Here’s a brilliant sneak preview of the future plans for the YouTube homepage. Watch for a GoogleFox ad you might otherwise miss.
I love this parody. It requires and understanding of this Google/YouTube partnership, a “pattern recognition” of similar “mergers,” terrific graphics abilities and sharp humor. Kudos to YouTube’s “Zun.”
(See 4/13 update below and learn the secret to connecting your Wireless keyboard to an Acer, which you won’t find after an hour on Windows help). You loyal WVFF readers will know that I’ve been predicting the “killer web-to-television online video viewing” device for several years (here’s me wishing back in January 2007 and here’s…
Heard of Stickam? It’s a live-video website that allows people to gather in rooms and interact via live webcams and text messaging. YouTubers are especially prone to spending their off-YouTube hours congregating, and it’s always puzzled me. They mostly hang out in Nutcheese‘s room. Then again, I’m not a raving fan of instant messaging, e-mail…
When you’re number one it’s hard to keep innovating. YouTube may have some fundamental business model holes, but I have to give it kudos for constant user-experience improvements. The team quietly roles out new functionality by the week. They’re featuress you didn’t know you wanted, but now you need them. For instance, they now track…
For weeks I’ve been perplexed by Fred, a squeaky-voice YouTube character played by Lucas Cruikshank (Fred’s real name). He caught my attention when I found him appearing in advertisements on my own videos. Lucas lives with 6 siblings in Nebraska, and has emerged as one of the fastest-growing YouTube personalities. I couldn’t understand the Fred…
The New York Post ‘s Tim Arango reports that YouTube could go for a billion dollars. Chad Hurley, YouTube founder, could make $400 million in the transaction. These YouTube guys haven’t paid a bit of attention to my rants since I’ve been blogging about them for the past 6 months. But trust me in that…
Did you know that people deeply embedded in the YouTube community have regular gatherings in person? The events fetch crowds — ranging from a dozen to several hundred, depending on the location, timing and marketing of the event. It helps when you have a popular YouTube video creator announcing the event and convincing other widely-viewed…
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Doesn’t play as well with the copyright-infringed sound turned off.
Hahahaha!!! That was even better than the video! 🙂