Friday, May 15, 2009
Why Online Video Ads Still Don’t Work
From the funny-and-true! department: A biting clip from the dudes at College Humor satirizing the lousy ad options and mind-numbing ad jargon that dominate the online video business.
From the funny-and-true! department: A biting clip from the dudes at College Humor satirizing the lousy ad options and mind-numbing ad jargon that dominate the online video business.
Yep, Mike Hudack was in the video that’s supposed to symbolize the excess–and end–of the Web 2.0 era. And no, he doesn’t care what you think about it. He’s got bigger things on his mind. Like convincing more advertisers to take Web video seriously and making a business out of it.
Peter Kafka has been covering media and technology since 1997, when he joined the staff of Forbes magazine. Most recently, he has been the managing editor of the tech and media Web site, Silicon Alley Insider. Read more »
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