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VUDU Adds Downloads To Streaming Options, Some Competitors Follow

The times, they are a' changin. It seems that every time we turn around the online video industry takes a step more towards what users want. This time round it's Wal-Mart's VUDU who is getting in step and showing us that they have been listening ...

Film Riot's Ryan Connolly Weighs In On The Canon C300 Vs. RED Scarlet

It was only a matter of time before Film Riot's Ryan Connolly put in his two cents on the two newest competing cameras, the Canon C300 and RED Scarlet.  He was hesitant to do it, mainly because he hasn't had a chance to test-drive either ...

Selling Video Online - When Video Itself Is The Product

The majority of our ReelSEO readers are video marketers, meaning they're well versed in using video to help promote, highlight, and advertise all kinds of other businesses, products, and services. But with the right content and in the right marketplace, video is a valuable commodity ...

ASICS Interactive Video Wall Ad Lets You Race A Marathon Runner

Online video excites me for a lot of different reasons, but it's the really creative stuff that geeks me out the most... the artistic experimentation and innovation that occurs out on the fringes. This weekend I saw an online video ad that combines exercise, art, ...

The Dark Knight Rises Occupies Wall Street And YouTube

Christopher Nolan has always been notoriously tight-lipped about his productions, and I think if it were up to him, he'd much rather not even come out with a trailer for a movie as big as The Dark Knight Rises, his hugely anticipated new Batman release ...

Canon C300 Vs RED Scarlet-X

A few nights ago, both Canon and RED announced cameras in the heart of filmmaking land, only 10 blocks apart from each other. Judging from the specs you could easily say that RED blows Canon right out of the water. 4k resolution at 1-25fps, 2k ...

5 Tips To Avoid A Video Production Disaster

Is it easy to get started with video production. It is, and it isn't. It's easy as ever to record a video these days, the challenging part is preparing for the technical challenges come along the way. This article shares five tips to help you start on the right foot.

YouTube Documentary Life In A Day On YouTube For Free

I've written quite a lot about Life In A Day over the course of the past year. If you're somehow not familiar with it by name, Life In A Day is the documentary shot by YouTube users, directed and edited by Kevin MacDonald, and produced ...

Google TV Gets Massive Overhaul, Streamlined UI, More Content

It's been quiet for some time in the Google TV camp, however, yesterday they released the all new, fully updated version of the interface. In a blog post at the Google TV site they talked about all the new changes and features and what it means ...

YouTube Gives Film Fans The YouTube Movie Lovers' Community & Forum

YouTube has announced (subtly, as always) the creation of a new Movie Lovers' Community. The announcement didn't come by way of the company blog, or in video form. Nope... it came in the form of a moderator post on the YouTube Creator's Corner forum from ...

Justin Timberlake Film, In Time, Builds Buzz With Hoax Viral Video Marketing Campaign

If you're an avid follower of viral videos like I am, you probably got fooled again this week by the new zen masters of staged viral videos: thinkmodo. Thinkmodo, out of New York, has created similar "hoax" video campaigns for numerous other brands--you might remember ...

Current TV To Create New Series From Vimeo Documentary Contest Winner

It seems to be online video contest week as I've got two assignments about online video contest platfoms and now Vimeo is launching a contest. The new partnership between Current TV and Vimeo is looking for some crowdsource action to kick off a series of ...

Take This Lollipop, Interactive & Personalized Video Will Creep You Out

One of my favorite things about online video is how quickly it evolves, changes, and matures. We've mentioned Aim High a few times recently, the web series from McG that has dabbled in using viewers' photos and details from their Facebook accounts within the show ...

Popcorn Hackathon - Documentary Filmmakers Look To Make Videos More Interactive

When we watch movies, we've been trained to watch them with as little distraction as possible.  Our minds are focused on the story, so we don't miss anything.  But maybe you start wondering who that actor is, or what the film is referencing, or go ...

Full Video Editing On YouTube Finally Arrives With WeVideo Integration

We told you all about WeVideo last month, with a detailed look at their cloud-based, collaboration-friendly video editing system. But now the whole world is about to get an up close and personal look at WeVideo, as YouTube has integrated it right into the YouTube ...