“YouTubes In the Crowd” May Go to Googles at the Internets

ByNalts

I’m so glad that CarriBugbee shared this on The Twitter. Here’s a video clip  that sets things straight about the Internets and technology vernacular. Rachel Maddow’s correspondent Kent Jones shows how Montana Senator Max Bacchus referred to lots of “YouTubes in the Crowd.” A double whammy because he pluralized YouTubes, and presumably was thinking not…

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Appear Better Informed About Darfur in 3 Minutes: The Onion Makes Me Cry

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Darfur. We both know how serious it is, but we’re not sure exactly why or where it is. The Onion (helping you seem more informed”) has produced this fantastic parody of news analysis. It’s called “How Can We Let Darfur Know How Much We’re Doing For Them.” I’ve never laughed as much in preparing a…

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Yes, Jenna. There is a YouTube.

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Jenna from YouTube asks the questions (in the comments from a recent post). The humble viral video genius gives the answers… Hey Nalts, I have some questions about the history of video blogging and the history of Nalts (you). Did the guys who made YouTube intend for it to be used as a video blogging…

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“The Industry Standard” of Online Video RIP: The Daily Reel

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Well I think The Daily Reel has finally flatlined. For a while, it was old news and old ads. Now I can’t get a signal. A moment of silence for the website that was The Industry Standard of Online Video. Well at least some of its daily videos still exist, even if the last one…

The Thrill of Fake YouTube Battles: What The Buck vs. Nalts

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I learned some time ago that online video viewers aren’t the most discerning bunch. When Charles Trippy and I created a fake feud, many viewers fell “hook, line and sinker” for the drama (in which we pretended to give out each other’s cell phone numbers, which were actually numbers to the “rejection hotline.”) Here’s my…