YouTube makes stars out of ordinary people. It happens every day. In many cases, it’s not intentional, such as with the case of Antoine Dodson and the bedroom intruder. Others such as Jenna Marbles did exactly what they hoped to do – get on YouTube and find an audience for their videos. The path to YouTube stardom varies from person to person and their success level or notoriety can often follow them for a long time. While it’s too early to say whether or not it can last the rest of their lives (YouTube is just a decade old), for some who have found stardom, it seems to be sticking with them. In this graphic…

If it’s possible to be a true filmmaker using only the 6-seconds allowed on Twitter’s Vine app, actor Adam Goldberg would be the director, star, producer, writer, and mastermind behind the project. I have a lot to say about the combination of genius, randomness, and mystery that goes into his videos, but it’s best for you to see if for yourself. Check out his page and click through to all of his Vines or just check out a selection from the ones below. If you don’t watch everything he posts, you won’t understand any of it. Then again, you can watch everything he posts and still not understand any of it, but…

The cold war between Facebook and Twitter continued Thursday and nobody was really surprised by it. Vine, the new video app by Twitter that allows looping 6-second videos to be recorded and posted to the microblogging site, launched with the ability for users to find their Facebook friends that were also using the app. That ability lasted a few hours on Thursday before Facebook shut down API access. “It’s basically an annoyance, a hindrance on an easy way to connect with all your existing friends using the service,” wrote Mike Isaac. “It would have been a good way to jump into a new product, rather…

When most people think of video hosting sites, YouTube instantly comes to mind. Seeing that the site is generating billions of views per day, it’s easy to understand why. But while YouTube is no doubt the cream of the crop, it is only one of the many hosting options available. In this article we will discuss the potential of Wistia and the advantages of businesses using it as a marketing tool.   Strictly business YouTube and Wistia are both great choices for video hosting and sharing. However, there are some differences between the two. For example, while YouTube caters to both consumers…