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What I Learned from Being Featured on YouTube

I may be on vacation, but I’ve learned a lot in the past 24 hours since I was featured on YouTube (with Viral Video Genius). Let me share these with WillVideoForFood readers… YouTubers think this is a “you’ve made it” move, and I’ve received dozens of really encouraging notes from folks. The people in the…

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Barats & Bereta Return With 2nd Coming

Barats & Bereta, the most popular duo in viral video, are back. Here’s their latest video titled “The Other Son.” In this one, Barats (or Bereta) plays the role of God’s second son. I think it’s one of their finest videos since Mother’s Day because it’s hysterical and managed, I think, to avoid insulting Christianity….

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Atom Films Pays for idonothingallday “best of 2006″

Atom Films is still kicking. I haven’t gone in a while because the opressive prerolls are too much for my V-ADHD. But I was glad to hear that Patrick from www.idonothingallday.com was paid for a “best of” video. Patrick, as regular WVFF readers will recall, takes videos of pretty women in NYC. If you find…

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iPhone Already Matched by Microsoft

It didn’t take the Microsoft long to counter the iPhone. Now DogRodeo has a spoof ad for the ZunePhone. Check out this video, and be sure to watch the last few seconds. I’m not usually one for parody commercials but this was extremely well done. Funnier than most Saturday Night Live commercial parodies and produced quickly…

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“Amateur-Made Stuff” Not Industry. Hollywood Should Dictate Video Models.

Revver’s recent change raises questions about the sustainability of amateur-created content, and whether Hollywood should be “dictating business models.” In a recent CNET article titled “YouTube Rivals Look for Answers,” Greg Sandoval reported that Revver co-founder Oliver Luckett and Revver’s Chief Technology Officer Rob Maigret have left Revver and are working together on a video project. The article…

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Mentos Sponsors Video Creators to Move Beyond Mentos Geysers

The good folks at Mentos were kind enough to sponsor my “Smuggling Mentos Into Movie Theater” video (see it on Revver here). Mentos provided modest funds to offset my time and production costs, and more importantly provided me with a big ol’ shipment of Mentos. I’m eating them at 9:35 a.m. as I type. They…