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Even New Online-Video Stars Do Product Placement

ByNalts

Even online-video noobs (like Britney Spears, who only started posting to her YouTube channel in early 2007) are selling out in product placements! But at least she can have some fun with it. The Nokia 5800 spotted in Britney’s “Womanizer” music video has an appointment scheduled for “product placement meeting.” Courtesy of Yahoo Video blog, where…

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Media Stereotypes Online-Video Clichés

ByNalts

There’s no question that traditional media tends to characterize online video — and YouTube in particular — as a cute fad. Certainly the bulk of the stories are about the “one hit wonders,” Internet clichés, and sensational hits like Chris Crocker, Sneezing Pandas, laughing babies and Star Wars Kid. When I saw some recent Comedy…