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As I write this post, there is currently a multi-level marketing scheme being circulated on Twitter. What is multi-level marketing? It’s a scheme to build up ridiculously large numbers of something in a short period of time. Historically, one of the [...]

No really, I do. Every time I fire up my favorite social media sites I see it. People coming up with sneaky, underhanded, usually unethical, and occasionally illegal ways to promote themselves. But every time I think about downloading that spam-bot or using a MLM scheme, this stupid voice in my head reminds me that [...]

So a couple weeks ago I started a program on my YouTube channel called 6k&Under, a program featuring lesser-known faces on YouTube who are far more talented than you’d guess by looking at their subscriber base. I really enjoy doing the show, but I’m having problems:

Production time – Ever tried finding talent in the seas [...]

Do you enjoy social media? Do you enjoy understanding the benefits of social media to the worlds of Marketing, PR, and Customer Service? Are you a social media junkie who wants to position yourself in a way to appeal to corporations looking to get with the times?
If you answered yes to any of the above [...]

I am happy.
Verry Happy.
So happy that I’m dancing around and singing and generally making this recent video look mellow by comparison.
Why is this?
Because today I’ve noticed someting that YouTube has done that will make life for partners on YouTube so much easier.
It’s the custom thumbnail.
 
That’s right. It looks like from here on out that YouTube [...]

You’re making YouTube videos. You’re actually pretty good (and that’s not your opinion – unbiased sources have told you this), but for some reason, breaking out of the sub-100 subscriber range just isn’t happening. So how do you climb out of the basement, and into the light? This post should give you some useful tips [...]

I’ve long suspected that somewhere deep down inside the central heart of YouTube Corporate HQ, Chad Hurley has a little room, 10′ x 10′, completely empty save a marble pedestal with a Magic 8-Ball Sitting upon it. And I imagine that every morning he walks into this room, shakes up the Magic 8-Ball, and whispers [...]

But I jest.
 
I got home this evening excited to tune into the first ever live stream off YouTube. And while I was very impressed with the interface, beyond that, the event was just “blah” to me. Some stuff (like the MythBusters – the main reason I was watching) had been waaay too short. Other parts [...]

If you follow the news on search engine technologies (yeah, I know – every waking moment of your life), then you’re probably aware that in the last few months, several search engines have spotted a feature that Google was missing: User customizable searches. In July, Yahoo released their Build Your Own Search Service, and a [...]

It’s happened again, online video lovers. This morning I received an email from AOL Video informing me that they’re the latest video site to throw in the towel. Here’s an excerpt from the email that was sent to all registered users today:
Dear AOL Video Uploads User,
We’re writing to inform you that the AOL Video Uploads [...]