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Why Media Buyers Are Stunting the Growth of Online Video

ByNalts

Balding white marketer desperately wants to meet smart, strategic media buyer. If you’re one, please recognize you’re not the target of this rant. But the rest of  you are just so friggin’ short sighted and clueless. There are some amazing online-video series that could be incredible opportunities for smart brands wanting to engage with early…

Naltsgetsfit Hits First Milestone. Ready for Diet/Health/Fitness Sponsor.

ByNalts

I launched that March 19 NaltsGetsFit video (yes, the shirtless one) before YouTube’s maintenance problem started minutes ago. Here’s the thumbnail, which populated on my channel page. But the video (despite having 150 views) isn’t appearing in classic YouTube fashion. So I made it, ChristopherMast. You? I’m ready for a health/diet/fitness sponsor, now. Get me…

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Best Video About Video Game: Arby ‘N the Chief

ByNalts

If it’s one thing that puzzles me — maybe even annoys me sometimes — it’s the proliferation of videos that are simply video screen captures of a video games with added dialogue or music. They’re hard to ignore, though, and often dominate YouTube’s “most watched” and “best rated” videos. But along comes this masterpiece and…

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10 People Bought My DVD

ByNalts

Yey! Nine people bought my “Best of Nalts” DVD, which is precisely 8 more than I expected. Thank you: Damon (Maryland) Kimberley (Florida) Mattias (Sweden) Jason (New York) Krysta (Canada) Gordon (UK) Ian (England) James (Georgia) Diane (CT) One of the problems about it is that you can’t select “play all.” Unfortunately, my Mac crashed…

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I’m Packing It In. I’ve Been Outclassed.

ByNalts

Well after two years of trying to evangelize amateur video, it would appear that Fred and Sharon have done more in this two-minute video titled “Who Needs a Movie.” They inspire, generate ideas, and provide passion that I’ve lacked. As film maker Dawn Westlake said, “OMG! I’m packin’ it in. How can anyone who’s legit…

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The Internet Never Forgets: Cap’n Crunch Is NOT the Devil

ByNalts

In further proof that I’ll not likely pass my next new-hire screening, here are two of many prank letters I wrote 17 years ago. The Internet never forgets, and Pat Kutack never forgets to renew his URL dedicated to his now defunct Georgetown University comedy troupe called “Rebels Without Applause.” Mind you, I never had…

Experimenting With Large Uploads on YouTube: Bubble Gum Tree Show

ByNalts

Here’s today’s Bubble Gum Treee Show (featuring Charles Trippy) as it appears after I uploaded an 800 MB exported version from iMovie using all of the fancy specifications he recommends. And here’s another version that was about 20 MB. Sorry I just can’t seem to see a radical difference. Can you? Now let’s try adding…

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YouTube Goes High Definition: The “Secret” Hack Know As &fmt=18

ByNalts

The thing that put YouTube on the map was easy file sharing — quick uploads and fast Flash-based streaming. Lately YouTube is experimenting with high definition, which is a slight improvement from the typical squished Flash format. Here are the key things you need to know: It’s in testing, and it’s not perfect. The audio…