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YouTube Tests Real-Time Comment Search
If you like to find instances of people jumping to conclusions, being extremely judgmental and just pure hate, then comment search on YouTube will be right up your…
Warner Music Returns to YouTube
Last December, Warner Music decided not to renew its contract with YouTube. They wanted more money from the advertising coming in to…
YouTube Merges Content ID with Insight Analytics
YouTube’s Content ID is an identification and management tool that allows content providers to determine how their videos will appear on the…
How To Pimp Your YouTube Channel and Other Miscellaneous Advice
This may seem like shameless self-promotion, but if you read all the way to the bottom of this post, you’ll benefit in…
Yahoo! Enables Inline Viewing for Video Search
Yahoo! has introduced a somewhat controversial feature into their video search: inline viewing. The feature allows searchers to view videos directly on…
YouTube to Monetize Individual Viral Videos (Maybe, If They Want To)
One of the questions asked during the JK Wedding Dance phenomenon was why the owners of the video did not get paid.…
6 Google Updates: AdSense, Street View, Reader and More
Got a case of the Mondays? Here are 6 Google updates to keep your mind curious through the 3pm slump. Google Maps…
YouTube, Sony, and Chris Brown Make Money Off ‘JK Wedding Entrance’ Video
A bright young couple decided to have a non-traditional beginning to their St. Paul wedding. The entire wedding party, bride and groom…
Is YouTube’s Lack of Profitability a Myth? (And If So, Does Google Perpetuate It?)
The idea that YouTube makes no money for Google is widely held by many. Even yours truly falls for it entirely too…
YouTube Launches Call-to-Action Overlay
YouTube is now allowing advertisers to incorporate a “Call-to-Action overlay” on their videos. With the overlay, advertisers can drive traffic to their…
YouTube Gives New Look to Channels, Launches Trailers Page, and Sees Mobile Upload Increases
There’s a bunch of news coming from YouTube in the past couple of days. First up, they’re giving channels a makeover. Users…
YouTube Gets a Slew of Updates Including Wonder Wheel, Improved Advanced Search
YouTube recently released a bunch of updates across the popular online video sharing site. Here they are: Wonder Wheel – You may…
Video Search 101, Part 2
Last time, we looked at keyword research, tips on video production, and landing pages for video search. Today, we'll look at distribution…
152 Million U.S. Internet Users Watched 16.8 Billion Online Videos in April
comScore has just released April 2009 data from the comScore Video Metrix service, which shows that nearly 152 million U.S. Internet users…
YouTube Optimizes for Large Screen Viewing
If you like watching YouTube videos in full screen or on your TV, you now have a new option: YouTube XL. Like…
Video Search 101, Part 1
With Internet video on the rise and the search engines looking more favorably on video content, there's an opportunity to leverage this…
Google and YouTube Accounts are Now Linked
When you sign up for a Google account, you get access to a account-level features on a bunch of products through a…
Hulu Cuts Deal with Disney
Online video site Hulu launched last year as a partnership between NBC Universal and Fox. Unlike other online video sites, Hulu isn’t…
YouTube Offers Movies and Shows; Signs Sony, CBS and More
YouTube has signed deals with Sony Pictures, CBS (parent company of CNET News), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Lionsgate, Starz, and the BBC. The deal is…
YouTube and Universal to Partner for New Music Site, VEVO
Apparently, if you want to start an online video site, you must come up with a name that is two syllables and…
YouTube Click-to-Buy Expands to Eight Additional Countries
Last October, YouTube launched Click-to-Buy which is an attempt to monetize the popular online video site. The program allows advertisers to offer…
Using Video Spokespeople to Increase Landing Page Conversions
When I speak on the topic of landing page optimization I am often asked about embedded video and the use of the…
Matthew Liu Discusses YouTube Insight and Sponsored Videos
At SES New York last week, one of the speakers at the conference session, “Video Search Engine Optimization: 2009 & Beyond,” was…
Veoh Allows Video Sharing Within Groups
Online video site Veoh is now offering groups. Many social sites offer groups. LinkedIn and Facebook are two social networks that have…
YouTube Changes the Names of Some Features
YouTube has announced a name change for some of the features on its site. They are as follows: Spotlight Videos – These…
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