Here’s the 20/20 story on YouTubers. Read about Obama Girl and David & Dentist. My favorite part of this is Joe Penna’s story. Here’s me meeting Penna the first time… (I totally didn’t know it was him until the shades went on).
Wow- I am just realizing how sweet that NextUp program is… I spoke to them in NYC but didn’t really understand all the free goods and cash they get. Mmmm.
Here’s the e-mail I just found in my box. Whoops.
Those of us that upload videos frequently have certainly developed a preference based on speed, convenience and “instant gratification” (ability of a site to show video soon after uploading it). Let’s review the common online video sites based on how well they facilitate uploading/posting of videos: YouTube: Used to be faster. The past few weeks I seem…
Dear production team, For years you’ve quietly enjoyed that old Beta tape packed with outtakes of your abusive talent — sharing it only with select friends after dinner (and a cheaper version of the beer your talent drinks on his bloated network expense account). Now you’re seeing your production-crew comrades upload clips of nutcase anchors…
Remember the Balloon Boy episode from 2009? Huffington Post reported that Richard Heene hasn’t given up his quest to extend his 15 minutes of fame. Here’s the fruit of his labor: Aluminum man. So sorry I didn’t provide you with this earlier.
I must have missed this memo, but Google Documents provides a free and easy-to-use survey tool. Here’s a video that explains it, and a crappy how-to video (see link) to help you set one up. However it’s pretty intuitive. Remember the days you’d need to pay for one on SurveyMonkey or SurveyGizmo? Now simple ones…
Ron Callari, writing for InventorSpot, covered the top 10 pharmaceutical companies enaged in social media. I couldn’t help but be amused by this quote about me: … has a personality that overshadows the company’s online presence… While damaging the brand ‘by association’, Nalty quit Merck to become a micro-celeb of sorts and a social media…
There are some nice nuggets in this piece by Robyn Tippins in AllBusiness.com. It’s titled “10 Ways to Succeed at Viral Video.” I especially like Robyn’s advice to gain student “thought leaders” to test and gain initial traction. And her willingness to “start over” if something doesn’t get a good early response. I rarely do…
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35 grand for those NextUp peeps? That’s quite an investment. What would you do with that kind of cash, Kev?
This can’t be true, you don’t read your email.
I totally wish my Youth Questions channel would’ve been a finalist for Next Up. Alas, I build it myself instead. There was a lot of really stiff competition for votes with top YouTuber plugging their friends. Although, a couple of the winners I can’t see how they possibly got enough votes. Like, one girl’s video only had 200-some views, it wasn’t very good, and her channel had less than 200 subscribers! How’d she win?