SFGate reports: Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired online video-sharing site Grouper Networks Inc. for $65 million, giving the movie studio a foothold in the fast-growing world of user-generated video.Sony said Tuesday it does not immediately plan to sell its movies or TV shows on the Grouper.com site, although it may in the future. Media companies,…
Today I called into my cell phone messages and it was full. Turns out I had a whole sleuth of calls about the fact that the YouTube version of my Crackberry Blackberry video got a cameo on this report about Blackberry addiction. Here’s the link to the ABC report. I’m not just blogging about this…
Really funny piece that excerpts an awkward moment from The Today Show.
Information Week/TechWeek Writer Laurie Sullivan wrote a piece titled “YouTube Dives Into Advertising.” YouTube has launched an advertising strategy with online video billboards to give marketers and businesses more than contests and banners to reach consumers. Branded content channels and “participatory video ads” will allow companies to advertise products and services on the YouTube site….
TechCrunch’s Marshall Kirpatrick reports that YouTube tomorrow will unveil a number of branded commercial channels– including a Paris Hilton channel being featured on the homepage. This is a surprising and encouraging move from a video site that hasn’t shown any other interesting way to profit from its incredible appeal. Fox has paid an undisclosed sum…
Ironic title because a video isn’t viral UNLESS it’s seen. But it got your attention, didn’t it? Here are some tips for ensuring your video is seen beyond 14 teenagers on YouTube. Just like search engines are in constant flux, so is online video. So this advice has a limited shelf life: Make it good….
Don’t smoke in your next video. Never mind the health implications. It could impact your move from viral videos to mainstream television! Even Tom and Jerry had to quit smoking recently, and insiders are saying they haven’t gotten along well ever since. BBC News reports that Children’s TV channel Boomerang is going to edit scenes…
Just found an inbound link to this blog from Det Progressiva USA. Seems they’re featuring me. Of course I can’t make out a single word. Can’t even tell what language it is so I can use a translater site. I’ll go ahead and guess: Nalts’ videos are stupid. I want my 3 minutes back. That was…
Marquisdejolie (the Andy Warhol of online videos) has reviews the quality of most online video sites. Which ones turn your video into pixel sludge, and which ones keep it pretty? All the answers here, including examples.
Last night I TiVo’d Prison Break. Much to my dissappointment, Comcast’s signal was out. So TiVo gifted me with an hour of commercial-free static. Ants racing. Poltergeist. I went to Fox.com to see if I could buy the show via Fox “Video on Demand.” It’s only available in certain markets, but I entered a random…