Topic - Online Video & Metacafe
HD Online – Watch Upload & Share High-Definition Videos
With the ever expanding acceptance of high definition video it’s no wonder that making a list of sites that support it is an ongoing task. So this time around it’s my turn to update you on all the latest and greatest places where you can find, watch, upload and share HD video online.
Online Video Viewing Trends
Metacafe recently commissioned a study to find out who in America is watching online video, how much and what kinds. The results were just released and might be surprising.
Upload Videos To Multiple Video Sharing Sites
So, you’ve got some videos made and you want to get them out there as fast and efficiently as possible. That means you probably want some tools to upload them to multiple video sites automatically right? Right! Here’s some of the coolest tools we found that will help you do just that, and in a hurry.
Now, I didn’t say they’d be free and instead of separating them out pay/free I’m just going to give you a good long list of them. I haven’t played with all of them so I can’t vouch for how cool, fast or stable they are. This is more like an informative piece that you can use as a starting point for research on how to get your videos published online with the quickness.
A New Era in Video Metrics has Arrived – Tubemogul 2.0
Welcome to TubeMogul 2.0. All new metrics! All new features! All new version number! All new price! Well ok, same old price really, free.
Tubemogul partners and the online video industry in general can rejoice! The dawn of a new era in video ad metrics has arrived. The new free metrics tools promise to delve into the depths of video metrics and pull forth more useful statistics as well as a higher level of accuracy throughout more than a dozen partner site.
Microsoft Bing Video Search – A Quick Overview
Microsoft has launched their new Google competitor, bing, complete with video search and everything.
Metacafe Got a Record 9M Uniques Last Month and Lays Off Workers
Acording to TVWeek, Online video destination Metacafe set a traffic record in October with more than 9 million uniques in the US. That is a rise of more than 30 percent since January of this year and an increase of more than 10% over September’s traffic. Worldwide, Metacafe draws more than 38 million unique viewers each month.
New – Dailymotion Subtitle Capabilities in Multiple Languages
DailyMotion call themselves the world’s largest independent video entertainment website (so does Metacafe). However, we have found out that they have just added the ability to put subtitles right into any videos you upload which might propel them into that position. The new feature allows uploading and input of subtitles directly from the video edit menu. Additionally, they support multiple languages as well.
Metacafe is the Leading Destination for Independent Online Video Content
Metacafe solidified its position as the world’s leading independent online video site with 37.1 million unique monthly viewers worldwide and 7.4 million unique monthly viewers in the U.S. during the month of August, as reported in the recently released comScore Media Metrix data. Worldwide, traffic to Metacafe in August grew 37.7% year-over-year, including an 8.7% increase over the previous month. This makes Metacafe the third-largest video site in the world overall.
New Study – Short-Form Videos Dominate Online Viewing
Frank N. Magid Associates, the world leader in research-based consultation, and Metacafe, whose more than 30 million unique viewers each month make it one of the world’s largest video entertainment sites, today released survey results revealing consumer behavior and preferences in online video viewing. Notably, the survey found that the top-five most popular categories of videos watched online are all short-form: comedy, music videos, videos shot and uploaded by consumers, news stories and movie previews.
New Research – Most Popular Video Sites & Categories
Last week, Tubemogul released new research that proves the current dominance of Youtube and demonstrates that videos on Youtube receive more views on average than other video sites, regardless of category. The research also demonstrates that while this is currently the case, other sites like Metacafe are quickly gaining momentum.
Search Engines Use UGC to Improve Video Search
As you likely have heard, Youtube recently a new annotations feature that basically enables video creators to add add background information to a video hosted on Youtube. You can also use the annotations to link to related YouTube videos, channels, or search results from within a video.
Just this past weekend, Metacafe announced a new feature and beta wiki platform called Wikicafe beta program. With this new program, registered users will be able to collaborate with online videos and will have the ability to edit, enhance, and even translate video tags, descriptions, and other types of metadata. You can translate the metadata into one of 6 different languages (Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch, German, and Hebrew).
So, the real question is… what is the driving force behind the decision to add these user generated content (UGC) features to online video websites? Are Youtube and Metacafe simply doing their best to add cool new features that users have asking for? Or, is there another reason for these new features?
