If you weren't already getting enough spam in your inbox, you can now expect it via your daily video site. The Wall Street Journal has an
interesting write-up about growing signs that video spam has arrived. In the article, they cite an example where a video titled "
Hot Blonde Tells You How She Wants to..." received 500,000 views and achieved the 6th slot in Google Video's Top 10. (The video is still in the Top 10 at #9.) The video contains a list of misleading keywords including sexually explicit terms, "Harry Potter", and "Pirates of the Caribbean". The woman in the video then directs users to a site that explains "How to Make Buckets of Cash". (Big surprise. Maybe this video would have been a better fit for how-to site
VideoJug.)
According to the article, a YouTube spokesman said that video spam is not a problem, however, AOL's Tim Tuttle, a vice president at AOL Video and a co-founder of the Truveo video search engine feels differently, "Without a doubt, we've noticed an increase in the past six months."
Sapna Satagopan, an analyst at JupiterResearch said, "Marketers are starting to ask about it."