FPSRussia’s Properties Raided By 40 Federal Agents
Nearly 40 ATF agents raided two of YouTube personality FPSRussia’s properties last Tuesday, according to an Athens Banner-Herald story. ATF spokesman Richard Coes justified the raid, telling the Athens Banner-Herald: “The claim is that [FPSRUSSIA] was using explosives and getting paid for it via YouTube.” The raid was conducted to find explosives used by Kyle Myers, [...]
The Art Of Branded YouTube Videos: How Creators Can Keep Sponsors & Viewers Happy
Branded YouTube videos can turn real sour real fast if creators aren’t careful. Chances are if you’ve been following any popular YouTube creator for long enough, then you have seen an example of a branded video. If you haven’t noticed it, then that YouTube creator is doing something right. The whole point of branded video [...]
[UPDATED] FPSRussia Weapons Manager Murdered In FPS Industries Warehouse
[UPDATE: 01/09/2013 11:50 p.m. PT] More details have emerged regarding the murder of FPSRussia weapons manager Keith Ratliff. The brother of Ratliff told WSB-TV that, “For him not to pull out that gun and try to defend himself, he had to feel comfortable around somebody. Either that or he was ambushed.” In addition, Kyle Myers aka [...]
The 2012 NewMediaRockstars YouTube High School Year-End Awards
YouTube is basically high school. You’ve got the geeks, the cool clique, the jocks, the class clowns, and the talented kids who are eventually going to move to SoHo and achieve jackshit. And since no high school would be complete without awards to rank the students and tell them where they stand with their peers, [...]
