WebJunk from VH1 (another video contest)
VH1 and IFILM's "Web Junk 20," premiers Friday, June 9. Here's a site with more details. To e-mail your suggestions, write to: webjunk@ifilm.com.
VH1 and IFILM's "Web Junk 20," premiers Friday, June 9. Here's a site with more details. To e-mail your suggestions, write to: webjunk@ifilm.com.
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?
To encourage reader comments, I'm offering links to related sites from this blog — which gets as high as 300 people per day. All you have to do is comment frequently, and if your site is related I'll throw in a link on the right column. I'll also do a post covering your site if…
We're all getting used to crappy video online. It may stream quickly, but it's a pixelated as Atari's original Space Invaders. Will this improve soon? Not for the most part. Sure some of us will upgrade to higher end pro-sumer video cameras ($3000-$10,000). And broadband will allow for higher file-size uplpoads than the typical 100…
When you search "viral video" on Google, here's one of the top 10 ranked sites. I don't know why they selected three of my Revver clips… but they're making affiliate fees and I suppose this is why three of my Revver videos are high performing. As I've said before, Revver shares income but doesn't get…
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…
"There is a sense that YouTube accidentally built a rocket and is willing to hang on to see where it goes," observes Technology Writer Kevin Maney in an article from USAToday. "Co-founders Chen and Chad Hurley can be like the main characters in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, who go for joy rides in a…