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Google collaboration?[edit]

I don't believe that Casey ever made a movie specifically for Google as it says in the article. Can someone verify? I think they are referring to this video that he (Casey) shot on Google Glass. Gingakei (talk) 20:33, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Fines[edit]

Any information of how much he had to pay for fines and law suites? For example spray painting advertisement posters or printing fake $2 american dollar currency notes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.115.116.33 (talk) 21:01, 19 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

wow[edit]

what a fascinatingly detailed biography, complete with so many unverifiable sources! 24.13.81.24 (talk) 12:15, 19 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

it's also interesting that this guy hasn't done anything. it's like a long list of mediocre facts. what is the big deal? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ulanda5 (talk • contribs) 22:37, 17 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

-- This is a massive vanity project for someone of very little interest to the general population. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.58.169.14 (talkcontribs)

Picture(s)?[edit]

This person needs more pictures for the info box or the article in general. Can anyone find or upload some to add to this article?Adog104 (talk) 21:21, 10 September 2015 (UTC)Adog104[reply]

@Adog104: I added a photo released under CC by Neistat to the infobox. I couldn't find any free photos online of him. Mrtea (talk) 22:17, 13 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@Mrtea: Thank you buddy. Adog104 Talk to me 02:01, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@Adog104: Not sure if I'm doing this right, (I'm new to this, if I'm doing it wrong, please instruct me how to do it correctly) but I found some good pictures for Casey, Can someone tell me how to correctly add them to the page?(Amoney93 (talk) 22:02, 29 March 2019 (UTC))[reply]

Merge proposal[edit]

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I propose that Neistat Brothers be merged into Casey Neistat. I do not think this would be too difficult as the most of the information on the Neistat Brothers article is already covered in the Casey Neistat article. Also, very few pages link to the Neistat Brothers article.Sro23 (talk) 21:47, 16 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Does anyone concur? It would be a very easy merge and redirect. Sro23 (talk) 01:09, 24 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Your opinion has swayed me from supporting, I would feel bad if I was him and my work was under the work of my brother, I have watched the Bike Lanes and the iPod dirty secret, so Van deserves some credit right there Alexis Ivanov (talk) 02:11, 10 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
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Marketing[edit]

Article Smells like well curated marketingStarbwoy (talk) 23:59, 29 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Starbwoy - Feel free to fix it. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 00:06, 30 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

iPod's Dirty Secret "viewcount"[edit]

According to this article, "Within six days the video was viewed a million times". The WaPo article that is linked to a few sentences later (original link dead, syndicated copy here at the the Spartanberg Herald-Journal) says "a month later, nearly a million Internet surfers (and counting) had come to know the Neistat Brothers". Where did a million in six days come from? The article only (vaguely) indicates that www.ipods-dirtysecret.com had less than a million visitors in a month.

It was a widespread viral video that I remember seeing myself, but there's absolutely no point in specifying a specific viewcount to a Quicktime video either shared through emails or embedded as a copied file on other video hosting sites.

Danwroy (talk) 20:08, 3 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Danwroy, your point seems reasonable. Such specificity would need to be properly sourced anyway. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 20:23, 3 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Neistat family.[edit]

I think mentioning his grandmother the dancer Louise Cecile Grossman that has inspired him might be crucial in the early life section. I'm also surprised by the lack of mentioning of his parents Barry Neistat and Amy Neistat Alexis Ivanov (talk) 02:17, 10 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Well, that's why this page focuses on Casey mostly. sheldon.andre (talk) 01:14, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Which is excellent, just mentioning them once or twice isn't bad Alexis Ivanov (talk) 14:18, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]


I think more information about Casey's family and his upbringing can be found in his older YouTube videos. He explains a lot about his family and his hometown in the beginning of his vlog channel. I think these can be used as great primary sources. --Siddkumaran (talk) 04:17, 6 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Fan stuff[edit]

Should the Boosted section from this article be removed? Going over it, it just seems like something only a WP:FAN would know, and it would be as if adding information about "Neistat's drones" or "Neistat's iPhone's and iPad's" or "The collection of tech in Neistat's studio apartment". Adog104 Talk to me 19:48, 17 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

  • I have no problems with deleting the section or at least re-placing it with a one-liner in somewhere along the lines of "Neistat is seen frequently discussing/using Boosted boards in his vlogs", etc. Nicnote (talk) 20:36, 19 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Nicnote; as long as it's referenced I can respect that. In the mean time, if I have more time, I'll probably be doing some reference add-ons and re-writes of some parts of the article, any help is appreciated. 😁 Adog104 Talk to me 20:44, 19 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Video Logs[edit]

His filmography fails to mention his video logs which, despite its casual nature, has become an important part of his curriculum vitae. Is there a way to talk about them without having to treat each as a new "great work", since they aren't really that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by HacksawPC (talkcontribs) 07:34, 23 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Article style[edit]

I normally don't have much to do with writing articles about living persons but I feel that there are a few changes that need to be made here in terms of the style of the article. First off, I think the youtube infobox needs to be changed with a person infobox. Lots of this article isn't even about his youtube channel, and besides, he has done other work like his app company. His active years should also be looked at, in his filmography section it states his part in a film in 2008, plus, the article covers his career all the way back to 2001. So I would think his years active should be "2001–present" or possibly "2008–present". – Hatio93 (talk) 10:17, 2 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Why should we change the infobox from YouTube? That would mean we lose all that information. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 12:03, 2 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Emir of Wikipedia: Articles like Trisha Paytas use infobox person and still hold youtube information. What I am trying to stress here is the fact that his career doesn't fully revolve around youtube but also his filmography, entrepreneurship, and youtube achievements. Information would not – Hatio93 (talk) 12:33, 2 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
In the case of Paytas the YouTube information is there, but it is embedded in the other infobox. I do accept that Neistat has a career outside of YouTube though. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 12:48, 2 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Emir of Wikipedia: Sorry, thats what I was trying to say, having an infobox person, but embedding the youtube infobox into it. I can see how I wasn't very clear on that one. Also, regarding his years active, I don't think it should be "2010–present" the article talks about his career starting in 2001 but his biggest break in his career was probably in 2008 when he produced The Pleasure of Being Robbed. Regarding the using an infobox person and embedding the youtube one, I will make those changes now. – Hatio93 (talk) 12:59, 2 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for changing the infobox. Regarding the years active it might just best to remove so no confusion occurs, what do you think? Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 13:17, 2 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, that could be a good idea, but I feel that it is important to be there. Im leaning towards the year 2008. – Hatio93 (talk) 13:32, 2 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Emir of Wikipedia: I have looked into how other articles have displayed a persons active years. Basically, its the start of their career, in this case, Neistat started his career in 2001, so I have made those changes. – Hatio93 (talk) 07:30, 3 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
WP:Other stuff exists is not a good enough argument unless based on consensus. Infobox person says Date range in years during which the subject was active in their principal occupation(s) and/or other activity for which they are notable. Use the format 1950–2000, or 1970–present if still active (note the use of an en dash, not hyphen). --Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 11:44, 3 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Emir of Wikipedia: I would say that this is a given, it doesn't need a consensus. If we are looking at a notability POV then it would be clear that he gained that title in 2003 with his iPod's Dirty Secret film. I do think something better than "2001–present" needs to be thought up. – Hatio93 (talk) 11:54, 3 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the following.[edit]

I removed the following "Beme the company in partnership with CNN are now working on a YouTube news channel featuring Casey Neistat as host called Beme News. The Channel is still in trial stages to further refine the quality of the content." The was no source for this, and the next paragraph goes into detail that Neistat and CNN are no longer working with each other. Paige Matheson (talk) 22:19, 26 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

More information on collaboration with other YouTubers[edit]

I think a section should be added on his collaboration with other YouTubers. He is a big YouTuber, so more information on him empowering other creators on the platform is important. This information can be found throughout his vlog channel. --Siddkumaran (talk) 04:30, 6 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Punt[edit]

I took a punt at cleaning up the article today - will come back for more shortly assumping that people are happy with my edits. There's a lot of rubbish that is covering up some genuinely interesting narrative.Joe (talk) 20:43, 13 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

"Filmography" question[edit]

Should Neistat's involvement in YouTube Rewind 2019 be included in a new title called "web" in the "Filmography" section of this article? I feel that full coverage of one's involvement in film should be a priority in this situation. It's only fair, since no one has disputed adding Justin Roiland's involvement in PewDiePie's Meme Review into the Justin Roiland article.

RayDeeUx (talk) 01:46, 28 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]