Team Building Videos: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

When I was in traditional PR one of the activities I always thought was a waste of time and money was the creation of internal, morale boosting videos.  Basically, the idea is to make this “cool” video to get everyone fired up at some big event, nevermind the other 364 days in the year. ...

Top 6 Political YouTube Videos so far the Cycle

I’ve been saving interesting political videos in my YouTube account in preparation for a cheap “list” post.  I’m pulling the trigger today.  So here are the six most interesting political videos I’ve come accross in the first part of this year.

(6) John McCain sings “bomb bomb bomb bomb bomb Iran”.....

Huffington Tracks Down “Vote Different” Author

Arianna Huffington has a blog post up exposing the maker of the now famous “Vote Different” Hillary Clinton attack ad as Philip de Vellis, an employee at the Democrat web consultancy Blue State Digital.  Background on the situation is available here.

I’d like to personally thank Huffington for breaking this story. ...

Viacom Sues Google/YouTube: It’s About Time

Viacom Inc. reported this morning that it is suing Google and YouTube for $1 billion (via the Washington Post, BBC News, the Blogging Times).

Honestly, the only thing that surprises me about this is that it didn't happen sooner. 

Apparently, Viacom, which owns brands including MTV,...

Check out Wallstrip

One trend to watch this year is the boom in well produced, niche video blogs.  The children of Rocketboom. 

My favorite example is Wallstrip, a daily video blog that takes an in depth look at a hot stock each day from a sort of layman’s perspective.  Using humor, they try to explain in real world terms why a stock is doing so well....