I haven’t seen a video so begging for satire in ages. It’s a BMW promotion for GINA — a new cloth-like exterior for cars. Who needs pesky, antiquated metal structure on their cars? Metal is so Neandorthal, dude. The first Terminator was big and clunky, but the next ones got smooth and sexy. Metal only gets…
TubeMogul reports on the short shelf life of online videos (courtesy of ReelPopBlog). While it’s true that 25% of video’s views tend to occur within the first 4 days, this is a bit missleading. First, TubeMogul focused on videos exceeding 1,000 views and the website is used more by serious content creators looking for broad distribution. Second,…
Being a finalist in the Oreo Global Moments contest renewed my interest in online-video contests. There are a few that have deadlines looming:The XLNTAds Road Trip is due June 30 and has a prize of $7500 with two “runner’s up” prizes of $750. Shoot a pilot episode of a road-trip based show that will attract the interest…
When I first discovered Yahoo! Answers, I rolled my eyes. Another futile attempt to facilitate the “knowledge sharing,” which historically provides lots of value for the recipient but little motivation for the subject-matter expert. It’s been the age-old problem of knowledge management within corporations, and part of the reason that Epinions and other companies have…
Here’s an AP story on Yahoo! Video that shows some footage from a recent rally against gay marriage. Seems some hardcore Baptists felt compelled to remind homosexuals that God hates them. In this screen shot, we see infamous YouTuber “NutCheese” capturing the drama. And here’s her video, titled “God Hates Fags.” Don’t tell Him I…
I made a spoof video last week called “Why You Should Rate” that was designed to point out a little YouTube myth. People think that a highly rated video with lots of comments means that they’ll get views. To further illustrate the point, the video itself is one of YouTube’s “top 20” highest rated videos…
I met the Marketing Diva (Toby Bloomberg) at a Cox Communications event. She pulled out her Flip cam and asked me to define social media. So I gave her a quick answer. Then along comes “The 60 Second Marketer” and packages this spontaneous clip into the following video called “What is Social Media.” Suddenly, my…
How do I miss something this viral? It’s called Terrorists Bloopers, and it’s a low-budget parody of the “Girls Gone Wild” advertisements. A funny spoof on cheesy commercials and terrorism. And the ending is worth waiting for. Here’s some fun trivia about it: It was created by a Brooklyn NYC comedy troupe named Poykpac. Here’s another…
Sorry. I’m a little slow on the uptake here. Didn’t pay much attention to Roku (a device that allows you to stream videos via Netflix instead of dealing with red-envelope chaos). I used to be a rabid Netflix user, but finally got overwhelmed with the logistics. But now if I buy a $99 Roku device…
Did you know there’s a tool that allows you to easily convert iSight footage to a YouTube upload? It’s called Vidnik. And it’s one of a hanful of cool shareware video applications available for you Mac users (all 45 of you). Ostatic reveals “6 essential open source apps for Mac videographers.” Some are handy, like…