Topic - Online Video & hosting
Major Google Video Changes Meet with Mixed Reviews
On April 14th Google announced, via their blog, that they would no longer support video uploads to Google Video but that it would continue to be a place for people to find videos (Google Blog), Changes have since been implemented at the video search page and have met with mixed reviews from the userbase.
The Google Blog stated:
Anyone can easily search for videos from all over the web using Google Video. Finding things is the heart of what Web Search is all about so we’re gladly taking Google Video under our wings [Google Web Search Help Forum].
Service Providers for Real Estate Videos and Slide Shows
A while back ReelSEO interviewed the CEO and Co-Founder of Wellcomemat. We know that using online videos and slideshows for marketing real estate online can be incredibly effective. In fact, in September of last year, we covered some research which showed that the use of an online video tour in marketing real estate property can increase the perceived value of a home by 6%.
Since then there has been an explosion of real estate online video usage. Well maybe not a real explosion but there’s certainly a good deal of growth. So in classic ReelSEO style we thought it was time for a quick run down of all there is to know about opening doors, showing spaces and then selling them online using video.
Bits on the Run Updates Video CMS Services and Site
Bits on the Run has been doing some work to update their service. After about a year it seems like they’ve got over 10,000 users now and a goodly amount of video to serve up. In order to serve that video up around the planet without problems they’ve teamed up with BitGravity CDN (content delivery network). Their presence at dozens of datacenters around the world ensures Bits on the Run users that their video will always be delivered instantly and swiftly, no matter where the audience is located.
eCommerce Video Comes Alive with Ooyala’s Backlot Platform
As we’ve posted many times in the past, online video has emerged as an exciting and effective new method of marketing ecommerce products and services online. Just a few weeks back, we covered some research recently released from comScore which details the benefits of utilizing online video for products in ecommerce. According to the research, the number of online shoppers who watched retail videos grew 40% in 2008 over 2007. We also know that ecommerce merchants are starting to dive into online video more aggressively; 43.3% of merchants stated that they planned to update their e-commerce sites with online video in 2009. Additionally, according to research from eMarketer, retail video viewers represented about 23% of total visitors to retail websites in October 2008, up from 17% in October 2007.
Kaltura.com the Do-It-Yourself Video Solution?
Some of us are the do-it-yourself types or don’t have a huge budget to implement a solution from some of the major providers of online video delivery systems. Some of us just need to get our hands dirty and some of us are proponents of Open Source and all that it has to offer. In the realm of online video delivery Kaltura looks like the place that these people turn to.
All in One Video Plugin For Wordpress – Upload, Host, Edit, and More
Kaltura has recently released version 2.1 of its Wordpress plugin, the All in one Video Pack. This plugin for Wordpress 2.5 or higher allows you to do a great deal of things with Wordpress and rich media including the ability to upload or import a video into your post. You can even record it straight from your webcam to the post if you so wish.
Open Source Video Module for Drupal – New from Kaltura
Kaltura, an open-source video publishing platform, just launched an open source video module for Drupal, a leading open source Content Management Platform used by more than a million sites. This new module, dubbed, “Kaltura’s All in One” enables Drupal site-builders to easily add video and rich-media functionality to their Drupal sites.
The module is comes with 10GB of free hosting and streaming that can be later upgraded. It was designed specifically for Drupal and seamlessly integrates with several key Drupal features and modules, including CCK, Views, cron, tags and taxonomy, and user permissions. The module is currently compatible with Drupal 6 (a Drupal 5 compatible version will be available soon).
Hosted Video SEO – Tips for Website Video Search Engine Optimization
Last month, I had the pleasure of being invited to speak at the 2008 PubCon conference in Las Vegas Nevada on the Video Search Engine Optimization panel along with our Media Analyst, Grant Crowell. For my presentation, I decided to focus on what I like to call “Website Video SEO.” What I mean by this, and it is covered in the presentation below, is that it is focused on how to optimize for video content that is placed on your own website, sometimes referred to as “hosted video SEO.”
Youtube Embed Tip – Remove Embedded Player Search
As you know, many video content producers are utilizing free hosting platforms and video sharing websites like Youtube to power online video on their own websites. There are clearly many benefits to utilizing these services, primarily the fact that video hosting is free and reliable.
Ooyala Launches Exlusive Promotion for BrightCove Network Customers
Ooyala has launched an exclusive promotion for Brightcove customers who are affected by the announcement last week that they would be closing the “Brightcove Network.” ReelSEO has covered Ooyala in previous posts and we utilize their service for many of our videos.
Bismarck Lepe, the CEO of Ooyala told us – “We wanted to give Brightcove customers a quick and easy way to test an alternative to the BC publishing system. Video publishers can get up and running with our platform in less than 15 minutes. And because we’re waiving delivery fees through the end of the year, they can run both platforms through November and December to compare the the features and functionality.”
Choosing A Professional Online Video Content Platform
Do you need to publish, syndicate, archive, monitor, and monetize large amounts of Internet video content? Do you also need it to come with in its own easy-to-navigate interface, and have it integrate with your existing programs on your website? Most likely you will need a turnkey solution from technology provider with a professional online video platform.
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Ooyala Adds New Video Syndication Options – Google Video Sitemaps, Youtube, & More
Today, Ooyala released several new options for syndication and distribution of online video. With the new release today, they have added 5 syndication options for your video content: Youtube, Yahoo Video Search, Blinkx Video Search, Google Video Sitemaps, and the ability to create custom MRSS feeds to be used in other applications across the web.
