Posters reap cash rewards at video-sharing site Revver
LOS ANGELES -- YouTube and MySpace video mavens, take note: Lesser-known video-sharing site Revver is offering more than just fame — it's throwing in fortune, too.
Revver will announce on Thursday that it has paid $1 million to more than 25,000 people who have posted their work since last September, or added Revver video links to their blogs and websites. "Post a video … get a check," says Revver CEO Kevin Wells. Big payouts:
•Blogger Justine Ezarik, who made a splash a few weeks ago with her tale of a 300-page iPhone bill, will see $5,000 from Revver for posting the clip.
Revver can share the wealth because its clips include advertising, whether they are shown on Revver or elsewhere. Producer Tim Street's instructional videos, French Maid TV, hosted by an actress in a French maid getup, can be found on Apple's iTunes Store as a free podcast. The podcast links to Revver, where they are downloaded — with ads.
Indeed, the blender videos appear on YouTube and Revver. "We're on YouTube to get the audience and Revver to get the money," says Dan Grover, national sales manager for Blendtec, which produces the videos to promote its Blendtec Total Blender.
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