Free: Insult Boss, Client, Cranky People or Whiners Via YouTube or iPhone Videos
How to insult someone from the convenience of video on YouTube or iPhone. Yep- there’s a video or app for that.
Did you claim your $1.60 Yet?
According to eMarketer, companies are spending $1.60 on online video for every $100 they spend on television. Video ads will account for only 4.3% of overall online ad spending in 2009, but 5.6% next year and 7.1% in 2011. This chart below shows that the spending per hour view is not low, but this is…
Tag Junking Doesn’t Get You Video Views, Captain
Bullshit terms that don’t drive views
I Proclaim Myself the Stupidest Social-Media Expert EVER
Stupid writer of stupid article about social media bullshit and hype
Why “Rate It Even if You Hate It” Was Marketing Genius
When I first saw Michael Buckley plead for ratings I thought it was odd. Then two things happened. First, I realized that ratings generally drove a video higher in the charts. Second, I’m now realizing that if someone rates, it’s usually a 5. As Google’s blog shows, “five stars” (the highest) rating are the vast…
Which Will Last Longer: MTV’s PRANKED or COLLEGE HUMOR
I heard rumors that MTV isn’t going to renew College Humor, but I quite like the Pranked show staring Amir Blumenfeld and Streeter Siedell (haven’t these guys heard of friggin’ stage names)? The College Humor brand is strong, and the web content is exceptional. But for reasons I can’t explain, this stuff doesn’t transfer to…
Why Your YouTube Views on Recent Videos are DOWN
Dear creator. Let me lift you out of your funk. The views of your recent videos have been down. You’re asking yourself, “am I past my prime? what happened to my subscriber base?” I have good news and bad news. For those that eat their desert before dinner, let’s start with the good news. Your…
Bobby McFerrin Turns Stage and Audience Into Instrument
Oh damn this is cool. Bobby McFerrin turns the entire stage into a keyboard, and the audience into his pipes. It’s a fascinating demonstration of our brains in action. Well, not your brain and my brain. We’re just receiving the encoded video. But Bobby’s and the audience. Not the doctors on the stage either. They…
I Broke Twitter
“We regret to announce that Twitter is temporarily over capacity,” said David Scheyd, director of communications for Twitter. “Apparently Kevin Nalty (aka Nalts) began Twittering so frequently, our spam bots thought it was a virus and protected itself from a potential compromise.” Nalty, who tweeted about 48 times in the past several hours, said it…
Stupidest Article on Social Media Ever Written
I just wrote the stupidest article about social media. It’s stupid and proud, and if you don’t read it… “you don’t get it.”