Thoughts about Monetizing Amateur Videos Online
I caught a bit on National Public Radio’s Weekend Edition Saturday that dovetails on yesterday’s post about YouTube and copyright law. Laura Sydell explores how some amateur videos are making money on the Internet, including videos from EepyBird.com: Entertainment for the Curious Mind, popular for films showing how the candy Mentos can make Diet Coke bubble. The creators managed to partner with Google Video’s Sponsored Video program to get some revenue through advertizing. The team has contracts with, well, Coca Cola and Mentos. They also made money from their video on Revver.
There’s actually quite a bit of chatter about the deals, including an article on Techcrunch.
Audio should be available on the NPR Web site around 1 pm EST.
