“Funny or Die” Defeats Death. And Gets My Secret Sauce to a Phoenix-Like...
In a brave move by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and their gang, Funny or Die has finally moved its content to YouTube. The FunnyorDie website has always had an identity-crisis. It certainly wasn’t a sage...
View ArticleCan The Mutant-Child of Cable & Web Video Survive? Seven Magic Tricks.
Television networks have had no more luck spawning, popularizing, or learning from online-video content than newspapers have had increasing circulation in recent years. But Fox 15 Gig has caught some...
View ArticleThe BiPolar Agency
Corporate work can be slow and boring, so agencies are refreshingly energetic by contrast. Fast… sometimes too fast but that’s better than sitting still, right? I just read an interesting piece about...
View ArticleYouTube Tips From Lawyers
Prompted by Google’s statement that YouTube vows “quicker, tougher copyright enforcement,” ReelSEO’s Grant Crowell tackled this issue on a listenable podcast titled “YouTube Copyright Tips,” with the...
View ArticleModels for “Signing” YouTube Creators; Tips for Advertisers, Studios & Stars
Several trends are causing many independent “YouTube Creators” to sign with “new establishment” (web studios) such as Makers Studios (good luck finding its website), Next New Networks, The Station,...
View ArticleOnline Video Tips for Small Business (MSNBC)
Get some coffee or program your TiVos, kids. That video I shot Sunday for MSNBC Small Business (see MSNBC/Amex site) is going on television not the web (glad I didn’t quite realize that when I shot it,...
View Article20 Free Tips to Get Your Videos Seen on YouTube and Beyond
It’s been a while since I’ve summarized some of the most important factors to getting your videos seen. This post is based on my own YouTube creator experience, my work with big brands, and my book...
View ArticleNextUp YouTube Winners in NYC
So the NextUp YouTube winners are in NYC right now… receiving loads of love from Google/YouTube. It made me happy seeing the next generation of amateurs… and to see that Google/YouTube still encourages...
View ArticleMore Tips on YouTube Marathon
What’s it take to sustain as a YouTube weblebrity? Going viral is a sprint, but staying vibrant is a marathon. In part one we heard from BrittaniLouiseTaylor about passion, RhettandLink about the power...
View ArticleWhat To Do When You Go Viral… Accidentally
So your video of you dog/baby/pratfall suddenly goes viral, and you’re faced with choices… how do you capitalize on the luck? Can Fail Dog be the next "Guilty"? I’ve had the pleasure of informally...
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