“IT'S CALLED GOSSIP AND OF COURSE IT'S AN OBSESSION OF MINE -ANDY WARHOL

Since its launch in 2005, YouTube has been a hub for users to post short video of some of their most interesting and embarrassing moments. But with 10 hours of new video being uploaded every minute and some 84 million videos already on the site, how will anyone ever find yours?"There's a couple of key factors to getting noticed," says Hollywood talent scout Frederick Levy. "Firstly, if you have true talent, you will rise to the top. There are plenty of talented people out there who have gotten record deals and network deals and pilot deals all based on videos they posted. "Secondly, you have to be extroverted, be a type-A personality with a lot of energy. You also have to keep your video very short. Nobody wants to sit through a 10-minute amateur video. These videos are often watched during breaks at work, before heading out for the evening or just when someone wants a quick distraction, and so that's why the shortest ones are usually the most popular."

-Calgary Herald
July 23 2008