Recipe for a Failed Online Video Business
Here's a recipe for success… http://www.chapter11tv.com/. During this video, an overzealous CEO demonstrates how much he has spent, and how he has no apparent income model.
Here's a recipe for success… http://www.chapter11tv.com/. During this video, an overzealous CEO demonstrates how much he has spent, and how he has no apparent income model.
First let me thank you folks who responded to the last post. It's giving me a much better idea of what readers want. That said, I need to get something off my chest. Banners suck. One of our web developers learned at a usability conference that eyeball studies reveal that our eyes spend about .09 of…
Ever heard of the term “Madvidpulation”? Of course not. Because I made it up today. But here’s the concept. Real video clips that mislead the view into concluding a story that isn’t true. Here’s my example via Revver. I also did an alternative that was more for YouTube. Did I madvidpulate you?
The online video era has entered into its second of what I'd suggest will be three phases: Phase 1: People are thrilled to watch videos online easily and for free. YouTube owns this, and this is the prevailing model. Viral video makers are currently motivated by fame not money. But as I mentioned in a…
This quote from a Cnet article on the topic of smut and online video: A weeklong review of some of the top user-generated video sites by CNET News.com unearthed scenes of beheadings, masturbation, bloody car accidents, bondage and sadomasochism. It's important to note that no child pornography was discovered. Meanwhile, imagine if YouTube needed to…
Google Video will soon allow online video viewers to post comments and ratings. This places the site closer to YouTube's model, and could well help it steal market share from the #1 online video site. Of course, Google doesn't typically model off of other companies but sets trends. Google's old model was to organize the world,…
Here's a YouTube clip from the recent appearance of Artie Lange on Jimmy Kimmel live. Since I don't TiVo Kimmel, it's nice to find some clips like this. If you're shy on time, let it stream completely and rush to the clip from his new movie, Beer League. Three guys in a diner and the…