> Here's a letter about youtube's new partner program, written by an anonymous > youtube star who is certainly, definitely, Absolutely NOT Kent. > http://battellemedia.com/archives/003630.php > (via http://boingboing.net)
this is extremely interesting. obviously John Battelle has a bias on youtube advertsing since he runs Federated Media. > > *I'm a YouTube star, but YouTube wishes I wasn't. They would like to > > pretend I don't exist, rather than admit there are several roads to > > financial and critical success that don't lead through their corporate > > headquarters. * Its tough to take these kinds of criticisms when you dont know who its from. I always question anonymous comments and articles. >Some shows will stick with YouTube, but the savviest and the most commercial ones will move to >other video sites that can provide better splits or signing bonuses. Creators will start to realize >that their storytelling talents are rare and valuable. so true. >I don't know the terms this round of authors were guaranteed by YouTube, but I do know that we >were offered was okay money, but something that we've already surpassed. And then when you >factor in merch sales, and the value of having our own users and pageviews on top of that and >controlling our own brand, we're coming out miles ahead of a typical YouTube power user. I know Youtube can push mass traffic towards any video it chooses...but asking creators to dump their personal site is dangerous. I'd like to hear more about how Youtube feels about letting creators own their own content. Lots of questions. its up to us creators to educate each other and not settle for giving it all away. Jay -- Here I am.... http://jaydedman.com Check out the latest project: http://pixelodeonfest.com/ Webvideo festival this June!!!!
