Kip Kay

Kip Kay

Kedersha in August 2009
Born Kip Kedersha
December 12, 1957 (1957-12-12) (age 54)
Short Hills, New Jersey
Residence St. Petersburg, Florida
Website
KipKay.com

Kip Kay (Kip Kedersha,[1] born December 12, 1957) is an American author of how-to videos.[2][3][4] As of 2008, he was the all-time top-grossing MetaCafe user with earning more than $120,000 for his series of instructional videos.[1]

He has posted how-to videos demonstrating how people might re-engineer common household items, such as a flashlight or sunglasses, to show how they might acquire more power or usefulness; for example, in one video, he demonstrates how to turn a flashlight into a laser light.[5][6] As of November 2011, Kay's YouTube videos have over 309,420,145 views.[7] He was interviewed on WJR Radio in 2008, as well as being heard on the show Videomaker.[8] Kay appeared on the DIY Network TV show Garage Mahal and the Home Theatre Garage. His videos have been featured on the TV show Brink.

References

  1. ^ a b Milian, Mark (2008-11-03). "Social Status: MetaCafe's Kipkay makes a living doing online videos". Los Angeles Times. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2008/11/kipkay-metacafe.html. Retrieved 17 May 2011. 
  2. ^ Chris Hardwick (October 23, 2007). "Stupid Laser Tricks: Make Your Own Piece of Jesus-Miracle Toast". Wired Magazine. http://www.wired.com/culture/design/magazine/15-11/st_laser. Retrieved 2011-02-21. "Weapon of Micro-Destruction -- Creator: Kip Kay" 
  3. ^ John Baichtal (May 3, 2008). "Build an Ornithopher (sp: Ornithopter)". Wired Magazine. http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2008/05/build-an-ornith/. Retrieved 2011-02-21. "What is an Ornithopter? It’s a flying machine that works by flapping its wings. ... With a video by MAKE vlogger Kip Kay (shown above) ..." 
  4. ^ Helft, Miguel (2008-04-23). "Making Money, the How-To Way". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/23/technology/23howto.html. Retrieved 23 May 2011. 
  5. ^ "Turn a $10 Flashlight into a $95 Flashlight with a New Bulb". Wall Street Journal. Feb 03, 2011. http://onespot.wsj.com/gadgets/2011/02/03/cce4e/turn-a-10-flashlight-into-a-95-flashligh. Retrieved 2011-02-21. 
  6. ^ Fildes, Nic. YouTube has a lucrative new rival Independent, December 31, 2007, accessed April 8, 2011.
  7. ^ "Youtube Profile". [1]. 2011-08-09. 
  8. ^ O'Rourke, Jennifer (August 2008). "Producer Update Kip Kay Hits the Six-Figure Mark!". Videomaker Magazine. http://www.videomaker.com/article/14008/. Retrieved 18 May 2011. 

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