Funny - I was just Twittering this morning about how there aren't many people making videos or writing about how to make money out of online video or how companies should do vlogging.
I got sent a message by a company that makes something called Tube Toolbox - which is basically spam software for YouTube. It'll friend everybody on YouTube and email everyone on earth with your video and make it go like viral and stuff. If that's your thing, Google it. I ain't gonna link to it. They've also set up a YouTube message board community to pimp their software. Lots of people saying Watch My Video! There might be some good stuff in there, but I was too depressed to stay. From the book description: "Both Alan and Michael recognize there are thousands of creative, intelligent people on YouTube. They've crafted a solid technology book filled with media production techniques along with thought- provoking tips on professionalism, networking--and, as they put it, "being a better citizen of the planet Earth." They seem to have written a book about YouTube without ever having watched any videos or read any comments. Some days I start to like YouTube and post about some of its cooler new features here. Today is not one of them. It makes me laugh to read all that. It seems to me that we tried to start something open and positive here. But in terms of viewers, audience, numbers, popularity, opportunity - call it what you will - we lost the first battle to a monumental closed corporate mecca full of dross and hate. RAAAAAAAAAAAA Rupert http://twittervlog.tv On 20-Nov-08, at 10:41 AM, schlomo rabinowitz wrote: For those who have some money to burn, here's a new book from OReilly.... Schlomo Rabinowitz http://schlomo.tv - finally moving to wordpress http://hatfactory.net - relaxed coworking AIM:schlomochat ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sara Peyton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 7:00 AM Subject: YouTube: An Insider's Guide to Climbing the Charts--New from O'Reilly To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you cannot read the information below, click here<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/ec/1068> . [image: O'Reilly.com] <http://www.oreilly.com>[image: For Immediate Release] <http://press.oreilly.com/> CONTACT: Sara Peyton (707) 827-7118 [EMAIL PROTECTED] *YouTube: An Insider's Guide to Climbing the Charts* --New from O'Reilly *Make a Splash on YouTube* [image: YouTube: An Insider's Guide to Climbing the Charts] <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596521141/> *Sebastopol, CA*Thousands of people post to YouTube <http://youtube.com> each day with hopes of taking videos "viral," but few understand how to make that happen. 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