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YouTube's small revenue sharing checks get slightly larger
YouTube adjusted its internal view count numbers, netting content partners participating in the revenue sharing program up to five percent more in advertising money. Good news for the likes of French Maid TV creator Tim Street, who quipped in the comments of the TV Week article, "I love it when mistakes are made in my favor!" But Street still won't be earning the kind of money he used to make with Revver. So the question remains: five percent of what? More » -
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Has Avril Lavigne made $2 million from YouTube? Highly unlikely
The "Girlfriend" video from tweenybopper pop diva Avril Lavigne has taken the all-time views title away from Judson Laipply's Evolution of Dance, though it's still stuck in the second spot on YouTube's leaderboard. Besides being manually kept out of the top spot, what have all those views garnered the young guitarista? According to her label's CEO Terry McBride of Nettwerk Management, $2 million in revenue-sharing income from YouTube. But a longtime reader who's represented other popular YouTube partners with eight-figure view counts called shenanigans: More »
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By Jackson WestComment by ThatKid: "Never assume malice when stupidity will suffice." Youtube probably only recalculates the all-time leaders list once a week or so. more » | Other threads
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Avril Lavigne fans gunning for top spot on YouTube
The microfamous are set to lose one of their own to the squealing hordes who follow the macrofamous when sk8r pop sensation Avril Lavigne's Girlfriend becomes the most viewed video on YouTube, surpassing Judson Laipply's Evolution of Dance. How are tweens planning to storm the gates of democratization in order to install their über-trendy God-queen atop YouTube's throne? More »
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