YouTube has just launched a citizen news channel, pointing out efforts like The UpTake. And they’ve hired a news manager, Olivia Ma, who can be reached at [email protected]. Congrats, YouTube! Thanks to David Cohn for the pointer.
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Video contest: What is Remix Culture?
Owen Gallagher, Creative Director of TotalRecut.com, passes along word of a remix contest that I’ll be a judge in: TotalRecut.com is hosting a Video Remix Challenge over the next two months and we want you to create a short video using the theme: ‘What is Remix Culture?’ You can you use any footage you can […]
On my doorstep: Samsung hi-def camcorder
I’ve written a lot of consumer electronics reviews over the years — indeed, I wrote a weekly column for Engadget with interviews of tech CEOs not long ago — so somehow I fell onto the radar screen of Samsung, which just sent me the Samsung SC HMX10 HD video recorder to check out. I’m […]
Bid4Vid, the video jobs marketplace, launches
The teams at Ourmedia and Outhink Media are happy to announce the launch today of a new sister site: Bid4Vid.com. For any skilled producer who has wanted to earn money by shooting and editing video, we think you’ll like the idea: Already about 30 buyers (businesses or individuals in the market for a video) […]
‘Here Comes Another Bubble,’ v. 1.1
You may have read the controversy over the Richter Scales’ video Here Comes Another Bubble, a smart, clever sendup of Web 2.0 culture done to a Billy Joel tune. Lane Hartwell objected to the band’s inclusion of her photo (for a split second) in their mash-up — yes, they should have attributed her contribution or […]