Wanna shine on YouTube?

The past years YouTube formed a start for the rise of many stars. People upload their own videoclips and share their talent, joke, action or whatever with the world. Some classical examples of people who become major stars through YouTube are Justin Bieber and Esmé Denters. Both uploaded a song and got signed by major record labels. Also, everybody probably know the clips of the sneazing panda, dancing babies and epic failures of athletes, dads and little children. All these clips have in common that they have a major amount of hits. If you want to shine on YouTube and get millions of hits be creative and take these things in mind:

Before you start you definitely need:
- A camera
- A talent or the luck that you witnessed a extraordinary fact
- Some skills with a video editing program
- A YouTube account

The ingredients of a YouTube hit are:
- “How-to-do” clips: These video’s are very useful for desperate people.
- Humor: if it’s funny you want to watch it.
- Sports: We like sports!
- Music: Everybody likes some music..
- Failures: because there is no better delight than malicious delight..

Of course, you can combine some of these ingredients! To give your idea a better chance to become the next big thing on YouTube, you finally need to think about a catchy common name to generate more views.

I want to give you this YouTube link, my favorite of this moment. Because I like it, it’s funny, catchy and it is going to be the next big thing on YouTube!


At a certain point I am going to create my own YouTube hit, wanna shine with me? ;)

Kunnen we nog wel zonder?

Hij was een goeie avond op stap. Ze waren met z'n vieren. Vier jonge honden in één piekmoment. Vrienden. Hij sprak haar aan, weinig reactie. Hij lacht t weg met een bijdehante counter aanval en richt z'n zoeker weer op z'n omgeving. Er wordt tegen elkaar opgebokst. Hoorde je wat ik zei, zag je wat ik deed, ik durf echt wel naar haar toe, wat? Hoezo kan ik dit biertje niet atten? Alles wordt vastgelegd, getweet, gepost en geliked. Wij zijn op jacht en kijk 's wat we kunnen. Zij die moesten werken, elders hun lente kriebels verdrinken of morgenvroeg moeten werken worden op de hoogte gehouden via een groeps-whatsapp. Vrijwel alle communicatie gaat via het toetsenbordje en als ze al face-to-face met elkaar 'praten' wordt ie in ieder geval stevig in de handpalm gehouden. Je bent niet met z'n 4en aan het pieken, 4 iphones pieken mee, net zoals iedereen die gedwongen wordt mee  te genieten. De kater komt later. Hij wordt wakker, vage herinneringen, gelukkig heeft hij z'n telefoon nog: foto's, filmpjes en z'n posts zullen weer een hoop aan het licht gaan brengen. Het is warm, hij installeert zich in z'n raam. Lekker zo in de binnenstad. Die baggy trainingsbroek is top voor dit brakke moment. Horizontaal op de vensterbank. Zo, nou eens kijken hoe het gisteren ook al weer was. PATS. Tien meter lager op de stoep ligt de stille getuige van de vorige avond. De zwarte box die zo doorslaggevend geweest had moeten zijn, gebarsten en gebroken. Weggegleden uit die te brakke broekzak. Geen telefoon meer... Paniek. Wat nu.....?? 

Volgens mij kunnen we niet meer zonder onze (smart)phones. Ik vroeg me dit van de week af en kon het meteen verwoorden, op m'n iPhone........

The IPad 888GB, a tablet out of heaven

Last winter I became the proud owner of an iPad Wifi 32GB. A Nice device wich I use for study (this blog is written on it), fieldhockey coaching and fun. As every technological device, I knew there would be a numbre two, three, four and maybe we all use the iPad 5 in 2015. I don't have to be the early adopter, I just had some positive price advantage for being in the states at that time.

Anyway, a couple of months later the pretty brother of my new toy entered the market: the iPad 2. Regarding to the selling success of the one, the iPad 2 was sold out soon all over the world. This shows a tablet revolution, Apple-mania or a world economy based on luxury goods (chose your option). We want it because we think we need it, because we think we like it, because we think we have the money, because we think it makes us happy, because we think our lives become more easier (again chose your option, I chose all)

At the moment, all Chinese people in the world are celebrating the Qingming-festival. Its name denotes a time for people to go outside and enjoy the greenery of springtime and tend to the graves of departed ones. One of the aspects of the festival is burning paper replicas of luxury goods for the departed ones in the after live. And guess what, the paper iPhones and iPads are even in the market for mourning articles completely sold out! For just $1,- (instead of at least $499,-) you could buy an iPad for your deceased grand mother. Especially, the iPad version with 888 GB was the most popular choice for heaven. Chinese people believe that 8 is the number for fortune.

I don't criticize any cultural tradition. For me, it's just very typical that in countries like China and Malesia (major Qingming-festival celebrations) the paper iPad 888 GB is as scarce as the real ones! You will agree that our technical developments are influencing our worldwide cultural traditions. I don't see an iPad as a status symbol! We found gold in the tomb of tutankhamun, will our offsprings find iPads and iPhones in tombs or graves after 1,000 years from now? I use my iPad and iPhone every day.

BUT,

when I die (in 70 years from now), I want a peaceful and happy after live (if something like that excists, I didn't form an opinion about that yet), without any disturbance of ringtones, angry birds, fruit ninja's or app updates!

See you next time!

Sent from my iPad..........