ReelSEO Posts from July, 2008
Free Custom Professional Videos for Local SMBs?
You probably saw our recent post about new research released by Borrell and Associates which predicts the rapid demise of traditional yellow pages, and the rise of online video in its place. Following the release of that research, Citysearch, a leading online local destination (also known as an internet yellow pages directory, or IYP) is taking a pro-active approach to capturing market share as soon as possible.
They have announced that through the end of August 2008, they are giving new customers a FREE, custom produced, online video. Furthermore, they are allowing customers to embed the video on their own website which is a welcome departure from the methods in which other IYPs currently offer online video products.
iPhone Ad Networks Spring up, Video Ads to Follow?
I’m sure you’ve all heard of that gadget called the iPhone. It’s all the rage with…well just about everyone these days it seems.
That interest is spreading to include advertisers and why not? With millions of units sold, a nice big touch screen and great video and audio quality it’s a perfect handheld advertising platform. At least two ad networks have sprung up that are targeted for the iPhone audience, Jumptap and AdMob.
blinkx Launches Universal Online TV Remote – Beta
blinkx, the world’s largest and most advanced video search engine, today announced the launch of its latest blinkx Remote service, the ultimate tool for finding and watching TV episodes on the Web. blinkx Remote provides users with a way to find their favourite TV shows from any channel with online content, including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five and more.
Say Goodbye to YellowPages – Hello to Online Video
Borrell and Associates released a new report today about the future on Print Yellow Pages titled, “Say Goodbye to Yellow Pages.” with some interesting predictions regarding where revenue will migrate. According to the report, they estimates that the yellow pages industry will loose almost 40% of their annual revenue over the course of the next 5 years. Guess where the that revenue will go? Hint – Local Online Video 
ClipBlast Showcases Video Content From Blip.tv
ClipBlast!, the premier Web-wide video navigation and distribution platform, today announced that it is now indexing all video content from blip.tv – including the online TV network’s featured and emerging video producers and all of blip.tv’s shows.
Meet Us at 2008 Chicago AdTech Conference
ReelSEO is inviting speakers at the adtech Chicago 2008 conference for on-camera interviews for their respective publication websites, who can speak about how their company’s products, services, or activities are beneficial to online marketers in the video industry, along with what issues and trends they can provide commentary and analysis on.
New Report Profiles 14 Major Video CMS Platforms
White-label content management platforms are emerging as key enablers to help developers and producers of Internet video monetize their digital content assets. This trend could affect business models of other digital content distributors, including content delivery network (CDN) providers, according to the latest report published by Light Reading’s VOIP Services Insider, a subscription research service from TechWeb’s Light Reading.
Google applies “clustering” and titles to video results
Google is now featuring video listings from its universal search results pages in a 2-column, 2×2 format, similar to its format for featuring 2-columns of links of popular websites….
Adtech Chicago Preview – Video Sessions
The adtech Chicago conference for August 5-6th at Navy Pier is scheduled to feature 7 sessions which are either video-specific or make mention online video in their session description. Read article…
Adobe Works to Make Video Search Indexing Easier
We all know how much work it is to transcribe audio or video to text. Adobe knows as well and is doing something about it. Adobe is set to release a new version of Flash that will feature speech-to-text technology for automatic transcription and it will be incorporated into their video creation applications like Premiere as well.
New Study – Short-Form Videos Dominate Online Viewing
Frank N. Magid Associates, the world leader in research-based consultation, and Metacafe, whose more than 30 million unique viewers each month make it one of the world’s largest video entertainment sites, today released survey results revealing consumer behavior and preferences in online video viewing. Notably, the survey found that the top-five most popular categories of videos watched online are all short-form: comedy, music videos, videos shot and uploaded by consumers, news stories and movie previews.
