So, you think you're funny?

You wanna be a STAR!

Go show off your stuff @ www.Atom.com.

Known as Atom Films for ten years, Atom.com is a large, well-funded internet video sharing site specializing in quality comedy. No kids lighting their farts on fire here!

(Although I gotta admit, that was damn funny. Next time he'll believe his science teacher that methane is flammable!)

Atom.com is owned by MTV and in partnership with Comedy Central. This really is the big leagues.

Atom is actively searching for new comedic talent and promises to reward budding comics with a chance at being seen on Comedy Central in addition to becoming internet sensations.

Atom.com is probably one of the easiest portals to mainstream success that struggling comics have. Sure beats traveling from one dumpy comedy club, to another, to another….

Just like standard TV, Atom wants character-driven, episodic adventures that will attract a continuous audience. Much of the video you see on Atom uses sophisticated production techniques resembling network TV. But don't let that scare you off, if the content is funny, your lighting and editing don't have to be perfect.

As a viewer on Atom, be aware that lots of the content is really just advertising disguised as comedy skits. They take a product, design some characters and a plot that logically features the product, then produce two minute "comedy skits" with the product taking a prominent role.

For example, they have a continuously running show featured on the home page that is supposedly about a wedding with a very sexy bride. It just so happens that all the audience members who try to get a shot of Miss Boobs-in-a-Tight-Red-Dress have a specific brand of video camera.

WHAT A COINCIDENCE!

With our advertisement saturated culture, no one should be surprised by that, but my guess is that advertisers will get lots of mileage out of this sneaky product placement disguised as entertainment.

Still, it's better viewing than the kid lighting his fart on fire.

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