The Mike Abundo Effect

Though this video is a comedy sketch, it’s not that far from the truth. Find out why at Inside Online Video.

Take it from YouTube’s one and only Professional Idiot: with online video, independent artists can now kick TV’s ass. Cory “Mr. Safety” Williams disses the networks in this animated music video for his online video project with HBO, Runaway Box.

As Joey Alarilla points out, only newspapers that maximize the Internet will survive. Like The New York Times, The Modesto Bee could be one of them.

Here’s their video interview of popular videoblogger Cory “Mr. Safety” Williams. You gotta respect a newspaper with its own YouTube Director account.

Cory talks about his new show, but laments that his community doesn’t have much of a local film scene. Good thing Filipino YouTube Directors come from a country where YouTube rules. Read on for Cory’s reaction. Read the rest of this entry »