The Week's Best Viral Videos & Video Marketing Lessons - Ping Pong Baby Edition
I always send various videos that I collect throughout the week for this column to friends and family, and it usually gives me a pretty good indication of whether or not the column has a good cross-section of different video types and tones. And this week, one video stood tall above all the others as ...
James Franco & Aziz Ansari Among Judges For Vimeo Festival + Awards
Vimeo announced their judging lineup today for the upcoming 2012 Vimeo Festival + Awards. The awards will be handed out across 13 different categories, with each category having a panel of three judges. And there are some pretty big names among the judges, including actor James Franco, actor Aziz Ansari, 2012 Oscar Nominee Lucy Walker, ...
International Academy Of Web Television Awards Demonstrate Maturity Of Online Video Industry
While at CES I had the distinct pleasure of attending the inaugural International Academy Of Web Television Awards ceremony that celebrated all things online video and included the likes of Felicia Day, Shari Lazar and Kevin Pollack. It was pretty cool and, to me, demonstrated how far we have come in the realm of online video.
The Absolute Worst Business Videos Of 2011 - The Sucky Video Award Winners
In the spirit of good-natured ribbing and constructive criticism, we asked you to help us find the very worst business videos of 2011 for our first-ever Sucky Video Awards (The Suckies). And you responded with some fantastic examples of video marketing gone wrong. Our panel of judges, including our founder Mark Robertson and Steve Stockman, ...
The Second Annual Vimeo Festival+ Awards Are Now Open For Submissions
YouTube gets an awful lot of press around here, and generally that's for good reason--they're huge. But Vimeo is also huge (just maybe not as big when placed side-by-side with YouTube). And Vimeo has a uniquely artistic community that is passionate, supportive, critical, and engaged. In advance of the second Vimeo Festival+ Awards, which celebrate ...
IAWTV Inaugural Web TV Award Nominees Announced
The International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV) have announced nominees with the awards to be given out on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at a live ceremony at the Venetian Resort Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas during the prestigious International CES. Nominees for the Inaugural IAWTV Web TV Awards were chosen by majority vote of ...
The Sucky Video Awards: Help Us Find The Worst Web Videos of 2011 & WIN
We spend so much time praising those great examples of quality branded video that it's easy to forget how much bad video is out there. Seriously... some of it really sucks. It's probably part of why author Steve Stockman decided to write "How To Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck"--well, that and a clear love for ...
Why Is Xbox Live Now Windows Mobile 7? - The Reel Web #17
This week ReelSEO dominates the news for the online video world! We're excited to launch the Sucky Video Awards, which is going to be fun and educational for all of us! We also released a brand new white paper last week titled, "Online Video 101 for Small Business: A Beginner's Guide to Promote Your Company, ...
YouTube Medals Now Being Awarded To Special Videos
YouTube has had an "Honors" system for awhile now to designate videos with achievements in trending, weekly engagement, and all-time popularity. On Wednesday YouTube announced Medals, which will replace the Honors system with easily-identifiable gold, silver, and bronze medals. This will make it easier to find the videos that are making their mark on YouTube. ...
Bravo's Web Series Companion To "Work of Art: The Next Great Artist"
Cable has basically become the world's largest talent show for a variety of skill sets. We've seen aspiring fashion designers, singers, chefs, and filmmakers all competing to win the opportunity to become top-paid professionals. Last year, Bravo introduced a show looking for hopeful artists called Work of Art: The Next Great Artist that became a ...
Live From Daryl's House To Hit Syndication On Broadcast TV
Live From Daryl's House, an acclaimed music web series starring Daryl Hall of Hall & Oates and special guest musicians, is making its debut on television in 95 markets on September 24 in syndication. The show, which shoots in Hall's home in upstate New York, won a Webby Award last year for Variety Video. The ...
Los Angeles Metro Buses Now Running Web Series, "Los Americans"
A new web series is using an unconventional tactic to find popularity: mass transit. More than 1 million daily Los Angeles Metro bus riders are now being exposed to web series, thanks to Transit TV's broadcasting of One Economy's "Los Americans" Monday through Friday.
Greenpeace Viral Video Spoofs Volkswagen's Hit Star Wars Ad
Greenpeace is a fairly polarizing organization. They have plenty of fans, yet plenty think the outfit is extreme and occasionally kooky. One thing I think you have to give them credit for, is online video marketing savvy. The environmental group has turned aggressively toward video in the last two months, and their latest target is auto manufacturer, ...
The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons: Camera Techniques & Musical Performances
Well, good morning. I hope you're off to a great start on this fine Friday morning. And if you're not... well, then let this column help turn things around and get you pointed in a positive direction. We've collected some of the best videos of the week, from inventive musical performances to some outstanding amateur ...
The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons - Tornadoes, Cats, & Cellos
Each Friday I give video curating a shot with this column, hoping to find videos that both entertain and educate. Even in unbranded "home video" success stories we can find things to learn: what causes emotional responses in viewers, how videos are shared, and what types of videos are most likely to trigger viral behavior. ...
