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• Apparently Kid Hits YouTube’s Ad Leaderboard, But Samsung Sits On Top
• Tim & Eric’s GE Spot With Jeff Goldblum Strikes Gold On YouTube

  The new GE advertisement starring Jeff Goldblum and directed by Tim & Eric has received more than 1.5 million views on YouTube in a week.

  
• Rock The Vote Uses Lil Jon, Lena Dunham, Crazies To Reach Young Voters

  Rock the Vote is using extremist stances in six video ads and a music video by Lil Jon and Lena Dunham to encourage young adults to vote.

  
• Fandango Offers Walk-On Role To Horror Fans On Instagram

  Fandango has launched a Scare-Off competition through which an Instagram video creator will win a walk-on role in a Blumhouse horror film.

  
• Twitch Adds New Payment And Subscription Options For Its Users
• Fund This: ‘SPOONERS’ Wants $15,000 To Tell Stories Beyond The Bedroom
• Legendary Could Turn ‘Myst’ Into A Digital Series
• Samuel L. Jackson Partners With CollegeHumor To Promote Movember
• Dermot McCormack Takes Over AOL Video & Studios As Ran Harnevo Departs
• McDonalds, Apple, Pepsi Advised To Shift 10-25% Of TV Budgets Online
• PewDiePie “Really Happy” With The Work Maker Studios Has Been Doing
• Jack Black, Stampy Cat Join Andrew W.K. In ‘Meet Me At The Reck’ Debut
• YouTube To Fund Original Programming For Kids And Families
• Smosh Drops Music Video, Opens Contest For ‘Dumb And Dumber’ Fans
• YouTube Reorganizes Content Division Ahead Of Programming Push
• Hank Green’s YouTube Ad Rates Up 450% Over The Past 32 Months
• Homestar Runner Releases A New Video And It’s Now Your #1 Jam
• Fullscreen Talent Exec Larry Shapiro Joins AwesomenessTV’s Big Frame
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 10/3/14
• Indie Spotlight: The “Social Medium” Is (Sort Of) An Internet Psychic
• “Dr. 1Up” Diagnoses Video Game Characters On Machinima Prime
• Kingsley Gossips With Guests In New Defy Media Series “Drama King”
• PewDiePie May Leave Maker Studios And Launch His Own Network
• Amazon Greenlights Full Seasons Of ‘Hand Of God’ And ‘Red Oaks’