Pew Research Articles

Digital News Revenue Outpacing All Other Media [Study]

Pew Research compiled a bunch of data that shows the money is going towards digital news sites and is clearly outpacing all the other media in its rate of growth. This is an inevitable progression as people look to find news as quickly as possible.

If the U.S. Presidential Election Were Held Today, Who Would Win the YouTube Vote?

Political junkies – and even some undecided voters – will tune in to watch Wednesday night’s first general election debate between President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. As Chris Cillizza wrote yesterday in The Washington Post, “Think of it like the Super ...

Memo to Candidates: Ooyala Finds Video Viewing Varies in Red States & Blue States

Ooyala issued its Q2 Global Video Index Report this morning along with some product updates. Each quarter, the company dips into its deep stores of anonymized viewing data to offer a glimpse at how people are watching online video around the world. The big news ...

Data-Driven Video Ads, Face Blur Privacy, and Better YouTube Searching [Reel Web #49]

This week on the Reel Web we discuss another new feature launched by YouTube, review some great ways to limit the amount of filtering you have to do when doing YouTube searches and talk about changes in how news is being spread and commercials are ...

Teens Embrace All Facets of Online Video from Creation to Consumption

Teens are a key demographic for a lot of brands and companies, so understanding what they are doing is vital to getting into their heads. Turns out, according to new research from Pew Internet, what they're doing, is video based.

Young Adults Most ‘Contagious Carriers’ in the Viral Video Spread of ‘KONY 2012’

On July 25, 2007, Mary Madden, Senior Research Specialist for the Pew Internet & American Life Project, said, "Young adults are the most ‘contagious carriers’ in the viral spread of online video.”  On Mar. 15, 2012, a new report on the viral “KONY 2012” video ...

Video Online Helps People Forget Financial Crisis

The Internet seems to be the leading way for Americans to ignore the global financial meltdown. But out of all the distractions the web offers what do you think was the number one thing? Well, if ReelSEO is writing about it, you can bet it's ...

Video Vs Social Media, OR Why I Don’t Trust The Pew Study

You know, if I'm not careful, I'm going to rapidly turn into The Blogger Who Only Talks About Nalts.  Of course, if he'd stop writing so many insightful articles related to the online video space, then maybe I'd be forced to go out and find ...