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Crowdsourcing, if you haven't heard of it, is also known as the 'cheap, lazy bastard way to get something done'. It's a technique gleefully employed by marketers and media outlets to ensure they get the pick of the litter for less. Separate the wheat from the chavs, as they say.
It's also a great way to interact with global communities and to promote work and ideas. Think of it as a way to expose yourself without being arrested.
Creative and IT-focused industries ...
YouTube has become so popular that video views can run into the hundreds of millions. We compiled a list of the Top 10 most popular YouTube videos, each with more than 100 million views, according to Visible Measures.
Soulja Boy: Crank DatMusic Video | Universal
722,438,268 views
Twilight Saga: New MoonFilm | Summit Entertainment
639,966,996 views
Beyonce: Single LadiesMusic Video | Sony Music Entertainment / Columbia
522,039,429 views
Michael Jackson: ThrillerMusic Video | Epic Records
443,535,722 views
The Gummy Bear Song
Music Video | Gummibear International
394,327,606 views
Lady Gaga: Poker FaceMusic Video | Universal
374,606,128 views
Lady Gaga: ...
When it comes to video marketing, YouTube is usually the first video-sharing site that people think of when considering where to submit their video content. This isn’t surprising as YouTube is the undisputed leader in terms of audience reach, market share, and the volume of video content that is uploaded to it everyday.
Ironically though, the site’s phenomenal success means that it is becoming increasingly hard to make your content stand out due to the large volumes of other content on ...
Google has been pretty busy in the first half of 2010, and one of their new products, dubbed Google TV, is an ambitious play into merging new media with mass media.
In the words of the internet giant: “Google TV is a new experience for television that combines the TV that you already know with the freedom and power of the Internet. With Google Chrome built in, you can access all of your favorite websites and easily move between television and ...
Is unintentional self parody an art form? Constantin Films, production company of an otherwise obscure movie entitled the 'Der Untergang' ('Downfall'), which spawned an internet meme, has certainly taken self parody to new heights (or is that depths?). The clip from the film which shows Hitler, exasperated by the inability of his generals to stem the advance of the Allied Forces throwing a spectacular tantrum, has been remixed so that subtitles have Hitler raving about anything from the difficulties of ...
Constantin Film, the company responsible for making the acclaimed movie Downfall (2004), is stepping up a crusade to have thousands of humorous parody excerpts of the film removed from You Tube, say reports.
The spoof clips have been one of the more successful internet memes, watched by millions of users over and over again.
The clips centre around an excerpt from the film, known in Germany as Der Untergang, which sees an enranged Adolf Hitler during his last days, having a rant ...