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Do You Do Good for Video? YouTube's DoGooder Video Awards Enters 4th Year

YouTube's 4th Annual DoGooder Video Awards is up and running. Non-profits who made a video, or even individuals who made a video in the effort to improve the community, or the world in 2012 are invited to submit their winning entries. Submission deadline is March 22.

10 Video Campaign and Fundraising Tips for Nonprofits and Social Causes

I interviewed Michael Hoffman, President of the video agency See3 communications, specializing in video strategies and campaigns for non-profits and cause marketing. Back in 2006, See3 created the DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards, which they run with YouTube, to honor the best uses of video by ...

The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Social Video Edition

At ReelSEO, we love video. We love it so much we've devoted our daily lives to writing about it. But even with that kind of commitment, it's impossible for us to cover everything important in the world of online video... there's just too much news ...

Vimeo Fights SOPA, Supports OPEN Act To Curtail Online Video Piracy

I interviewed Senior Counsel for Vimeo, Michael Cheah, who shares his thoughts about why The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Vimeo is running messages on January 18th (today) highlighting the issue and will invite users to tell Congress to reject SOPA.

The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons - Funky Song Edition

Today I hoped to be playing with a new Galaxy Nexus phone from Verizon. Sadly, it was not to be. That's good news for you, though, because it means I actually had time to do my job and gather a list of great viral videos ...

Social Video and Cause Marketing: How Nonprofits Are Doing Viral Video

I interviewed Chris Quigley, Co-founder of the buzz marketing company, Viral Ad Network, about why and how companies should engage in social causes using video. Chris also shares the special benefits that social video campaigns can have for charities, and we add some of our ...

The Sunday News Reel – Week of 25-31 October, 2010

Yep, another weekend has arrived and I've pulled my head out of Star Trek Online, video game news and some other things to give you something to read while you have your Sunday morning coffee. I have to tell you, working everyday, gets tiring and ...

How To Use Video To Engage Your Ministry and Your Business

Whether you work for a business or a non-profit organization, you have a message you need to communicate. Finding ways for people to hear to your message isn't really that difficult. With enough money, you can buy plenty of ads that will raise awareness about ...

VideoLAN’s VLC Player App To Show Up On iPad? It Depends On Apple’s Approval

VideoLan (makers of the popular VLC media player) has been ported by Applidium and the the makers of the software are pleased. It's been submitted to Apple, but the question remains, will they [Apple] allow a video player that's not directly tied to their software, shopping ...

Hitler Memes On YouTube Aren’t Legally Protected Parodies

ReelSEO's Grant Crowell talks with intellectual property attorney Mark Rosenberg, about why the multitude of video clips on YouTube taking a scene from Constantin Films' 2004 film, Der Untergang ("Downfall"), don't meet the criteria for fair use under U.S. law.

YouTube Non-Profits Get Cool New Features

Those lucky dogs, first no taxes, now new features at YouTube what's next? Free candy and beer on Sundays?

Google Developing More Dynamic Video Ads With Rockabox

Rummaging around the old Internet I found out that Google is teaming up with Tangozebra founder James booth to boost viewer engagement with video ads. His new company is called Rockabox and it's helping Google's DoubleClick to create what's called Rockabox Shutters format.