Well after the Comcast Sleeping video and the AOL cancellation video, I thought I’d give this a go. I needed to cancel Comcast anyway… so I tried to see if I could provoke this rep. No such luck, but I had fun anyway.
I find it very interesting that Comcast (and probably other companies with call centers) are making representatives aware of the latest online videos. As you’ll see in this 2-minute piece, this guy knew about both of the videos I mention above.
Blip.TV has automated the process of uploading videos to its site and then blogging about ’em. That last post was an example. I didn’t log on WordPress to post it. I just selected “blog it” once I had uploaded my video to Blip. Quite cool. I initially had problems with it, and received quick feedback…
I hope this video demonstrates the power of user-testing viral videos to ensure they’re funny before launch. It’s the difference between being a viral-video creator and a viral videologist. Our method was simple. The moderator had individual subjects review the videos, and we observe their responses behind a two-way glass. Laughter was recorded, and viewers…
I do a lot of my videotaping from the car. One-hour commute and a busy day-job plus kids. Gotta squeeze the stuff in. I’ve had a lot of warnings about DWV (Driving while videotaping) but this e-mail from my brother is my favorite. First his warning, then he recounts the conversation we had 15 years…
The two largest video-sharing sites (YouTube and Hulu) have business models that increasingly limit their ability to act as a complete video search engines. YouTube has been a Google-esque fast tool for finding video clips that are getting offline buzz, but copyright-law enforcement is weakening it (full examples below). And of course Hulu is meant…
Someone once said that a new blogger stays on his/her own blog, while a seasoned one comments and reads others. The same is true for video — appearing on other people’s videos is as important as making your own. Especially if that creator is more popular, more talented (which is mostly the case for me),…
I posted this video called “Pennies for Tollbooth” nearly 4 years ago (at the suggestion of my friend Peter). It turned up on a recent CNN story about toll takers taking their revenge on people who annoy them. Thanks to viewer Emily from Ohio who noticed it, and told me. I’d otherwise be oblivious. Well-…
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Are you just trying to make yourself famous guy? Come on .. there is better things you can be doing than trying to cause trouble for others.
Get a life!
Make myself famous? No… I was trying to make a point about consumer empowerment (he said, sarcastically).
Consumerist picked it up:
http://www.consumerist.com/consumer/top/comcast-is-nice-frustrating-man-185637.php