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Caption This! Bits On The Run Now Features Built-in Video Captioning

All hail the power of online video! Bits on the Run announced that video captioning is now built into its online video platform. That means even more accessibility for that all-important online video presence, if you so choose to use them. Bits on the Run ...

Checklist For Upgrading Your YouTube Channel - The Reel Web Episode 29

There's only one more day until YouTube will automatically upgrade all channels to the new look and layout. So for this week's Reel Web episode, we've got a helpful checklist to guide you through your YouTube channel upgrade. We also have plenty of other big ...

The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - New YouTube Channel Edition

After a busy week, and a relaxing weekend, it's nearly time to start the cycle all over again. But before you dive into the routine tomorrow, take a few moments to catch up on the stories from the past week in the world of online ...

Stop Swinging For The Fences When You Only Need A Single

When I was a kid, baseball was my favorite sport... to watch, play, or follow. I wasn't very good at it, but I played it for more than 10 years. And for most of those 10 years, my coaches were throwing nuggets of baseball wisdom ...

The YouTube Creator Playbook Version 2 Is Here: Take The World By Storm

That nasty ol' scallywag Greg Jarboe was right: The YouTube Creator Playbook Version 2 has exactly the changes he said it would.  And now everyone can see it (Click Here).  It's right there, just waiting to be used.  Here's what you need to know: it ...

Rebel Brings Us Version 2 Of The YouTube Creator Playbook

Over the weekend, a rebel sympathizer smuggled me a new copy of Version 2 of the YouTube Creator Playbook. To protect him/her from any repercussions, I won't disclose this rebel sympathizer's name, other than to say he/she works at a media company that bridges the ...

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 ...

The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - New YouTube Edition

Without even a hint of doubt, the biggest online video news story of the week came at the end of the week, on Thursday, when YouTube blindsided users with an unexpected wide rollout of a new YouTube redesign heavy on social interaction and customization. Of ...

How To Easily Create Subtitles & Captions For YouTube SEO - Reel Video Producer Tips #15

Adding subtitles and captions to your videos on YouTube can greatly influence their ranking in search engines. It's one of the best search engine optimizations you can do to increase viewership, gain an audience, and give your videos more exposure. Plus, when you have transcription ...

Freddie Mercury Google Doodle Video Celebrates Queen Singer's Legacy

Freddie Mercury was the lead singer (and one of the driving creative forces) in the band Queen, famous for such hits as "Another One Bites The Dust," "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Killer Queen," and many more. And today is his birthday. Mercury died in 1991, but his ...

YouTube Cosmic Panda Lets You See Around Corners and Over Walls

When I was a kid, I had a toy periscope that let me "see around corners and over walls." These days, I visit The Official YouTube Blog every day to get a quick look at what's happening at the largest worldwide video-sharing community. And last ...

New YouTube Interface, Cosmic Panda, Released to the Public

YouTube didn't want to get left out in a huge week for online video news (Google Plus, Facebook video chat, etc.), so they decided to release an entirely new YouTube interface to anyone who wants to give it a try. It's called Cosmic Panda, and ...

Dear Brands & Amateur Video Creators: Use The Freaking Captions

I wouldn't call what you're about to read a rant, really. I think you have to be angry to rant. And I'm not angry. But I'm doing some serious head-scratching at a very simple thing a lot of video creators are ignoring in their quest ...

Time Warner & Netflix Sued For Not Providing Captions On All Video Streams

I have some pretty strong opinions about online video captions--in short, I think every video creator should be using them, and for a variety of reasons. I'm actually working on an entire article about that subject, but couldn't ignore the news announcement over the weekend ...

Google Drops New Video Services at I/O: Android Movie Rentals & YouTube Live Captions

The tech-blogging community has its hands full with all the big announcements Google made at their I/O event this week. There's a new version of Android rolling out to the Motorola Xoom, there's a new cloud-based music storage system, and there are new happenings with ...