Topic - Online Video & AOL
Microsoft Bing Video Search – A Quick Overview
Microsoft has launched their new Google competitor, bing, complete with video search and everything.
Google Runs the Roost, Hulu Flying High
ComScore has released their latest numbers for theirr Video Metrix and while it’s no surprise that Google still has a commanding lead, there are others, like Hulu, that are rising fast.
Youtube Sets New Record with 100 Million Viewers in January
comScore, a leader in measuring the digital world, today released January 2009 data from the comScore Video Metrix service showing that U.S. Internet users viewed 14.8 billion online videos during the month, representing an increase of 4 percent versus December 2008. YouTube led the growth charge, accounting for 91 percent of the incremental gain in the number of videos viewed versus December, as it surpassed 100 million viewers for the first time.
Top Internet Video Searches of 2008 From AOL & Truveo
The presidential elections dominated user searches this year, according to AOL’s annual lists of top Web, mobile and video searches across more than 40 categories for 2008. But celebrities continued to be hot topics for searchers as well. The rankings are based on the people, places and topics that received the largest volume of Web and mobile search queries on AOL Search, http://search.aol.com, and on Truveo, AOL’s leading video search engine, http://www.truveo.com.
The President’s Weekly Address Video Is Search Engine Optimized
Ok, so he isn’t President just yet, but that hasn’t stopped US president-elect Barack Obama from starting change already. Obama has changed the Democrats’ national weekly address and has released it as an online video, search engine optimized and all.
It seems that either Obama’s team either knows what they are doing with online video (IE, has been reading ReelSEO.com 
or they just got lucky… Not only are they releasing these the videos on YouTube, AOL, MSN, but they are also making it available on Change.gov as a High-resolution, Quicktime format movie file. I wonder if they have a Video sitemap. In addition, they actually have the correct Title tags, URL convention, etc…
New Truveo Mobile Video Search Site Launched in Beta
AOL has just announced the launch of a beta version of Truveo mobile video search. In addition to the already released iPhone application, users with other mobile devices will have a chance as well to search Truveo’s vast online video index via WAP (Wireless Application Protocol).
75 Percent of U.S. Internet Audience Watched Online Video in July
comScore released its July 2008 data from the comScore Video Metrix service, reporting that Americans viewed more than 11.4 billion videos for a total duration of 558 million hours during the month.
Blinkx Private-Label Video Search Services
Video search engine blinkx is the latest video search platform to join the recent trend of video search engine companies who have launched private-label video search services and offerings (Truveo, Youtube, Pixsy, etc..).
The new service, dubbed “Red Label,” will allow other websites to utilize blinkx video search technology to provide a complete video search experience for their users. The service is actually one that blinkx already offers to more than 40 current partners, like AOL, Lycos, and Looksmart.
75% of US Internet Users Watched Online Video in May
comScore, a leader in measuring the digital world, today released May 2008 data from the comScore Video Metrix service, reporting that U.S. Internet users viewed more than 12 billion online videos during the month, representing an increase of 45 percent versus year ago.
AOL Video Launches in Canada, India and Taiwan
AOL today announced the next steps in its ambitious global expansion effort with the international launch of AOL Video, http://video.aol.com.
AOL & CitySearch Partner For Local Search & Video
Under the agreement, Citysearch, a leading online local guide, will provide local content, including editorial reviews, user reviews, and local business videos and photos for distribution across AOL’s 57 million unique visitors at AOL website such as AOL CityGuide, AOL Local Search and MapQuest. AOL will in-turn, open its websites for advertising opportunities for CitySearch’s local advertiser clients.
