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We all know YouTube is one large, 24-7 talent show, so it isn’t surprising that YouTube hosts an official country-wide search for the next cat pianist. What’s funny to me is the channel’s username “secrettalentsau” which in German reads as “Secret Talent Sau” (sau = pig). Let’s get down and dirty and show off some kinky talents, Australia!
Posted in Social Media, user generated content, Video
Tagged australia, contest, talentshow, youtube
Outside our quality local pub, the KB on Foveaux, I met (or better: saw) the girl who does CommunityChannel on YouTube. It was weird, having watched a few of her hugely popular videos and, as she passed by, all I could think of: There goes “CommunityChannel“?
I mean, I am pretty sure she has a real name but to most of her 717,026 subscribers she might be “CommunityChannel” or “Miss CC” for all I know. OK, I realize I am sooo behind and have now checked and paid a bit of attention – her real name is Natalie Tran and she has her own Wikipedia article.
Anyway, props to her for producing this great series of entertaining videos and racking up 267,717,726 views at the age of 24. Her trajectory reminds me of Dave King‘s idea of starting a “Social Media Stars” agency – or as he put it, “those people out there with an audience and a bunch of distribution mechanisms already built-in”. I wonder how far that scene has progressed.
Natalie Tran
Nat might have a proper agent or she may not. Anyone worked with her already? Or have you met any interesting social media celebs lately? And with that I don’t mean gurus who expressly “practice social media” instead of just doing interesting things.
Posted in Social Media, Video
Tagged australia, communitychannel, nat, natalie tran, pub, ugc, videos, youtube, youtube channel
I am so late on Slap Chop but this very annoying infomercial got what it deserved, it got slapped and chopped. Even massacred. The Slap Chop wave of remixes, edits and spoofs has amassed millions of combined views and this would definitely be my favourite (please hang in there till about 1:15).
Having just seen ABC’s Laurence Leung meet and greet his teen hero ‘Shabba-Doo‘ from Breakin (and Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo) made the Slap Chop Mashup even better. But if you are more the wordy type, don’t miss the dub by Jabo0odyDubs
And if yo gringos want to hear The Vince himself slaughter (or better slap chop) the Spanish language, por favor:
Posted in Social Media, user generated content, Video
Tagged breakdance, breakin, chop, edit, mashp, mix, remix, slap, Video, youtube
YouTube’s first foray into live entertainment just “aired” and these are a couple of my first impressions and observations (in no particular order).
YouTube Live vloggers/hosts
YouTube Live VJaying by Mike Relm
The whole show format definitely beat any Australian live show that is on regular TV. If you have seen a re-broadcast or excerpts what are your first thoughts?
Additions:
JaffeJuice commented on the integration of sponsors, appointment viewing, catch up in byte-sized clips and most important of all the potential of future interactivity (e.g. integration of live commenting with services like 12seconds.tv).
And this is…like…a YouTube Live response of guest Daxflame …that is … like awesome and uh…he met sooo many friends. And stuff.
Hm, guess this parody is too close to real teenager speak for me.
Posted in Convergence, Social Media, Video
Tagged daxflame, entertainment, format, jaffejuice, live, Social Media, Video, web celebrities, webreblities, youtube, youtube live
In the build up to our Holler dinner tonight I have to post one of our internal classics. My colleague Ian will very likely hate me for creating another outlet for his channeling of Cindy Lauper (who happens to be in Sydney just now). But he sang this on his own accord and I am sure we have a talent release form signed by him somewhere (as you should).
And thinking about the upcoming lewd behaviour leads me to another media-reality question: “If you were drunk but there are no photos of it on facebook — were you really drunk?”.
Between 0 and 1 