How Video Strategies Are Affected By Old Media vs. New Media [Creator's Tip #89]

How Video Strategies Are Affected By Old Media vs. New Media [Creator's Tip #89]

The old media vs. new media debate rages on. But what's important to note when marketing for new media is that, despite it's similarities to old media, it's a completely different animal and should be treated as such. Old media is for the most part passive, while new media is more active.

The Top Branded Video Ad Campaigns for April 2013

The Top Branded Video Ad Campaigns for April 2013

Three is the magic number in this month's Unruly Global Viral Video Chart. That's because for the first time in the chart's long history three ads launched in the same month also made it onto the top 20 most shared ads of all time. On ...

Mountain Dew, PepsiCo Pull Horribly Offensive Ad After Criticism

Mountain Dew, PepsiCo Pull Horribly Offensive Ad After Criticism

PepsiCo are the latest company forced to pull their advertising campaign after complaints about the promotion of racial stereotyping and the lighthearted depiction of violence against women. The ad has been taken down but PepsiCo but has created a huge amount of controversy for the brand.

LinkedIn Introduces Video to Professional Profiles

LinkedIn Introduces Video to Professional Profiles

LinkedIn, the professional connection site, is now adding rich media into the mix, which includes video. When it comes to professional connections, appearances can be important. And what better way to introduce yourself to a potential employer or someone you'd like to know in the professional world than through video?

Netflix Loses A Chunk of Content As Studios Switch Alliances

Netflix Loses A Chunk of Content As Studios Switch Alliances

Netflix just lost Warner Bros., MGM, and Universal from its streaming archive, as those studios have now decided to move to Warner Archive Instant. The move illustrates the difficulty a rental service has (not to mention the difficulties consumers have) when it comes to all the different choices created by exclusivity.

MLB Finally Embraces YouTube, In A Way

MLB Finally Embraces YouTube, In A Way

Major League Baseball has always been stubborn when it comes to finding classic clips and baseball highlights on YouTube. They take down everything someone tries to upload of its sport, and weren't too keen in allowing anyone to see them legally. Now, they're embracing YouTube...but there are still some issues.

A Look Into the Scriptwriting Process [Reel Rebel #37]

A Look Into the Scriptwriting Process [Reel Rebel #37]

It may seem like writing a script is simply going to your computer (or if you're old school, getting a pen and paper), sitting down and just writing. But it might surprise you to learn that's only part of the scriptwriting process. You need to build a structure for your story, and you need to test it out, before you shoot.

Congress Gets YouTube Live Stream

Congress Gets YouTube Live Stream

The highly-coveted YouTube Live Stream is being made available to Congress. How will politicians use this new tool to their advantage? Will they use it at all? Who will want to watch politicians talk about anything for an extended period of time? We shall soon see.

Original Professional Online Video: 45 Million Unique Viewers A Month

Original Professional Online Video: 45 Million Unique Viewers A Month

The IAB has a study that shows that 45 million unique visitors from the USA watch Online Professional Online Video. This is video that is produced solely for online and is never meant to be watched on TV. The numbers come out as the NewFronts take place this week in New York.

Storytelling Tips from Stillmotion and Vimeo's Video School: Part 2

Storytelling Tips from Stillmotion and Vimeo's Video School: Part 2

Stillmotion continues to give great storytelling advice in Part 2 of their instructional video series being played on Vimeo's Video School. In this one, they break down the "discovery" process during pre-production in order to come up with 5 keywords that you will follow throughout the production.

How Fujifilm Sonosite Uses YouTube to Spread the Word About Portable Ultrasound [Case Study]

How Fujifilm Sonosite Uses YouTube to Spread the Word About Portable Ultrasound [Case Study]

Fujifilm Sonosite produces portable, compact ultrasounds that can be used in point-of-care cases. This is how they use YouTube to spread the word about high-performance ultrasounds that can be taken to remote areas and help those in need, and meanwhile, rank highly for a coveted search phrase.

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