links for 2006-10-10

Living the Promotional Life

CAN an affable 30-year-old conceptual artist turned comedian sell cars to his generation by using nontraditional media like blogs and Webisodes?

(tags: videomarketing article)
Anti-U.S. Attack Videos Spread on the Internet – New York Times

Videos showing insurgent attacks against American troops in Iraq, long available in Baghdad shops and on Jihadist Web sites, have steadily migrated in recent months to popular Internet video-sharing sites, including YouTube and Google Video.

(tags: video viralvideo war iraq article)
Google to Acquire YouTube for $1.65 Billion

Web search leader Google Inc. (GOOG.O) on Monday said it agreed to acquire top video entertainment site YouTube Inc. for $1.65 billion in stock, putting a lofty new value on consumer-generated media sites.

(tags: google searchengine article youtube video)