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aclmedia@gmail.com (Carrie-Lee) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:26:00 +0000

ASKCARRIELEE HAS MOVED!

IMPROVED WITH USER GENERATED CONTENT! CHAT ROOMS! YOUR VIDEOS!

CHECK IT OUT AT ASKCARRIELEE.NET!

Face It!

aclmedia@gmail.com (Carrie-Lee) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:04:00 +0000

Well, it seemed to take forever but I was finally able to put this baby together. Started with a little idea and turned into a wonderful video. The only purpose to this video is to put a smile on your face, and I think, perhaps, I may have just accomplished that.

Thanks to everyone that participated and sent in clips. You're what its all about.

Blunty3000 DMCA Update!

aclmedia@gmail.com (Carrie-Lee) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:05:00 +0000

To get you up to date on the ins & outs of this saga, basically it goes a little like this. Well known Australian vlogger/gamer, Nate, who goes by the name Blunty3000 gets into a relationship with an American youtuber known as Katz20two. With some financial aid from the Youtube community Katz is flown to Australia to be with Nate. Things happen, cheating occurs and the two get into a fight which resulted in Katz being tossed into a wall. Months, and many details I'm not privy to later, Katz vlogs about what happened. Blunty then posts a video as well in an attempt to defend himself.

I, having a show about gossip on Youtube, bring up what happened between the two and try to turn it into a positive dialog within the community about Internet privacy and domestic abuse, especially now that there are videos posted everywhere about the subject and ten's of thousands of people are now involved. I did use a short audio clip from both of their videos.

Lo and behold several days after posting my video, it was removed due to a copyright violation by Blunty. I, with the encouragement of the community, file a counter DMCA claim. Time goes on and suddenly last week, without a notification from Youtube, my video was reinstated. I believe its due to the fact that Nate likely didn't respond to the counter DMCA however, I'd like to believe that Fair Use won out. What do you think?

Talkin Tube 9 - The Power of the Internet

aclmedia@gmail.com (Carrie-Lee) — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:52:00 +0000

Youtubers Unite to say NO to animal abuse!

I was outraged this morning when I saw a video posted by Zipster08 that had a clip of a video posted by glennspam1. The video posted by glennspam1 show blatant torture to an innocent animal, presumably this boy's pet cat. The cat was thrown against a wall and cried out for help. Zipster08 made a desperate plea to the Youtube community to ban together and flag this channel and flag this bastards videos.

I watched, stunned as within an hour or two the comments came flying in. Not only that, but a group that will remain anonymous, also got a hold of the information. Soon it was posted around the internet. Shortly thereafter, the video was removed as well as the boy's channel suspended. It is also rumored he has been taken into custody which we can only hope is true, for we all know typically what kind of person this type of adolescent behavior spawns.

Unfortunately Terry's deeds were seen as a TOS violation, likely due to the fact that he used a clip of the cat being abused so as to get the attention of those watching. He's now on Youtube probation and has a mark against his channel for the next six months. Thank you to Terry and the Youtube community, you really pulled through...

Valentines Day FAIL - Contest Winners!

Sick of hearing sappy love stories on Valentines Day? So am I, so this year I asked you to post video replies or text comments about your worst Valentines Day ever! I got a few video responses and a boatload of great text replies. Here are some of my favorite Comments:

Best Text Comment award goes to CommentorX who said:

"I went out to a restaurant on Vsuck Day one year with an Internet date. She neglected to tell me she was vegan. I ordered veal. Yeah.
After a half hour PETA lecture, she asked me what I did for a living. I decided to commit date suicide, so I told her I tested cosmetics on animals. She called her friend for a ride home."

Second place goes to MusicalTuTu who said:

I got my boyfriend flowers and this huge chocolate heart thing that cost me like, forty bucks and guess wat he got me? A packet of Extra.

First Place video response goes to RogueBlueJay:

Second Place goest to Shadow4795:

I'm In the News!

aclmedia@gmail.com (Carrie-Lee) — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:44:00 +0000

I had an interview today Eric Williams of Cape Cast, the official webcast of the Cape Cod Times today. They were really interested to hear about the Youtube networking, revenue sharing, gatherings, and most of all, the community - all aspects of which I was really excited to discuss! And to top it off, I hit my millionth view today!

I had so much fun at our interview and I can't wait till they post it on Monday (02/09/09). Until then, I uploaded some of the bloopers & questions that I had taped. Check it out!

Talkin Tube 7

aclmedia@gmail.com (Carrie-Lee) — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:53:00 +0000

So I'm trying for a new look on my site. I'll be honest, I've spent hours searching through templates and they just don't seem to work out right. I suppose I should just bite the bullet and get a real website... It's just that I find blogger to be so easy to edit and change the layout - and me being so fickle - I hate to make the switch to something else.

There is still time to be in my long term video project! If you'd like to participate it's really easy and fun! Watch this Example Video and read the description carefully, it'll tell you all you need to know!

Several new videos going up. The first video entitled Woman Scared to Death is a vlog about a North Carolina woman that was literally scared to death by an intruder. The man had entered her home to escape police from a failed robbery attempt just minutes prior. There are some great comments to read through on this video!

I also posted Talkin Tube Eps 7 Superbowl Sellouts, Site updates & Reviews. Check this out for some Youtube Screening Room reviews, Youtube gossip and discussion on new site updates including the new annotation editor and the ability to remove your own comments.

The Week in Review

aclmedia@gmail.com (Carrie-Lee) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:09:00 +0000

Honestly it's been the week from hell for me. The only highlight this week was the inauguration of our first black president. I saw a renewed and re-energized America, I saw pride and hope on the faces of those that looked on standing at mall in Washington DC to those that watched on big screen tv's at the African Meetinghouse in Nantucket.

Earlier this week I had a video removed due to Copyright infringement, and although I believe I used the audio clip of my accuser (or perhaps a trolling fan) in accordance with fair use, Youtube doesn't investigate these claims until a counter DMCA has been put in place - something I plan to do at the urging of family and friends.

I had a terrible misunderstanding with a very good friend of mine. Something that easily could have turned into a bitter dispute if I hadn't taken the time to discuss the issue with the individual herself before it got out of hand. It just goes to show you, don't listen to rumors until you've discussed it with the source because by the time it gets to you, the facts have been warped.

I was also mentioned in a unflattering way in a video by someone known for being a mousy little troll. I have no intention of naming names. This troll to me is absolutely nothing and I have no intention of giving him a second look - he honestly makes me laugh with his arrogance and feeling of self importance.

The weekend was capped off by my daughter being sick the entire car ride home from my mothers house. What fun. On the good side, I got to spend some quality time with my grandmother, every moment now with her I cherish more and more.

As I look forward toward a hopefully slightly less eventful week, I plan on finally digging out my footage from New England Gathering (Boston '08) and editing that down for a video. It's actually a pretty appropriate time to post as we start going in to February we're now at the planning stages for New England Gathering (Providence '09). So a lot on the way! Talk soon and comment below!

Oh! And I'm STILL in need of clips for the "Face It" collab! Read the previous post or contact me for details!

Also, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has launched a campaign to stop calling fish, "fish", they'd all like us to begin calling them "Sea Kitties". Yeah, seriously. Enjoy the video! :)

Be in my Next Video Project!

aclmedia@gmail.com (Carrie-Lee) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:53:00 +0000

Talkin Tube Eps 5

So in this weeks Talkin Tube Episode I covered a few subjects. One; Have you ever really looked closely at the "recommended for you" feature? If you take a good look you might be surprised at what your viewing and rating history says you're in to. Also, I talked about Yourtubeadvocate. This is a Youtube channel held by different youtubers over the last couple of years. It hits on issues that matter to the community and it's my pick of the show.... Click here to watch more of Yourtubeadvocate!

Be in my Next Video Project

I've got another collab up my sleeve and I'd LOVE for you to take part! Here’s what you need to do, and it’s really easy so everyone can do it! Film yourself, from about the shoulders up, don‘t want to see clothes, back against a white wall, try & have the lighting dead center if possible, and turn from one side so that you end up looking at the camera. You could do it from right, inward, left inward, Up to center, down to center. And make it a quick turn, not slow. I want everyone to give me the basic shot with either a smile or no emotion and then 1 - 2 playful shots. Perhaps end up with a funny face, angry, sad, some other sort of emotion, get creative. Do one alone, with someone, or have your kids, your parent, your dog or cat make one, have fun with it! Maybe you and your significant other can start looking at each other & end up looking at the cam. I want as many people as possible to get in on this. Even if you’ve never made a video or want to be left anonymous you can still do this!

So, get those clips ready & send them to askcarrieleeclips@gmail.com , just enter “collab clip” in the subject line. If you have any questions please feel free to ask, just make sure to email me at that address and put “question“ in the subject line. Also, and this is important. Include your name and the direct link to your you tube channel. I think I’ll give it about two weeks or so. So go get started, and I can’t wait to get those clips!

51 Things & Talkin Tube

aclmedia@gmail.com (Carrie-Lee) — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:12:00 +0000

Well, Talkin Tube is only going on it's fourth episode & it's already doing better than I had hoped. I've had several requests to make the show biweekly and I thought to myself, how could I possibly do that? I'm just barely, if at all, balancing a 50 hour work week along with family responsibilities. By the time I write a script, get it shot & posted, it's Sunday night - where is the room for the second episode?

So I spoke to a few people, including my husband. And I think I've figured a way. I'll start making an outline of subjects to cover in advance, have people send clips for interviews in advance. That way when Sunday rolls around I can shoot & edit two episodes, one to be released that evening, one to be released mid week. Basically Sunday will be YT day, but my husband is backing me up on this, so, thanks hun, I love you ;)

Oooh! I did a 51 things video! I haven't done a random vid in so long but after watching a few of them I thought it would be a fun thing to do. I can't believe how hard it is to find 51 things! Seriously! Special thanks to Mike Brown, who's music I've used several times in the past, the song "She" was a perfect backdrop. And guess what?! I woke up this morning to a Global Feature in People & Blogs! Thanks Youtube!

The Demon Lo

aclmedia@gmail.com (Carrie-Lee) — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:18:00 +0000

If you were an independent film maker with an advertising budget of $0.00, what would you do? Well, if you're already part of the Youtube community, the answer is simple. Create a Youtube channel dedicated to getting the word out and generating a buzz.

Contrary to popular belief, a movie doesn't get produced and end up in theaters or your local movie store without a lot of hard work, time and dedication. At least not those that aren't big budget films starring Brad Pitt.

Writter/Director Travis Betz, who's indie film "Sunday" was called "The best indie film of 2008" by the Independent Critic, and I had an interview earlier this week which can be viewed on the latest episode of Talkin Tube. Travis hopes that weekly (and hilarious I might ad) vlog updates, that will bring us, the viewer, to marketing meetings and film festivals will bring awareness of the movie and that "pesky demon Lo" to a wider range of viewers.

The cast includes a wide range of talents from regulars of the Youtube scene, critically acclaimed indie movie talents, and those that have appeared in Seinfeld and Evan All Mighty. Producers Jessica Petelle and Aaron Gaffey both have years of experience either acting in or producing films.

The only thing more fun than the first vlog on The Demon Lo's Youtube channel is the eerily fun and fabulously designed website thedemonlo.com. With creepy music, great cast bios and fun downloads, this site gets 5 stars from me.

Subscribe to The Demon Lo now, pass the videos to your friendss and help start spreading the word! Watch Talkin Tube Esp 2:

Talkin Tube! Eps 1

aclmedia@gmail.com (Carrie-Lee) — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 02:35:00 +0000

A Success!

Well, it was a complete hit! After literally days of rendering and uploading woe's I finally got the first edition of Talkin Tube uploaded. When I came home after a long days work, ran to the computer to read my comments and saw that it had (at that time) over 9,000 views. I nearly freaked. Not as badly as when I realized I had over 12,000 views and never turned on the revenue sharing ads. But in any case, it was a good day. And you know what? I'm proud of myself, dammit.

Be in the Show!

I'm looking for content for next weeks show. I have an intro for this episode but feel free to create one for future episodes! Email me if you need video footage or photos.

Requests for next show:
10-20 Second clips letting us all know your feelings about the latest Youtube site update.
Clips of people baking Candy Cane Cookies
Quick Tips on editing and uploading to YT
Any announcements or special messages

Talkin Tube!

aclmedia@gmail.com (Carrie-Lee) — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:29:00 +0000

After quite some time, and many requests, I've finally posted a new video. Talkin Tube is a place for me to express myself about all things Tubish. The very popular WTF Show won me batches of subscribers, many of whom dropped off after the show did. I found this show to be very time consuming, especially when it came to featuring other users, and when it got to that point, it was no longer fun.

The AskCarrieLee show had it's issues as well. I found it to be less successful than the WTF Show and with the need for questions from the community and little to none coming to my inbox, I simply had no content.

So, third times the charm, right? The new series, Talking Tube, is designed with little design in mind. Yes, seriously. I'm hoping that this time around I've learned from my mistakes and outcome will be a more well rounded, more fun, upbeat show, which I believe is what my viewers are looking for.

So without having to fit some sort of mold, Talking Tube features it all, whatever may be happening this week. If there's some juicy gossip, a new and talented Youtuber that's crossed my path, a featured video that I have some opinions on or want you to check out, community news or announcement you the user wish to share such as new gatherings or a need for participants in a collab, site updates, new partners, tips on editing and uploading, this is the platform.

If you wish to participate, and I wish you would, click the link on the right in the sidebar and send it in!

Here's the Introduction to the new show!

Site Updates

aclmedia@gmail.com (Carrie-Lee) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:31:00 +0000

I've made several changes to my blog, as I'm sure you've noticed. I know many of you said how much you loved the other layout, and many had a true love hate relationship with the red couch. Unfortunately the template itself was difficult to work with due to the fact that it wasn't a standard Blogger format.

You can now follow me and my blog via the followers tab on the right. Click there and sign in to follow my craziness. The more people the better and quite frankly since I've only just added it now, it looks very pathetic with only the one blank picture. I've also added a few video bars, including my own videos to the right and recently featured videos at the bottom of the page. My blog archive has a new format on the right hand side as well. The neocounter (which I highly recommend and love - it's so fun!) has remained and I've also added a google search tab.

My "lifestream" can be seen via Storytlr. This is a new, up and coming site that can combine many of your rss and social media platforms and convert them into a story or lifestream. I find it a fun alternative to the standard Twitter box that so many blogs have.

And as always, your comments and feedback are greatly appreciated. It let's me know I'm not writting just to hear myself type. If you have suggestions for a topic, would like to hear my take on a subject or just have a question, you can leave a comment below or email me at askcarrielee@gmail.com.

Todays Video Pick is Bo Burnahm's "Welcome to Youtube"

Youtube Live!

aclmedia@gmail.com (Carrie-Lee) — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:21:00 +0000

Congratulations to Youtube on the first annual Live event. While there were some misplaced censor beeps and a minor trip up here or there, overall it was a success. Many will say that the Youtube Community was hardly represented by the lineup. Acts included Katy Pery, Myth Busters, Will.I.Am, Julia Nunes and the Ukele band, Esmee Denters, Soulja Boy Tell'em, and Akon to name a few.

Appearances also included Will it Blend, Chad Vader, Fred, some young professional sport stackers and of course, our very own Vlog Team (I believe they called it) Michael Buckley, William Sledd, Lisa Nova and Katers17. Tay Zonday (Chocolate Rain) acted as MC, and I thought he did a terrific job, he truly does have that special voice.

Fred and Sledd I could have done without. Now finally having heard Fred speak without the aide of audio editing, I now realize his voice is only slightly less annoying and perhaps one less note deeper in person, albeit, not by much.

I thought they did a pretty good job for the first live event and likely it will only improve in the years to come. Bo Burnham (happy to say I’ve met him) was most certainly the highlight for me and was best at representing the community at large.

You can watch the Youtube Live event by clicking here and searching Youtube for any tags related to "Youtube Live". With a audience full of video makers who could all be seen watching the event live via the cameras in their hands, you can bet the rent that the clips will be rolling in shortly...

Here was my poor attempt at a joke, posted before the video:

19 Year Old Lifecaster Commits Suicide

aclmedia@gmail.com (Carrie-Lee) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:57:00 +0000

We all know trolls, we all have haters, it's nothing new, especially for those of us that have been in the depths of chats, forums, message boards, live webcasts, comment sections, etc for decades. We block, we delete, we ignore. I happened by the Mashable blogpost that a 19 year old man had committed suicide... live, on JustinTV.

Abraham K. Biggs, a "lifecaster" posted a suicide note detailing how he had "tried at life and failed" several times, how he felt he wasn't good enough for the love of his life and how much he hated living. It also explains how he planed on OD'ing later that evening. Mr. Biggs "troll" status apparently didn't help when it came to the moderators of the website taking the allegations that a suicide had taken place.

After some time of not moving, a viewer in India was finally able to contact the authorities after hitting a few road bumps first. The chronicle of events was easily found on the web as of this morning, however, more and more links are no longer valid as many of the websites hosting the suicide notes and videos of the gentleman's door being busted in have been removed. I read chat screenshots of the onlookers in the chat room watching the drama unfold in front of them as authorities charged in, guns drawn, breaking down the door, wood flying everywhere, laser beams set on the body all captured in time, until they turned off the camera... One live viewer described it best, "OMFG!"

And although I'm always saddened by the news of any death, let alone the suicide of a young man, I wasn't surprised that it happened with an audience. Whether it be as simple as a status update via Twitter or Facebook or something more in your face like a show on Blogtv, we are an increasingly always "on" society. I'm quite sure more and more private events will be broadcast for the whole world to see, LIVE!

Hate and Bigotry

aclmedia@gmail.com (Carrie-Lee) — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:51:00 +0000

Lately I’ve had trouble thinking of a new video idea, writers block if you will. But then my husband read me an article from the Cape Cod times, and I knew I had to say something. We were both horrified by a few of the incidents that were cited... Second and third grade students chanting “Assassinate Obama?” People in Maine placing bets for a buck on the how and when Obama will be assassinated?

And this isn’t just an issue of racism I speak of. I’m also just as disappointed in the State of California. In this day and age how a majority of people, even if fueled by scare tactics and lies (please click here for a very enlightening video) could vote to take away the right for two consenting, loving adults to marry is truly beyond me - and reeks of people wanting to stick their nose in the private lives of others. Potentially nullify nearly 18,000 marriages!? I was very happy to hear that Governor Schwarzenegger is hopeful the California Supreme Court will overturn the Prop 8.

I was very fortunate to have loving and caring parents who taught me not only the difference between right and wrong, but the difference between love and hate. I embrace the differences between us. What a boring place it would be if we were all the same. And this is what I also pass on to my children in the hopes they’ll teach their children and so on. But unfortunately, hate is grown in the same fashion…

Thank God I Trust My Pilot...

aclmedia@gmail.com (Carrie-Lee) — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:48:00 +0000

..says the atheist XD

Some of you have been following my, what have seem to become, weekly flying or shall I say traveling adventures. My first vloggerhead blog post was very happy, very feel good... the pilot flying nearly vertical to so I could see the sunset, again. Another post described my agony aboard the ferry as it bounced, rocked, and thrashed in the choppy waters.

Tonight, on a calm night, the stars twinkled, the moon shone, but the fog - oh the fog - blanketed the land and sea like a soft, white, pillowy cushion of cotton. So thick was the fog that from the air you could no longer make out the normal beacons that are usually all quite visible from the sky. All you could make of our destination was the soft yellow glow of the city on the clouds and fog above them. This is all very peaceful and quiet, well, while you're still in the air.

As we started making our approach, obviously via Instrumental Flight Rule (IFR), I watched the pilot watching his instruments. I can read an altimeter, a compass and a few of the other little gadgets. All things that flash are color coded and have meaning and I know what I'm looking at and can tell the difference between markers in the skyline for both flight & water travel such as buoys, lighthouses, airport beacons, military airport beacons, hospital emergency landing pads, towers that are over 200 feet, etc... But tonight was very difficult and the pilot worked intently. As a side note, ACK (Nantucket Airport), was built originally as a military airport. Basically, the Airforce said, "Where can we build an airport and train our pilots that has the worst, most unpredictable weather on the East Coast?" Welcome to my everyday commute.

We started our decent and I could see a bright flashing through the fog. I figured this was the beginning of the runway. However, when we were descending into the clouds you could no longer see the flashing, everything is black when you're in fog, all lights above and below are invisible, period. When the runway finally comes back into view there is absolutely no room for error. That runway is dead in front of you, and if it isn't, you better have fastened your seat belt, tightly...

To my two favorite pilots, Jim & Kiper, I thank my lucky stars everytime I get on a plane in bad weather and see one of you behind that pilot seat ;)

Here's my favorite video of the week. I really think this captures it all.

Bumpy Ride

aclmedia@gmail.com (Carrie-Lee) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:56:00 +0000

My job is dangerous. Whether it's from handling liquid and powdered chemicals and syringes or the threat of someone trying to rob the store for drugs. But then I have to add a whole new dimension... I fly to work, with other commuters on an 8 to 10 passenger Cessna 8 times a week. There's nothing like a warm, clear day peeking out the window down at the beach goers. Or a starlit night with lighthouses dotting the landscape. But get a good Nor'easter with winds whipping at 50mph gusts and the last place you want to be is out over the ocean in a tin can with wings. So this being my first fall season flying, I'm not sure what to expect. Last Tuesday was very windy & rainy, so I thought, not a problem, I'll take the ferry home. Big mistake. One of the ferry lines wasn't even running due to the high winds. So I took the other line, asked how the seas were, "oh, um, yeah it's pretty rough" was the answer I got.

I sat down, took out the phone to chit chat with my mom, seeing as how I was stuck on an hour long boat ride. We bobbed up and down until we left port, then it really happened. About the time that fast ferry kicked into high gear, I nearly thought I'd die. The waves crashed over the top of our windows and sounded like a sledge hammer hitting the hull, trash cans flew around the ship. It took all my might just to pull myself to the other side of the table so I was facing the right direction. The older couple in front of me were ghost white with fear. We crashed and thrashed all over the ocean. And then, about a half hour through... it happened. Of all the boat rides, all the cruises, all the fishing trips, never once.... Not once! have I ever been sea sick... but, there's a first time for everything... Luckily a plastic bag was handy at the time and I was fortunate enough not to have eaten lunch ;)

As we disembarked, the women in front of me turned around and said, "I've never been so frightened in my whole life"... And I was never frightened, just terribly nauseous!!! The airline asked me the next day if I chickened out, which I of course replied, "Why yes, yes I did" and they told me I should have flown... I could have been scared for a 15 minute flight as opposed to sick for an entire hour on the boat. Too little, too late. In the last 5 months 2 local plane crashes have resulted in 2 deaths... and all were experienced pilots. Well, the winds picked up again today, and I could hardly stand upright on my walk to the airport in Nantucket, the second busiest airport in New England, but the planes were still flying, barely. We had a fairly rough landing this evening but made it in one piece, this time.

Here's the bloopers for the collaboration video if you haven't already seen them! :)

You're an Idiot

aclmedia@gmail.com (Carrie-Lee) — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:20:00 +0000

Many of you may already know my religious views, or lack there of, shall I say. Because I don't believe that if I don't live my life according to how some higher power may mark me on it, does that make it okay to say, hurt another human? Murder? Steal? Of course not. I still have morals, feelings, a family, I love, I hate, I feel happiness and sadness, compassion and sympathy. I have full respect for the faithful of every religious background. The video "Atheist" posted on Youtube by Zakiechan helped me realize how many others feel the same as I do. The video is not intended to make people lose faith, it's only goal is to help those who find atheists as godless, moral less people realize, we're not all that bad, and we're regular goodhearted, law abiding citizens (in fact we're less likely to commit a crime, and less likely to get a divorce) that you interact with every single day.

So I happened by TheAmazingAtheist whom I agree with about half of the time. I don't always like the way he words things, or his specific views. But he had a video in his autoplay that made my blood boil. An interview with a couple, the husband undecided in his vote for the president and the wife a clear McCain supporter, why? Because she can't imagine having a president named "Obama" or a leader with an atheist mother. The ignorance in this video was appalling. I nearly jumped through my monitor to slap some sense into her...

Sunset

aclmedia@gmail.com (Carrie-Lee) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:20:00 +0000

I climbed onto the plane, as I do 8 times a week, most days I think nothing of it. We taxied out to the runway, nearly all the planes had left for the mainland. We started down lane six, gaining speed and then lifting up with ease. Over the runway and out to the ocean. The whitecaps peaking atop the deep blue waves. We climbed to our usual 1-1500 feet just in time to see the sun gently falling behind the horizon. I watched as the clouds that we were nearly even with were lit all shades of pinks and purples. That's when I noticed the pilot look back at me once or twice as I watched the sunset. Finally, as the sun made its final decent and the darkness attempted its daily takeover, the pilot looked back yet again and said, loudly over the din of the engine, "Did you enjoy that sunset?!" to which I of course replied, "Yes! It was spectacular!"

"Wanna see it again?!!!" He yelled back over his shoulder.... He smiled an evil little grin...

Straight UP we shot! The force of the sudden upward motion pushing back down at me! Squished into my seat, smile plastered to my face and giddy like a schoolgirl, I was delighted to see the sun come popping back up into sight.... Just in time to see the fiery ball of gas fall out of the sky.... again...

Weeeeeeee! :)

What's Next?

aclmedia@gmail.com (Carrie-Lee) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:08:00 +0000

So I'm very excited to say that I have a new big project coming up. The idea for this video popped into my head a few days ago and I quickly started typing. The quick gist of it is it's a "very exaggerated comical look at the pre-collab prep we all go through when trying to pull together a collaboration video". Got a great cast of characters. In fact I was very surprised that everyone I asked to participate actually accepted. Now the only issue is trying to edit it all into an appropriate time frame. I'll start editing next week and I expect the video to be posted the following weekend. I'm really excited about this and can't wait for you guys to see it! :) In the meantime, check out the quick video of the girls eating A Ghetto Dessert. XD

Talk Soon!

Royalty Free Music

aclmedia@gmail.com (Carrie-Lee) — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:22:00 +0000

One frequent question I receive from tubers (yes, like a potato) big and small is where they may find royalty free music. I posted one video a few months ago that partially answered this question. I have a wealth of links to websites that have royalty free music, people I know on Youtube that are willing to share music in exchange for links and proper credit, and how you can even get a big band to let you use their music in your videos. I want to share this information because I truly believe it can bring together those seeking for and ready to share music. A video is on the way to help get the word out. I've just posted the new blog that will help direct and connect artists and video makers. I've added the Music Project tab above that will give you some great resources for adding some sweet tunes to your next video. This is going to help everyone from those wanting just a light backdrop of music in their vlogs to those creating big time collabs... If you're a music seeker, check out the resources and start getting music! If you're an artist and would like to get involved, email me at askcarrielee@gmail.com. Don't forget to comment and add your own great tips, sites or users to share with others!!!

Youtube Ultra Success

aclmedia@gmail.com (Carrie-Lee) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:24:00 +0000

Ever run over to Smosh's channel and refresh, just for the fun of it and watched as their numbers climb more in the few minutes you've sat there then yours have all week and wonder, why not me? No? Ptttttt.... Me either! ;) In all seriousness, I would never wonder why my videos don't appeal to a large audience such as the viewers of Smosh. They're funny, attractive young men that make over the top videos, videos that really have no bearing on real life society, i.e. they're just plain fun to watch and you never have to think... ever. WHATTHEBUCKSHOW is a success. Why? Simple, Michael Buckley always has a smile on his face, hardly ever takes a breath between words and is always willing to poke fun at a celebrity. More just plain fun stuff. Fred, a what seems to be overnight success on Youtube, has videos that once again, are over the top, fun, quick, and contain easy to follow story lines. Sure, you'll peruse the front pages of the most viewed Youtube and find random videos of Asian women kissing or copywritten material from Family Guy, but the majority of those are one hit wonders and will not achieve any long term Youtube success. My interpretation of what makes a channel wildly successful is the perfect combination of the following;
1. You must appeal to a large audience, but more importantly that audience must include the teenie bopper aged audience as this particular demographic tends to share videos more often with each other and become hordes of fan girls/boys.
2. Proper equipment and professional editing technique is a must, even when that editing technique is meant to make look as though you didn't try and can be as simple as the way you cut a scene and finally,
3. It has to be interesting! A large audience doesn't want to hear about my terrible babysitter or your last book review!

So follow those simple steps and you're clear on your way to overnight Youtube ultra success! For the other 99.9% of us that will never ever in a million years achieve such an ultamite goal because, let's face it, we're not young/old enough, ugly/cute enough, smart/dumb enough, level headed/drama queen enough, let's all have fun making videos for our smaller audiences to enjoy!

I'm still trying to "find myself" as a vlogger/video maker. What I do here, will never be mega anything... So in the meantime, I'll support others.

Now, if you want actual sound advice, check 's out Alan's blog, which is my new favorite blog reading with my morning coffee. :)

Sitter from Hell

aclmedia@gmail.com (Carrie-Lee) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:55:00 +0000

Facebook

It's been forever since I've been on facebook. I'm really just not that into it! Well, I went on the other day and updated my profile, along with my graduating class... I could not believe all the people I've just run into on that site. People I haven't talked to or seen since highschool! And it seems so ironic... I'm hard wired to the internet as it is, and all my viewers are aware of that! But to then see people who I literally haven't spoken to in a decade... WOW!

Nanny Update

After a month of looking and lost time between my husband and I, we've finally found a great nanny for the kids. I wasn't getting many bites with the ad on Craigslist, certainly not as many as I did the first time around. But Alicia is great and the kids love her. She actually takes the kids outdoors! GASP! She always has a smile on her face and the house is picked up when I come home from a 12 hour day over on the 'Tucket. She's great, 'nough said.

So, what happened this weekend? We needed a sitter for Saturday because my husband, son, dad and mom were all going to the Island for a fun day together, fly over for the day, shop, eat, watch the boats go by, take it all in and come on home. Problem was, our regular girl wasn't able to sit, so I had to find someone else. Well, I found drip face. A women with clearly the same personality as a walrus. Not only did I worry about the girls the entire time I was gone, but came home to a dirty house, lunch still in pans on the stove (5hrs later), dishes stacked up in the sink, etc.... I thought that was pretty lame of her to do that and only got really pissed when I went to change the girls and found they were both sore and red (for those non-parents, that means they may have sat in poop for a few minutes too long) I mean, what the hell was she DOING for the entire day?! I really hope I never see that women again... I'm positive I'll be posting a video on the subject very shortly.

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Nanny's n' Stuff

aclmedia@gmail.com (Carrie-Lee) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:05:00 +0000

So, my nanny gave her notice two weeks ago... thought for sure I'd have a replacement by now, after all, when I had first posted the ad on craigslist in May I received dozens of replies with in a day or two. Looking back, clearly that was due to the fact that most of them were college students summering on the cape and looking for a part-time job. I've had a few bites and a few interviews. Nothing or anyone so special as to hire them on the spot. One girl that I was very interested in, said she was going to school to be a pediatric nurse and has nannied for a few years, came for an interview last weekend, sat at my table and talked about herself, mentioning that she was going into her senior year in highschool. Obviously she isn't bright enough to have READ the entire job description which clearly states this is a Monday through Thursday position. My husband took Tuesday and Wednesday off of work to stay home with the kids. He announced to me last night that his boss threatened his job if he took another day off... Mind you, it's okay for other employees to admit to stealing truck loads of furniture while also having a drug problem and keep them on board. But God forbid your faithful employee who rarely calls in sick or takes time off and commutes over one and a half hours to work everyday to get paid not nearly enough has to take a few days for his children, well, that's certainly a fireable offence!

Hello, my name is Carrie-Lee and I - I have an addiction...
Dear Blogtv, Oh! How you first drew me in with your Buck and Happyslippness! Now you keep me in your ever programing clutches with your reruns of Southpark and Family Guy! Family Guy you are the one from which I can never turn away, and how can I with your gay, insane football shaped babies and IQ of his shoe size, rotund, overweight fathers! Whoners! Live for over 30 hours co-hosted by Aceswolf! I've never laughed so hard in a damn chat room!

And for that my dearest Blogtv... I thank you...