Look what crawled up through the (gross out time)

SOME THINGS ARE BETTER LEFT UNSAID
Like I was reading about Ray William Johnson and the beef he has with Maker Studios CEO Danny Zappin.  Johnson is like, "Zappin is a criminal." Zappin is like, "F*** you, prepare for war."

Whoa! You don't have to say everything that comes into your mind.  It's just not necessary or productive.

They started chipping on each other with some third grade bullshit.  Who knows who is right, but they have each made themselves and each other look like spoiled brats.

Two of the most successful Youtubers are not happy with the money and the success.  It's just never enough, right? Wah, right?  Gimmeabreak.

Have you ever found a disgusting, wiggling bug in the shower drain?  How about on the wet sidewalk outside your home?  How about in your salad at a fancy restaurant?  Did you feel compelled to hold it in your hand and show it to everyone.  "Look, everyone," you might say, "Look what climbed out of my ear."  See, if you do it right (well, er, wrong) you can make yourself and everyone else miserable.  But is that what you really want to do?

You were expecting a hot shower or a nice meal or a quiet walk to the mailbox.  Not this time, buddy.  You were expecting earwax, right?  But you got some sort of alien mind-control brain eater bug in your ear.  But rather than just having your day spoiled, you decided to spoil it for everyone.  That's bad.

Sometimes things don't go your way.  It's as simple as that.  One day you wake up to find that your Youtube Channel is being taken over by a crazed felon.  Or one day you wake up to find that your best client, the one you pampered like a favored grandchild, has slandered you and run off telling others tales of anger and harsh words.  Them's the breaks in the big world.  Move on.  Or you can stand around and squabble publicly like children.

Those guys can both get the lawyers busy.  For the rest of us, perhaps it's a lesson in professionalism and good business dealing.  I think the lesson is -- success and happiness can be mutually exclusive.

Jimmyjumpnjive

Batman Bee Joins Youtube Network

Major Buzz on Hive Street

Batman Bee Signs Network Contract

Buzzilion Dollar Signing Bonuses!

Internet Famous Batman Bee

I was looking at some of the Youtube Networks.  Initially, I was ready to join one as soon as possible.  I held off, though, and I think I'll wait for a while longer.  Right now it looks like a numbers game, sort of like the first day of a big poker tournament.

Revision3, Fullscreen, Maker, RPM Network, Machinima, TGN, VidcastLLC, Curse, Polipop. The names are pretty well known by now.  There are many blogs that identify the many networks, some of the blogs even speculate which are best.  The problem is that any opinion as to the relative strengths of Youtube networks is pure speculation. Of course, any network is going to say that their network is the best and will do the most for you.

Bee Hits the Youtube Pollen Jackpot

It's like picking a pony at the horse races. How do you compare one network to another?  Which networks are going to still be around in two years?  What if you pick the wrong one?  

On the other hand, what if you pick the right one and they market your killer videos and make you internet famous?  It's tough to say what the network will do for you.  Especially if you're a small low-budget content producer (like me).  Especially if you're not located near Los Angeles (like me).

Can't get enough of that Google Stuff

If I were a gamer this would be an easy decision.  I have always thought that gaming channels were a waste because it was so hard to get commercial use rights.  If I was a small gaming channel now I'd jump on any network offer because it takes that problem off the table.  

"Go monetize your gaming channel."  That's what Google and its associated networks are saying right now.  Do it before the holiday shopping season starts.  When there are suddenly 50,000 new monitized game playing partners, I think the RPM will go down ... would that surprise anyone? It will go down in proportion to the number of new partners and their views.

Batman Bee Bets Big on the Banana Network ...           But when you have a quirky Youtube presence (like me), well ...  I'm just waiting for the market to calm down.  I can wait it out.  I have all the partner features from Youtube already.  But it would be nice to have network opportunities, gigs, support and whatever else a network could offer. 

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Bug Business Model Booming ...  I have always tried to make content that might have a shelf life longer than ten minutes, and I've gathered quite a quantity of content.  So, I'll worry about doing the network thing if it starts to look like I need to worry about it.

Ultimately the best Youtube advice is to make videos about things you love, so that -- whether you make money or not -- you will enjoy what you create and you will connect with people who share your interests.  That, not networks, is the point of Youtube.

Jimmyjumpnjive 2012