YouTube Mining

We are uploading. YouTube is getting over 60,000 new videos per day, and the talent is beginning to bubble to the surface. The "Face Vidies" (starting to move a little beyond webcam) are getting big. We don't need American Idol anymore.


If you are good enough, you can get found

This is Terra Naomi. In addition to having a wonderful voice and writing amazing lyrics (see below), she knows how to market herself. If you are a performer or aspiring to be one, check out her efforts - myspace, blogs, fan forum, youtube channel, and a new one, eventful. She has the new business model down, and she has my complete admiration for both her artistry and her mastery of the new media.

CLOSE TO YOUR HEAD

TODAY IS A VERY SPECIAL DAY
IT FEELS LIKE THE BEGINNING
OF SOMETHING MORE

AND WE ARE STANDING ON THE EDGE
OF ALL THAT WE’VE IMAGINED
IN LIVES BEFORE

KEEP IT UP THE STARS ARE CLOSE TO YOUR HEAD NOW
IT’S MAGICAL TIMES THAT WE LIVE IN
KEEP IT UP THE STARS ARE CLOSE TO YOUR HEAD NOW
IT’S MAGIC I TELL YOU IT’S HAPPENING

MY FRIENDS THERE’S SOMETHING IN THE AIR
IT’S NOT IMAGINATION
I SEE IT EVERYWHERE

A STATE IMPOSSIBLE TO FEIGN
SUSPENDED ANIMATION
THIS HOPE THAT WE RETAIN

KEEP IT UP THE STARS ARE CLOSE TO YOUR HEAD NOW
IT’S MAGICAL TIMES THAT WE LIVE IN
KEEP IT UP THE STARS ARE CLOSE TO YOUR HEAD NOW
IT’S MAGIC I TELL YOU IT’S HAPPENING

DON’T BE AFRAID FOR US
IT’S NOT TOO LATE FOR US
TO TAKE IT MAKE IT INTO
SOMETHING
WE CAN SAVE US

KEEP IT UP THE STARS ARE CLOSE TO YOUR HEAD NOW
IT’S MAGICAL TIMES THAT WE LIVE IN
KEEP IT UP THE STARS ARE CLOSE TO YOUR HEAD NOW
IT’S MAGIC I TELL YOU IT’S HAPPENING