Veteran Magazine Editor Launches Cutting-Edge Website, TheDailyTube.com

Veteran Magazine Editor Launches Cutting-Edge Website, TheDailyTube.com

Michael Caruso announces the launch of The Daily Tube, a service that searches out the best new videos on the Internet and blasts them to subscribers in a free customized e-mail.

“I’m a big fan of YouTube, Grouper, Funny Or Die and other video websites,” says Caruso. “But who has time to wade through thousands of videos to find the hidden gems? If I have five or ten minutes, I want to see the best new stuff right away. I talked to friends and realized there were a lot of people who had the same frustration.”

The idea of The Daily Tube is simple: no more haystacks, only needles. The site and e-mail service are designed for busy people who want to be the first among their friends and co-workers to know about a new must-see video—who want to be the one forwarding a hot new video to friends, not the other way around.

As the world of Internet video and video sites continues to explode, the need for a smart video recommendation service becomes greater.

The Daily Tube employs an Internet-savvy team of 25 websurfers, editors and writers to watch thousands of new videos every day, handpicking the ones that are the funniest, smartest, most surprising and most creative. These selections are then posted on thedailytube.com by subject category–Humor, Celebrities, Music, Sports, Late Nite comedy (Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Letterman, Olberman, etc.), Web Stars (web celebs and viral videos) and Campaign ‘08 (politics).

For visitors who sign up for The Daily Tube free e-mail service, it’s even easier: the best new videos in their subjects of interest come directly to their inboxes.

“Quality, speed and convenience are the three things we’re really trying to deliver,” says Caruso.

“These videos are pure fun—they’re chewing gum for the eyes. We just want to make it easier to see the best ones.”

Michael Caruso is currently consulting editor-at-large for the newly-launched business magazine, Conde Nast Portfolio. He has a history of packaging pop culture as an editor at such magazines as Men’s Journal, Details, Los Angeles and Vanity Fair.

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Lisa Dallos

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