Video sharing craze
First it was blogs… then podcasts… then social networking. These days, the hottest thing on the Internet is Video Sharing. And sometimes… make that oftentimes… it's pretty bizarre.
For example, have you seen what happens when you put Mentos candy in a bottle of diet coke. On the video sharing site Your Tube, there are dozens and dozens of amateur videos be shared, downloaded and viewed by hundreds of thousands. So nuts is everybody over this that two guys have even created dancing fountains of Mentos and Diet Coke madness.
And that’s just some of the content on You Tube, probably the site with the most buzz these days. Google – what don’t they own these days? – is naturally in on it. So is a site called Eyespot. Just do a search on “Video Sharing” to find more.
And what you will find is that… for free… you can post your own home videos. Vacation shots. Sports highlights. Silly stuff.
If you have a camcorder and use the free video editing software that comes on your computer, you can do this. Simply sign up with one of these services and upload your video. Just like that you’re a star.
Here's my NBC-TV "High Tech Talk" report on the subject:
July 18th, 2006 at 2:25 pm
There is also some pretty sick stuff on there… bordering on porno and X-rated taken by children, it looks to me. This is sort of a myspace gone wild.
July 19th, 2006 at 1:01 am
There is WAY more silly and entertaining content on YouTube than “sick.” You really have to look for the sick stuff I assume because I have never seen any. It is great for networking in visual careers like animation, acting, film making or comedy as you can get your short to be spread (voluntary) by people viewing and forwarding. For instance, “Ask a Ninja” is hilarious. There always has to be somebody mentioning some sick “things” or porn-and I have to wonder how you know about it because that content isn’t given high profile treatment. In fact, the community can flag offensive content for others.
July 19th, 2006 at 1:24 am
Hi Mike, Thanks for the mention. The one thing I would like to add is that eyespot is a video editing and remixing site. We actually eliminate the need for desktop editing software with our simple drag and drop online video editor.We think that everybody should be a creator, not just those who can make it through the manual of a desk top editor without falling asleep.