Slowly the top 100 YouTube “most subscribed” channels are professional content providers. But sxephil (a YouTube amateur who blogs about daily news) maintains that the amateurs “are the future” and YouTube should pay more attention to them, rather than become a Hulu. I explore this debate in my video today… Also note a new trick…
Remember Maria Sansone of YahooTV’s The 9? Yeah. The one that was flirting with me just two years ago? She left the Yahoo building. But don’t worry. She’s back on a video site people watch. She’s got PopTub Daily on YouTube, and it’s already showing itself as fairly topical. For starters, she reviewed my Recession…
I was very careful in my headline to NOT describe Kicesie (Kicesie’s Closet) – see her also on SexHealthGuru. Rather I’d just contrast her to Dr. Ruth, the pioneer of sex-talk on radio. Kicesie is now bringing this “no beating around the bush” sex advice to YouTube. I discovered her just now when I was…
PepsiCo is offering a million dollars to the best consumer-created 30-second spot, which will air during the Superbowl. The “Crash the Superbowl” campaign. Five finalists will receive $25,000 and a trip to the Superbowl. Should you enter? Sure if you’ve got a killer idea, and are prepared for stiff competition. While many contests languish, these…
She goes as jaaaaaaa on YouTube, and she has one of the most interesting acoustic sounds of online-video. Her melodic and happy tunes are often accompanied by ukulele, and her smile is contagious. Check out her latest “Tell Her This,” or her most popular original “Into The Sunshine.” And if you want to see a fantastic…
Trevor Reiger, a YouTube satirist that enjoys poking at the drama of YouTube, has been running his “National Inquirer” for the YouTube subculture since late 2007. Reiger has allegedly been tossed of YouTube several times for various “terms of service” violations, and keeps a page devoted to YouTube castaways. But YouTube Drama (http://www.utubedrama.com/) has been…
Rhett and Link is the comedic duo that uses its power of humor and song for good (marketing) not evil (political parody). They’ve launched a Supernote contest, and I’m not exactly sure how it works. But they made a video about it, and as a team captain I had to follow-up with my own. I hope…
It started when I saw Daisy Whitney as the guest on Martin Sargent’s Revision3 “Internet Superstar,” just two episodes after I appeared on the show. Soon after, we began critiquing Daisy Whitney on this blog, and she graciously visited WillVideoForFood to engage with you torch-bearing mobs accusing her of having small boobs and nappy hair. In fact you’re…
Yesterday I paid homage to Take180’s Kelly (Shoes) sponsorship, but also critiqued some technical problems on the site. I have to give Take180 the “Blip Customer Service” award (and award so rare it’s named after the only company that 2 years ago had a founder interrupt his dinner to help a random guy). Within hours…
Another popular YouTube artist has been tapped for a comprehensive promotion that involves a sponsored video, significant promotion on the client’s website, and even online-media ads promoting the YouTuber. Kelly, the shoe-loving persona of Liam Kyle Sullivan, posted a recent video interviewing her Aunt Sarah (another Sullivan persona). The video mentions Take180, a website where…