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Google Lures Frustrated Facebook Users, Points The Way To Google Plus

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If you're a Facebook user, you've no doubt noticed the changes today that have their users in an uproar. You know you have a high percentage of angry users when there are hundreds of actual news stories solely about the users' dislike of the changes, ...

Xbox Teams With Clear Channel On Live Streaming Concert Video

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What's this? Xbox is tearing it up in regards to streaming video moves lately? I wonder if they felt like they might be falling behind on the home entertainment front to Sony, who has that whole Sony Pictures division (which includes Columbia, Tri-Star and like ...

Cloud-Based Video Editing & YouTube Tips - The Reel Web #5

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Welcome to this week's episode of The Reel Web, ReelSEO's weekly video series covering the latest online video news, opinions, rumors, and production tips. This week's episode includes stories on cloud-based video editing, tips for filming prank videos and choosing the right YouTube Channel, and ...

The Social Video Blueprint, Part 9 - A Social Video Checklist & Conclusions

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This is our ninth and final installment of the Social Video Blueprint series--which would have appeared last week were it not for a few hiccups. Throughout the last 10 weeks, we've explored social video from all angles, from its very definition to some of the ...

Creating A Call to Action For Your Video - The YouTube Creator Playbook: Part 2

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So now, you've got awesome content and you know you'll be able to put out new videos each and every week. You believe you're a web video star in the making, and it's only a matter of time before truckloads of cash just start piling ...

WeVideo Brings Cloud-Powered, Collaborative Video Editing To Almost Any Device

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I have known about WeVideo for a couple weeks now and have been bursting to tell you all about it. I mean really, when something this cool comes along, embargoes get in the way of my enthusiasm. I did mention a brief bullet point or ...

Web Series Shelf Life Releases a Red Band Trailer While We Wait For The Debut

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Back in July, we talked about a new hopeful web series premiering their first trailer around the San Diego Comic Con.  Shelf Life, an R-rated Toy Story concept that promises to have action figures speak like no action figures before them, has been offering a ...

Mobile Video Soars: Half Of All Mobile Device Owners Shoot Video Once A Week

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Photobucket pulled some numbers from their users of late to find out that mobile video uploads are continuing to soar. In fact, they have grown something like 300% in the past year (July 2010-2011). If we were to do a survey of new phones that ...

Online Video Measurement Services & Web Publishers Refining Tools To Grow Ad Dollars

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Measurement services and Web publishers are refining their tools to help grow online video ad dollars. Nielsen just rolled out ratings points for online programming, rolling up online impressions into a GRP measurement, while Web publishers like blip.tv are devising new ad strategies for online ...

The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Site Issues Edition

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Some weeks we are just on fire, and able to cover most of the important breaking stories in the world of online video. Other weeks, our site crashes and we spend entire days just trying to get it back up. This past week was one ...

Bit.ly: YouTube Drives Traffic Longer Than Facebook & Twitter

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We know that viewers love different kinds of content, with video being one of the more popular varieties. But does it matter where you go to share that content? This week, Bit.ly decided to talk about link half-life--how long links shared through their service tend ...

Flickme Applies Gamification to Streaming Films, But Costs Too Much

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I just found flickme.com, a new streaming film rental/buying site. The thing I liked is that I could login quickly with Facebook, which got me a Beta badge for being an early adopter. I instantly noticed the gamification for the site. Completing certain tasks earns ...

The Social Video Blueprint, Part 8: Social Video Best Practices

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Over the past seven weeks, we've used this series to take a deep dive into social video marketing, analyzing the benefits to both the brand and the fans. And if you've been following along, you know that social video succeeds when companies focus on creating ...

Cable TV Companies Losing Customers To Hulu? The Reel Web #2

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This week's episode of The Reel Web is posted! I covered some of last week's news and highlights from the online video world, as well as a tip for those of you who create online videos to know how to best use the first 15 ...

The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Streaming Internet TV Edition

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It was another huge week for online video news, with final bids for Hulu being turned in on Friday. I'm pretty surprised we haven't seen any leaks on those bids as of yet, but it is the weekend. Expect there to be news on the ...

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