User Created Videos to show common interests
Last year a video prognosticator, Kige Ramsey, got his 15 minutes of fame when he correctly predicted every game for the first weekend. Dallas radio, in particular picked him up for interviews. Deadspin nominated him for their youtube hall of fame. Numerous others followed putting up videos of their NFL picks, but none could match the great Kige. He, in turn, started to post his opinions on everything, from Nicole Ritchie to relationship advice.
After seeing the success of these efforts, Circuit City launched their FANALYSTS’s Channel. The sponsored channel encourages users to upload fantasy football analysts to upload videos which are hand selected for inclusion on the channel. There is no hard sell for Circuit City, but there’s lots of their logo everywhere. Much in the tradition of Kige, the videos frequently diverge from football to broader pop culture like Heroes and politics.
I’ll give credit to Circuit City for being a part of a “movment” instead of trying to invent thier own. By demonstrating their understanding and providing a launching pad for content generators, they are trying to get ahead of their rival. The traction isn’t great thus far, but I think it’s a nice use of user generated content.
