Buzzfeed featured my YouTube prank antics in an article today titled “An Early Dad YouTuber Reflects On The Viral Prank Videos That Made Him Famous — And Ones He’s Since Decided To Delete.” It’s part of an ongoing series by Tanya Chen about YouTube and pranks.
I discuss some of my experience with pranks, and when they’re funny and when they cross the line. Enjoy. And comment below. This blog has been dark for years.
Kevin Maney reports that Digg is moving into online video.
Friends, online-video is going to be a fun storm in 2011 as the drama has just begun. It’s the first official business day of 2011, and that prompted me to awaken at 3:00 a.m. with great curiosity. I spent 4-plus hours diving into dozens of articles and blogs, and have wrapped it all up nicely…
It’s nearing the end of John and Hank Green’s experiment called Brotherhood 2.0. They’ve used video to communicate each day for the past year… each posting a video on alternative days, and communicating in no other way. And they’ve invited the world to watch… The two recently helped initiate “Nerdfighter Power: ’07 Project for Awesome”…
Well the nation’s talking about one thing. I mean besides the natural disasters and wars and stuff… And Nancy Grace, who is still covering Caylee and baby Jessica being stuck in a well. Betty White on Saturday Night Live! Selected by a Facebook mob for the high honor, and propelling the show to its highest…
Thanks to iJustine’s Twitter for alerting me to the 9th article the Wall Street Journal (Annoying Orange) has stolen from me without credit. Seriously, people. Find your own news. Go search Google news or ask an intern to scour some morning shows.
Check out this mother-load of social-media events and conferences compiled by JD Lasica (yes he’s alive and kicking, thank you). If it isn’t a complete list, then there are far too many damned social-media events. If it is complete, there are still too many damed social-media events. What’s clear to me is that it’s time…
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My favorite “pranks” are the ones that rely on a confused response to an absurdity rather than a fearful or angry response to a perceived threat (Airport Crawling instead of Scary Maze Game).
Yea me too!
I still subscribe to you on RSS! Love me some Nalts!
YT and Instagram are littered with fake prank videos these days…mostly the rick lax kind 🙁 Yeah, they’ve mastered the art of sucking in viewers, but the payoff is always lame. Bring back pranks that drive actual laughs!
Thanks! 🙂