The Jeff Pulver Blog: New York Times: All the World’s a Stage (That Includes the Internet)

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February 15, 2007

New York Times: All the World’s a Stage (That Includes the Internet)

NYT: All the World’s a Stage (That Includes the Internet)

"AT lunchtime, or when he is walking the halls of his workplace, Roy Raphaeli’s colleagues often beseech him to do a magic trick. Usually, he obliges. “I take the opportunity to show people my new stuff and see how they react,” said Mr. Raphaeli, 23, a Brooklynite who works for a mail-order camera retailer.

While Mr. Raphaeli, known professionally as Magic Roy, has been entertaining people with card tricks and sleight-of-hand since he was 5, he does not perform at birthday parties or casino showrooms.

Instead, Mr. Raphaeli’s stage of choice is the Internet, where he has posted 30 short video clips to Metacafe, a Web site that pays video creators based on how many viewers their work attracts. So far, Mr. Raphaeli has earned more than $13,000 from the site, where his most popular card trick has been seen 1.4 million times."

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A great snapshot of some of the people who have discovered a way to make money from creating video clips that get seen on the internet.

And it was nice to see plugs for our friends at: Revver, Metacafe, Blip.tv, Brightcove and DivX Stage6. These are just some of the companies that will be part of the Spring 2007 Video on the Net community.

Just wish Scott Kirsner was aware that I'm giving away $25,000 for someone to just create a webisode, regardless of the amount of traffic it generates.

Tags: Internet TV, Video on the Net, disruptive broadcasting, Network2, Jeff Pulver