Popular Internet Series 'Chad Vader' May Make Cash on YouTube
Over the last year or so, a popular spoof series loosely based on "Star Wars" protagonist villain Darth Vader's less competent brother Chad, has caused a bit of a sensation on the Internet.
The indie cartoon series, "Chad Vader", created by Aaron Yonda and Matt Sloan of Madison, Wisconsin, has been viewed nearly 10 million times!! on YouTube alone since first appearing on the Internet.
The two men have made virtually no money from the millions of views of their series on YouTube, claiming to be significant contributors to the astronomical success of YouTube and its recent acquisition by Google for $1.4 billion dollars.
But now the force may be with the "Chad Vader" creators.
Last week YouTube announced it will share its advertising revenue with indie film makers like Yonda and Sloan.
The new revenue sharing could be a windfall for indie filmmakers, but YouTube is not disclosing the details of the plan and say it make not be launched for another year.
"We always wanted to make money doing these videos but we just thought that it was impossible," Yonda said.
"I think anyone who's an artist wants to be compensated for what they do," Sloan said, "It would have been nice if YouTube would have announced revenue sharing 9 million hits ago for us."
Nevertheless, Yonda said, their exposure is opening new doors, claiming the duo are "like this close to getting paid for doing a network series, a web series."
As for future "Chad Vader" episodes, the sixth episode is set to be released on Feb. 16. There's even a cameo from Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz. Watch and listen to the guys comment on the upcoming episode and read letters from viewers about past episodes:
IRC First Blog to Publish the Original, Unedited Saddam Cell Phone Video Execution Hours Before YouTube and Cable News
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The authentic original, unedited cell phone video of Saddam's hanging - from start to end! Three Iraqis arrested were not responsible for making the video available on the Internet
Update, Jan. 4, 2007: IRC was the first blog on the Internet to post the original, unedited cell phone video of Saddam Hussein's hanging that you won't see on TV news or YouTube. Since three people have been arrested in Iraq concerning the video, we have received many media calls. Our answer: No Comment!
Rumors on the Internet that the original video tape of Steve Irwin being struck by a stingray are false.
Anyone can use a search engine to find what they THINK is the tape, but the real tape was actually posted and taken down from a website.
There are a number of videos (including those on YouTube), including disrespectful parodies, showing Irwin in the water scuba diving, but they are not the authentic tapes of the moment Irwin was struck by the sting ray's barb.
The one video showing Irwin swimming with sea creatures was filmed in 2004.
Remember, what you see on the Internet may not actually be real or true, and that distinction will become more difficult to make as the technology and popularity of making and showing videos keeps driving forward.
There is one tape that may be the actual one of when Irwin was struck, but we have not yet confirmed this.
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Over the last year or so, a popular spoof series loosely based on "Star Wars" protagonist villain Darth Vader's less competent brother Chad, has caused a bit of a sensation on the Internet.
