Add Links And Chapters To YouTube Videos - The Reel Web Creator Tip #22
There are several services that let you customize the YouTube player's embed code and the actual YouTube player itself. This week for our Creator's Tip we give you a look at five such services, all varying in levels of complexity and different options that they provide. One of the services we cover this week lets ...
The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Web Series Edition
This week's online video news was dominated by web series talk. For instance, we have a retrospective on the BMW web series, The Hire, which was way ahead of its time. We also have some articles about a new Tom Hanks web series, the future of branded video content from Coke, and a story about ...
How To Make Interactive Videos With YouTube Annotations - The Reel Web Creator Tip Number Whatever (21)
This week we answer a viewer's question about how to make your videos interactive with pop-up videos, subscription links, clickable videos and such. First, create your video with whatever text, image, or video clip you want to be clickable in your video. Then, after it's uploaded to YouTube, go to add those annotations respectively. I ...
YouTube Channel To Watch In 2012 - Explanation Videos From CGP Grey
When Common Craft pivoted their business into a educational video subscription service, a bit of a void was left in the universe. You see, Common Craft made the absolute best "explanation videos" around--their "Twitter In Plain English" was featured on Twitter's home page for ages as the service was growing in its early days. But ...
The ReelSEO YouTube Creator Playbook Index
The YouTube Creator Playbook is an awesome guide to follow when making your videos. Covering every section of it was enlightening and maddening all at once. The Playbook offers great information, and then forgets that not everyone can do some of the things they suggest (custom thumbnails are the bane of the Playbook's existence). Overall, ...
This Is How To Launch A YouTube Channel - EastMidWestMusic Shows The Way
Sometimes it takes months and months, maybe even years, for a new YouTube channel to build up its audience. Other times, however, it's clear that the creators have done their homework and kept their finger on the pulse of what's hot in online video. In the most rare of occasions, savvy video creators can even go ...
The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Arrested Development Edition
The piece of online video news that made the biggest splash this week didn't even fall on a week day. In fact, it happened yesterday, when Netflix announced its deal to air brand new episodes of cult-classic television show, Arrested Development, almost singlehandedly returning the DVD and streaming content provider back into the public's good ...
Movie Clips Takes YouTube Annotations To The Next Level
Movie Clips has sounded like a good idea since the day I first heard of them. Everyone has their favorite movies, scenes, and lines of dialogue, and often these moments come up in day-to-day conversation. Having a handy video clip makes it easier to watch, share, or discuss with friends and family. But the latest ...
Camtasia Studio 7 Video Editing & Screencasting Software Review
Video is becoming such an important part of web content that we're seeing individuals and groups of all skill levels jumping into video creation and video marketing. So while Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere Pro may be dominant video editing software choices for professionals, there are millions and millions of new video producers who ...
The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - YouTube Ad Edition
This week was overloaded with YouTube-related news. The video service is now fully integrated into Google Plus, their skippable TrueView ads now make up 50% of all the ads on the site and serve up 18 years of video ads per day, and the majority of their viewers come from non-English speakers. Of course, the ...
Using YouTube Annotations To Create A Call To Action - The YouTube Creator Playbook
Annotations are an often overlooked aspect of YouTube videos. They can lead the viewer to a number of actions, whether it's directing them towards other videos you've created or brings attention to a call-to-action such as liking, favoriting, subscribing, or commenting. However the annotations are used, these messages that pop up in the video are ...
YouTube Lets Musicians Sell Merchandise, Concert Tickets, & Song Downloads
If you're a musician, singer, band, or instrumentalist, YouTube just rolled out a new suite of features that will make marketing your talents and finding new fans easier than ever. As of an announcement yesterday, YouTube is letting musicians sell merchandise, concert tickets, digital song downloads, and even custom goods such as meet-and-greets. YouTube Gives ...
The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - The Future Of Online Video Edition
There's a lot of speculation on the future of online video in this week's round up, on everything from cable to Hollywood to advertising to TV. We also recap all the rest of the week's biggest stories in the world of online video, including news articles, opinion pieces, tips, and more. So if you're as ...
How To Use YouTube Annotations To Increase Engagement - Reel Video Producer Tips #8
YouTube Annotations are an important tool for any online video producer on YouTube, but many people either don't know how to use them nor use them well. This is not a tutorial on how to create annotations on your videos -- there are plenty of those around on YouTube already. This is a look at ...
Video SEO Tips For YouTube: Reel Video Producer Tips #4
The YouTube Creator Playbook is a goldmine for anyone looking to improve their video marketing efforts. It's jam-packed with tips, suggestions, and actionable advice on virtually every aspect of using YouTube. For this week's video producer tip from The Reel Web, we look at some of the best video SEO tips for YouTube from the ...
