Here’s my video about LisaNova (a prominent YouTuber that broke her streak of sketch comedies by vlogging). I fake an accident in my Toyota. And how appropriate. A Toyota ad right there. Maybe it’s time to buy a Corrolla. Any discounts if I promise to show it on camera?
YouTube doesn’t allow you to embed a URL in the comments field, so here’s an easy trick to reference a video in the comments section. Open the video you want to reference Copy the 11-digit alphanumeric code after the = sign. Paste that code If you see an 11-digit code you want to watch, just…
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…
All the bad advice on how to manipulate YouTube in one handy video. Where do I start? Buried in this, actually, is some good advice… Like being creative about tagging with less competitive terms. And keeping a video shocking and fast, and coming up with clever names and thumbnails. But much of it is futile…
Editorial Update…. here’s a newer post on how much YouTube partners make. Since this post gets so many daily views via search engines, let me answer your question simply. It’s a fraction of a fraction of a penny per view. It’s not enough to cover the mortgage for most, and it’s certainly not yet the…
Patton Oswalt, one of my absolute favorite comedians, rants about YouTube on this Comedy Central “Root of All Evil” video excerpt. Good to know he’s watching. Hey, Patton… Forget the sneezing Panda bear. I think Farting in Public rival Citizen Kane.
Rivers Cuomo, the lead singer and writer for rock band Weezer, is employing YouTubers to help him write a song in steps. The first step was the mood, the second was the title, the third was chord progression. Yesterday he posted this video about the arrangement. We give this effort an A plus for a creative…
Warning: YouTube prank spoiler here. If you haven’t spent some time on YouTube’s homepage today, stop reading immediately. If you have been there, you might have noticed that each of the attractive thumbnails take you to the same video. Rick Astley’s supah cheesy “Never Gonna Give You Up.” You’ve been “rickrolled.” My hats off to…
Hitwise reported recently on the dramatic growth of online-video viewing in the UK. Time to start faking a Brittish accent in my vlogs. The most interesting part of this, for me, is that YouTube’s total traffic is higher than the next 10 properties combined. And YouTube’s 69% share of the top 10 is followed by…
Why haven’t I posted a video in nearly a week? You decide: I’m out of ideas. Like Gary Larson, only I was never as funny. I took Easter off. And can’t get back. One of my irreverent videos went “viral” in my company, and unintentionally hurt someone’s feeling. I’m keeping a low profile. I’m too…