno April Fool’s Jokes courtesy of NetWorkWorld… ThinkGeek.com tempted users with such new products as the ZapCam, a combo video camera and tazer so the user could shock someone and film it at the same time. Also included was software for uploading the video directly to the Internet. The product…
How To Grow Grass in Someone’s Keyboard Uploaded by Howcast
There’s no question that YouTube’s Fred is about to reach 1,000,000 subscribers (see popular video with opinions on this matter). But how many do I have? Which count should I believe (both screen shots taken within past hour). Am I at 100K or approaching it? Speaking of accuracy on the Interweb, why is the Nalts…
Ever wanted to see the people behind the voices of mondomedia? The people that bring the wonderfully violent voices of “Happy Tree Friends”? Here are the people that characterize the disturbing characters we watch… like a car accident. Lumpy is enlightened.
Landsend tweets on landsendchat but brother gets the freebees? Common- what about the nephew!?
Coke and Google are soon to publish ROI data on a campaign in Germany that includes online video. The study isolates individuals who were not exposed to television but did see YouTube promotion, and reports incremental consumption data by various digital channels. Paid search leads, of course, and YouTube ranks high (far above banners, which showed…
Twitter and public speaking
Currently YouTube doesn’t distinguish between professionals and amateurs in its “Partner” program, or in the way it alleges to promotes videos. But this article suggests that’s about to change, and it’s an important sign that YouTube may be transforming from a user-generated platform to a professional media distributor. Today, advertisers have two choices: they can…
This NYTimes article is a wonderful example of the current struggle among industry players (Google, cable, television, and startups) when it comes to free, ad-supported programing. Here’s the “least you need to know,” followed by my predictions. The television industry’s push to web has given viewers “nirvana”: access to almost every show for immediate…
Some sites that will take your money if you’re desperate for views. Hmmm…