Would you watch a youtube video that is 24 hours of a blank screen? Can you guess how many do? Would you guess over 40 million people? If that intrigues you, then I recommend you read this. It’s about the makers of extra long YouTube videos and it’s quite good.

3 thoughts:

1. I’ve watched several of them, including those for fireplaces, beaches, and aquariums. They’re great! I draw the line at blank screens though. 🙂
2. They reminded me of Andy Warhol’s “Empire” film that was over 8 hours long. You can read about that, here. Once more he was ahead of his time.
3. It’s easy to take Youtube for granted, but it can be a platform for the creation of media not possible in the 20th century.