Albert Maysles, the great documentary filmmaker who co-directed the 1970 Rolling Stones film Gimme Shelter, shot the behind the scenes footage for Martin Scorsese's acclaimed Rolling Stones performance film "Shine a Light." ... Go to Full Article

For more than a year, analysts have predicted exponential growth in video advertising revenue. The media have hyped new ad formats as having the potential to change â?? dramatically and positively â?? how consumers interact with dynamic new ... Go to Full Article

Much is made of the disparity between the share of a userâ??s attention that is directed online and the share of brand dollars that are spent on the Internet. This disconnect results from myriad factors, and the indictments of ... Go to Full Article

Cave Paintings. 19th Century Newsies. Massive highway billboards. What do these things share in common? In their own time, they were the most advanced and sophisticated way to advertise a companyâ??s message. Write it down, shout it out, ... Go to Full Article

The nearly four-month writersâ?? strike appears to be coming to an end, and not a minute too soon. The union leadership has given its consent, with membership set to vote on the deal in the coming week. As negotiations come to a close, ... Go to Full Article

Recently, over a glass of bourbon with an online publisher, a question was raised that I found quite intriguing: Is an analog impression the same as a digital impression? Obviously, my first reaction was â??But of course. ... Go to Full Article

News.Broadcast News. Three simple words. And yet, just what do they mean? Whatâ??s â??newsâ?? today? And what are the vehicles by which we consume our news? Newspapers? Broadcast television? The Internet? The manner in which people watch news ... Go to Full Article

If pre-roll was a political candidate, now would be a good time for it to cry. If ever an ad format was in need of some sympathy, this would be it. Time and again pundits and industry speakers preface their comments with "pre-roll is ... Go to Full Article

At the Consumer Electronics Show a few weeks ago, Bill Gates posited that the future of technology will be â??user-centric.â?? Personalization is a trend we see everywhere, from preferred libraries on iPods and TiVOs to Facebook videos that ... Go to Full Article

Heard of Stickam? Itâ??sa live-video website that allows people to gather in rooms and interact via live webcams and text messaging. YouTubers are especially prone to spending their off-YouTube hours congregating, and itâ??s always puzzled ... Go to Full Article

Sometimes you have to do a blog post just to secure the number one position on Google for a particular word. In this case, Iâ??m going to place number one for organic listings on the word â??Aphoofies.â?? Now it doesnâ??t matter that nobody ... Go to Full Article

Thereâ??s no question that traditional media tends to characterize online video â?? and YouTube in particular â?? as a cute fad. Certainly the bulk of the stories are about the â??one hit wonders,â?? Internet clichés, and sensational hits like ... Go to Full Article

Hereâ??s my video about LisaNova (a prominent YouTuber that broke her streak of sketch comedies by vlogging). I fake an accident in my Toyota. And how appropriate. A Toyota ad right there. Maybe itâ??s time to buy a Corrolla. ... Go to Full Article

Guest blog post by Zack Scott. ottoâ??s dad As your popularity on YouTube or other video sites climbs, youâ??ll notice that more people want to talk to you. This is something you will have to deal with, and how you deal with it can have a ... Go to Full Article

picture-3.png YouTube doesnâ??t allow you to embed a URL in the comments field, so hereâ??s an easy trick to reference a video in the comments section. Open the video you want to reference; Copy the 11-digit alphanumeric code after the ... Go to Full Article