Expect Usage-Based Billing On Web From Cable Providers Soon

I actually wondered if this was something cable providers were chewing on in regards to the increased popularity of Netflix and Hulu. Bloomberg reports that companies like Time Warner Cable, Inc, are considering charging customers for the amount of data they consume. The extra charges would likely make people consider whether they want to spend ...
How to Do Business Video Faster & Stay Safe In The NOW Revolution With Jay Baer

I interviewed social media strategist and author of “The NOW Revolution,” Jay Baer, who was one of the featured presenters at the recent Blogworld New Media Expo in Los Angeles. In this video interview I asked Jay how he recommended companies handle the growing expectation for near-immediate responsiveness with business video and other media, while ...
The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Thanksgiving Edition

Plenty of news in the world of online video this past week, though many of us probably found ourselves distracted by things like family interaction, football games, and turkey. Because we were all a little more distracted than normal, it's an even better idea to catch up on the latest news, opinions, articles, and tips ...
Relationship Video Marketing With Blogworld CEO Rick Calvert

I interviewed Blogworld’s CEO and Co-Founder Rick Calvert at their Los Angeles conference earlier this month. Rick and I discussed some of the big trends with online video in the publishing and marketing space, which I’ve labeled as the “Big C’s:” Context, Collaboration, Consistency, and Community.”
Herman Cain Versus Online Video From Newspapers – Just The Stats, Man!

Republican Presidential Candidate Herman Cain made news recently for his campaign cancelling an interview with newspaper this Thursday, saying it didn’t want the interview to be video recorded and arguing that video is only typical for television. But do the latest stats show otherwise?
Eat, Drink, and Be Social! Video Marketing Tips For Restaurants And Cafés

I interviewed Urbanspoon’s Conrad Saam, who shared his social video marketing tips for restaurants, cafes, and the rest of the food service industry.
Free Social Video Webinar: How To Build Better Customer Relationships With Video

This Thursday the video solutions provider Liveclicker will be hosting a free webinar, “The New Social Video - How to Build Relationships with Shoppers through Video.” I interviewed Liveclicker’s Justin Foster for a sneak preview on this event. Social Video Commerce Webinar Info November 17 at 10:30 AM – 11:30 PST (1:30 – 2:30 PM ...
Chris Brogan's Google Plus Hangouts Tips - Live Video Chat For Business

I interviewed social media strategist and video blogger Chris Brogan at the recent Blogworld New Media Expo conference in Los Angeles. Chris shared with me in this video interview why he’s a big fan of Google Plus Hangouts, along with the benefits of other online video conferencing programs for today’s business professionals.
YouTube Looking To Jump From 200,000 To 7 Million YouTube Advertisers

YouTube has 200,000 advertisers per quarter, but with the new original channels beginning in January of next year, they're looking to attract 6 or 7 million YouTube advertisers as they launch around 100 total in 2012. According to this Beet.TV interview with Lucas Watson, YouTube's VP for Global Sales, the ability to advertise around premium ...
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.”
Diablo Cody Returns To The Web With Red Band Trailer

Several years ago, Diablo Cody launched her writing career by blogging her candid account of the life of an exotic dancer, which she then leveraged into the book Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper. Soon after came Juno, which won her an Oscar for original screenplay. And while her other ...
YouTube's Own Marketing Advice For Retailers: Create Content, Not Commercials

Online video is massive in its reach and scale with 6.9 billion videos viewed monthly in the U.S. in July and August of this year, and it's quickly growing into a major component of what people do online or how they consume information and entertainment. YouTube represents a lot of the growth of online video, ...
Social Video Marketing Tips With Domino’s Pizza Chicago’s Ramon DeLeon

I feature a video presentation of Ramon DeLeon, manager of six Domino's Pizza stores in Chicago, and a frequent vlogger and public speaker on social media marketing. Ramon is the recipient of the Chicago Social Media Club’s 2011 Chicago Social Media Person of the Year Award, and is a speaker at the upcoming Blogworld & ...
Ooyala Custom Video Analytics: Real-Time Facebook Behavioral Data

I interviewed Ooyala co-Founder and President of Products’ Bismarck Lepe, on today’s release of their new Facebook video analytics solution, allowing publishers to track Facebook users engaging with their online video across audience segmentations in real time. Could we be getting a glimpse of the future of web video usability, marrying real-time web video analytics ...
The 2011 Definitive Guide to Web Video Usability Resources: Why We Still Need Website Video UX Standards

While online video on websites and elsewhere online has exploded in both size and scope, the professional usability and user experience community has still remained generally silent? Fortunately I’ve uncovered several good resources that online video professionals should check out for learning about, and applying, best practices with web video usability for increased engagement and ...







