Archive for the ‘viral video’ Category

Willful Online Exploitation?

Monday, March 19, 2007 5:41 No Comments

Online video startup Metacafe is attempting to bring a little gravitas to the world of consumer-generated media with a video confessions channel created by Hollywood producer Steven Bochco that features short videos of twenty-something non-actors sharing highly personal experiences.
Sponsored by urban clothier American Apparel, the channel, Cafe Confidential, is targeting 18- to-30-year-olds. The unscripted confessions–about [...]

This was posted under category: Cafe Confidential, Metacafe, Web 2.0, online video, viral video, web video

Politicians and Viral Video

Monday, January 22, 2007 7:53 No Comments

Interesing post about how politicians are using viral video:
WP: Politicians realize potential of Web video - washingtonpost.com Highlights - MSNBC.com
http://geoff-caplan.com, email geoff@mail.org

This was posted under category: Internet video, online video, video, viral video, vlog

The Media Company | YouTube Dilemma

Monday, January 15, 2007 11:20 No Comments

According to the New York Times, media companies are frustrated with Google’s YouTube. NBC Universal, for example, says it sends out more than 1,000 requests per month to have copyrighted content taken down. At this point, the media giant has three full-time staff members troll the site each day looking for studio-owned material. Execs estimate [...]

This was posted under category: Google, NBC Universal, YouTube, video, viral video