Archive for September, 2012

Viral Videos

Creators of many YouTube videos that go viral put together the video, act on it, and find sponsors to up load it to the Internet and make money doing it. That era of YouTube production is fading and new companies such as the Collective are more and more handling the work leaving creators more time to do what they do best. This process is attracting sponsors such as McDonald’s and General Motors generating more revenue for the creators.

The Collective based in Los Angeles previously represented such artists including Kelly Clarkson, Snoop Dog, and Backstreet Boys. Now they are aiming at capitalizing on the shifting entertainment landscape. They paired the YouTube sensation, Annoying Orange with TV professional, Cartoon Network. The result was 2.5 million viewers. Apple’s iTunes Store sells an Annoying Orange Kitchen Carnage app for $1.99. Toys R Us and J.C. Penny sell Annoying Orange products and apparel. The Epic Meal Time generated 451 million viewers. One of the YouTube favorite, freddiew, features McDonald’s and Electronic Arts advertisements. Another YouTube sensation, humorist Rhett & Link, was so successful in getting brand sponsors and a cable show, they moved to Los Angeles. Twin sisters, Megan & Liz, who made home music videos, are now making back-to-school commercials for Macy’s.

There are a lot of applications which do a really great job of recording free online radio and streaming radio. With trial software and shareware you are able to assess whether the product will fit your budget and needs. But sometimes it can be hard to figure out which one is going to be best for you, so you want to try them.  Here are a couple of good examples.

Replay Radio – This really works well for recording podcasts, internet streams, and much more.  This was always a really great application for capturing the radio programs online.  It records Internet radio and podcasts as well.

Radio tracker – This automatically strips the music from streams of radio stations online and it also separates them into some MP3 files to put into a music library. If you are searching for a great way to build a music radio, this is something that is going to save you a lot of money.

FairStars Recorder – This is another great software application which is designed to record the streaming radio from the Internet or any kind of signal that’s coming from the soundcard of the computer.  This program is versatile, works well, and is affordable. You are going to get an app that is solid and that has a lot of options.

Whether you are listening to Christian music or another kind of music, a good place to start is www.onlineradiostations.com. There’s a lot of different types of music to choose from there.