ReelSEO Posts from March, 2009

Bits on the Run Updates Video CMS Services and Site

Bits on the Run has been doing some work to update their service. After about a year it seems like they’ve got over 10,000 users now and a goodly amount of video to serve up. In order to serve that video up around the planet without problems they’ve teamed up with BitGravity CDN (content delivery network). Their presence at dozens of datacenters around the world ensures Bits on the Run users that their video will always be delivered instantly and swiftly, no matter where the audience is located.

Online Video Subtitles Increase Video Viewing by 40% – New Research

In addition to the fact that subtitles can assist with accessibility and discoverability, subtitles can also increase the amount of time that a user spends watching a video by almost 40 percent.  In fact, where subtitles appeared, 80 percent more people watched the entire video to its completion.  This is an important indicator for post-roll video advertising as well as for those videos that have a branding message or call to action at the end of the video.

Sorenson Squeeze 5 in Avid Technology Editing Suite

Sorenson Media today announced that Sorenson Squeeze 5 is being shipped with the latest versions of Avid Technology Inc.’s suite of video editing applications, including Avid Media Composer (v 3.5), Symphony (v 3.5) and NewsCutter (v 7.5) software. Sorenson Squeeze 5 enables independent editors, producers and filmmakers who use Avid video editing software to easily deliver video in all of the most popular video formats, with advanced encoding options and superior results.

Animoto Updates Imagery and Music, Introduces Share-n-Earn Program

Animoto (whom we’ve previously covered here, here and here) have introduced some new features recently. One of the most interesting is their share-n-earn feature. But don’t think you’re going to get rich quick off of making and sharing your slide show slash music videos…oh no my friends.

Google Closes Book on AdSense Video Units

According to a recent Adsense Blog post by Arlene Lee Google will be ending the video unit project. If you’re not familiar with video units they allowed you to display YouTube content on your site and make money off of them. They stated that it “hasn’t had the impact we had hoped for.” I guess one might translate that into either not enough interest or not enough revenue generated. So it will end as of the end of April.

Government Agencies Sign with YouTube, Flickr, Vimeo, and Blip

U.S. government agencies can now officially use YouTube , Flickr , Vimeo , and blip.tv , using special service agreements that comply with federal terms and conditions. Today, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced that, after nine months of negotiations, the government has signed agreements with these companies that will allow federal agencies to officially post content to these sites. The GSA is also negotiating special terms and conditions with MySpace and Facebook, and it has already determined that Twitter’s service agreement is in line with federal requirements.
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Vusion Helps you Store and Sell HD Video Online

Vusion offers cloud-based video services and now offers up new packages for small and medium-sized business to offer HD from their websites.

Stream Straight to Mogulus and UStream

Mogulus recently announced that you can now stream directly to the site thanks to the Telestream Wirecast webcasting production software. With the latest version of the software (trial available here) you can now stream live events directly to your Mogulus channel.

The Video SEO Creative Vado HD review

Grant Crowell of ReelSEO reviews  the Creative Vado HD digital pocket camcorder – is it good enough for serious business use, online video marketing and video seo? Watch our YouTube playlist and see us put it through a full battery of tests,  learn about the advantages and limitations of  the Vado, and hear Grant’s special tips for Video SEO with pocket camcorders.

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Unicorn and New Tier Video Streaming Deal

Hey, when it’s good enough for the NHL and NFL, we need to pay attention. So when I found out that Unicorn Media, Inc. who supply cloud-based services did a deal with New Tier, Inc. to fully integrate its streaming video application for the company’s University, NHL and NFL partners I thought I had better let you know.

Clickability Hosts Webinar on How to Thrive in Online Publishing

I thought that some of the Reel SEO regulars might really appreciate the content of this online Webinar so when I ran across it I thought I would let you all know about it.

Zinc Living Room Internet Video Browser Updated

You might not be familiar with Zinc, ZeeVee renamed it from Zviewer a while back. It’s a single, living-room friendly user interface that is designed to be operated with a remote control and viewed on the “big screen.”