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Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program. The company was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, often dubbed the “Google Guys”, while the two were attending Stanford University as PhD candidates.
It was first incorporated as a privately held company on September 4, 1998, and its initial public offering followed on August 19, 2004. At that time Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Eric Schmidt agreed to work together at Google for twenty years, until the year 2024. The company’s mission statement from the outset was “to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful”, and the company’s unofficial slogan – coined by Google engineer Amit Patel and supported by Paul Buchheit – is “Don’t be evil”. In 2006, the company…

Vevo Looks For New Ad Deal With YouTube

Vevo, by far and away the most viewed channel on YouTube, is looking for a bigger share of ad revenue from Google as the music video channel considers going public.  VEVO, which has its own site while its channel is also hosted on YouTube, takes in 65 percent of the ad revenue from the Google-owned ...

YouTube On Google TV Upgraded, Photos App Improved As Well

The Google TV team dropped an update on a couple of apps for the software before they cut out for the long Thanksgiving weekend. As I'm on the verge of doing the same, I thought I would pass along the information which includes a new and improved Photos app with a Discover feature, and an ...

Google.pl Doodle An Interactive Video Tribute To Author Stanislaw Lem

Most of our readers probably don't have much day-to-day reason to visit Google.pl--the Polish version of Google. And unless you speak Polish, are from Poland, or do business there... why would you need to visit? I'll tell you why: because Google has created a special commemorative home page doodle honoring Polish author Stanislaw Lem that ...

Black Friday Ads & Small Business Saturday Stories & Cyber Monday Deals, Oh My!

Do you suppose we’ll see many Black Friday ads, Small Business Saturday stories, and Cyber Monday deals this week?  We might. Or, as Dorothy, the Tin Man, and the Scarecrow might say if the Warner Bros. movie, "The Wizard of Oz" (1939), were remade in 2011, “More ads and stories and deals!  Oh, my!” Black ...

The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Arrested Development Edition

The piece of online video news that made the biggest splash this week didn't even fall on a week day. In fact, it happened yesterday, when Netflix announced its deal to air brand new episodes of cult-classic television show, Arrested Development, almost singlehandedly returning the DVD and streaming content provider back into the public's good ...

The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons - Galaxy Nexus Edition

I have a new crush, and it's on the Galaxy Nexus phone. The true Google device, which has the latest Android version, Ice Cream Sandwich, installed, is rumored to be released within the next couple weeks. It boasts a giant screen, fast processor, no shutter lag, and a host of other features that appeal to ...

New Google Universal Video Search Thumbnails Spotted = More Visibility

So, this morning while in my hotel at SES Chicago, I received a tweet from a good friend, Tim Cross, that at least in the UK, Google has rolled out, or is testing, new Universal Search video thumbnails...  AND, it's good news in that they have increased the size of video thumbnails by 45%. It ...

How To Run A Successful Online Video Contest: Promoting On A Budget, Paid Media

As users upload videos and share them with their friends, your video contest will form a viral loop and begin to naturally promote itself. Until then however, it’s worthwhile investing some time & effort in promoting your contest and in the first section of the ‘Promoting on a Budget’ chapter of this series, we will ...

How To Build A YouTube Audience With Keyword Tools - Reel Video Producer Tips #13

This week our Producer Tip helps video producers understand how to use YouTube and Google's keyword suggestion tools for determining what videos to make for their niche and audience. It also helps online video creators know how to best title and tag their videos in order to gain maximum exposure and discoverability in search engines ...

The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Google Plus Edition

Last week saw an unusual amount of big online video news stories. Google Plus integrated YouTube (finally!), and then rolled out Google Plus Pages for businesses and brands--they're also using Google Plus relationships to power video suggestions on the YouTube home page. YouTube announced a partnership with Disney, Canon & RED released new cameras, & ...

Logitech Gives Up On Google TV, But Who Hasn't?

Nope, not gonna do it no mo! That's what Logitech Chairman and CEO Guerrino De Luca said recently. Shines a new light on the Google purchase of Motorola Mobility doesn't it? The Logitech CEO said that it was a big mistake and that the software was not complete which shot the box in the foot. ...

Half Of All Mobile Video Views Are On Android Phones

Yesterday we looked at the recent report from Brightcove and TubeMogul entitled Online Video & The Media Industry - Special Features: Full Length Episodes, Mobile Engagement, and how the study showed that Facebook referrals for video dropped from Q1 to Q2 in 2011, while search referrals continued to climb. Today we're going to look at the ...

Search Still No. 1 Referrer of Online Video Traffic, Facebook Slips

Brightcove & TubeMogul recently released their quarterly research report for Q1 and Q2 of 2011, entitled Online Video & The Media Industry - Special Features: Full Length Episodes, Mobile Engagement. The report focuses on three areas: platform usage, online video engagement and discovery, and mobile engagement. Today we're going to look at their findings on ...

Online Video Relationship Marketing with Social Media Expert, Mari Smith

I had the pleasure of conducting a video interview with Mari Smith at the Blogworld conference in Los Angeles this past week, where we talked about her newly released book, along with some benefits and tips for online video business-minded people with her strategy of “New Relationship Marketing.”

Adobe Abandons Flash For Mobile Devices

Citing the growth and almost exclusive use of HTML5 on mobile devices, Adobe has decided to discontinue new versions of Flash on mobile devices in the future.  After the release of Flash 11.1 for Android and Blackberry PlayBook, Adobe will now focus on HTML5 applications and Adobe AIR for mobile, offering only updates and bug ...