So I’ve made some decent money on Metacafe, and I’ve decided it’s time to “take it to the next level.” A friend of mine (ZackScott) cracked $8,000 by posting various mind tricks. So I’ve uploaded as many of my favorites as I can find. Feel free to watch them on Metacafe. For every 1,000 views…
One Last Post on LonelyGirl15… …Then I Promise I’ll Stop. Meet the founding father of LonelyGirl15 in this Forbes.com interview (click to see interview).
Having plenty of people viewing your YouTube videos has achieved such social status that prominent YouTube creators are “cheating.” In this video Redskulled describes the simple method to inflate total views on your video, and identifies some of the “famous” YouTube cheaters — and shows the crude and simple ways to cheat. Consider, then, the…
The world comes in three flavors: People who have never heard of LonelyGirl15 People who have heard of her, but don’t really care The rest of us who are rather entertained or obsessed If you’re in the first two categories you probably skipped this post. Or you’re looking for a good reason to stop reading….
Gerry McGovern, an “expert on managing web content,” has warned that Web users are leaving a personal record and history on the web, which may one day come back to haunt them. McGovern’s caution coincides with the release of his new book “Killer Web Content” published by AandC Black on 29th November. Says Gerry McGovern:…
Has the CBS eye seen the light? CBS research found that online video isn’t cannibalizing networks, but expands audiences according to Anders Bylund of ArsTechnica. CBS conducted a poll on online viewing habits and found out that at least half of those online views were of shows the user had never seen on television, and…
Ben Folds’ fans in the sold-out Hammerstein Ballroom (NYC) show last weekend thought the musician was having an Ashlee Simpson lip sync moment. Folds’ song began skipping on CD and the band had to restart the opening (see video). Finally, Folds’ drummer and guitarist marched off the stage in frustration. Turns out the moment was…
Here’s the video clip you’ve been searching for… it’s Michael Richards from Kramer having a racist tirade at the Laugh Factory. As Leno said, “I had a horrible gig last night. I had to follow Michael Richards at the Laugh Factory.” What I love about online video is that we can all see this exactly…
Here’s a video we did a few months ago. Don’t ask why I had a turkey costume on hand, but I managed to convince my brother-in-law to gallop around town and shoot footage. We even have a shot of a security monitor. The lady working the dollar store told me she couldn’t do it because…
I still wouldn’t bet on Google making its money back on the YouTube sale. But I do need to confess to spending an inordinate amount of time on YouTube lately. I satired myself with this video celebrating my approach of 200 subscribers. And today I finally made it (see graphic). In other noteworthy YouTube news…