User generated video: Money from the memes?

In a sea of user generated online video, where some are cute, and so many are just awful, once in a while you get a surprise. So much of what's found on YouTube, and many other online video sites these days is the work of amateurs. Some of these videos might only have meaning to friends and family. A clip of the baby's first steps for example. There's certainly nothing at all wrong with this, as it might be the only way Grandma and Grandpa can share the moment.

Then there are the inexplicable Internet "memes" such as the "Dramatic Chipmunk". If you've not yet seen the latest such craze, it's name is "Chocolate Rain". There's something about the latter that will stick with you like gum on a shoe. You have been warned.

Now and then, you find an example that stands out, and this "Flagpole Sitta" music video is definitely one of them. There's no shortage of alternate music videos for just about any song you can possibly think of. Unlike so many out there, this one is quite well done.

Is there any money in all of this? Well, perhaps, but if you need to pay the bills, you might want to start elsewhere. However, do you have your own Wikipedia entry? Hmmmmmm? Tay Zonday does! And the Eepy Bird folks actually made some real money from the wonderful "Diet Coke & Mentos" video. if you've not seen that one, you need to stop reading this and go click the previous link.