Netflix Tweaks Canadian Streams, Saves 70% Bandwidth to Fight Greedy BCE
Canada, the land of metered and capped Internet bandwidth (BOO!) and social healthcare (YEA!) and...I have to say it Luke, back bacon (Yea!). But back bacon aside, the important thing is that Netflix has taken a hard look at the service they're offering in the Great White North and have found some places where they ...
AT&T DSL, U-Verse Bandwidth Cap Detrimental to Online Video?
AT&T has announced that they will begin capping the bandwidth on DSL and U-Verse accounts starting in May. The limits will be 150GB (landline DSL) and 250GB (U-Verse), per month. Considering they claim download speeds of up to 24Mbps that's a reduction in bandwidth of some 97% for U-Verse if you consider unmetered, always-on 24Mbps ...
Political Web Videos That Suck! How Elected Officials Can Do Better Video Production
Continuing my Web Videos That Suck! Series, I review some videos put out by elected officials in positions of U.S. Congress or State Legislature, submitted by our readers-slash-viewers. Learn why a poorly produced web video can overshadow the content of any political message, and some tips for how politicians can produce better political videos that ...
YouTube Stars Making Big Money - What We Can Learn From Them?
For some time now, “moving to L.A. to break into the movie business” has been the clichéd pipe dream for most creative young Americans. I live in Nashville, and I can tell you that a close second is “moving to Nashville to become a country music star.” But the digital world may be changing all ...
Viral Video Lessons Round Up - Scares, Cartoon Cats, and Jet Blue Jokes
Each week I keep a running list of great viral videos I stumble upon, which I then use as the basis for this weekly column. This week’s list is the longest yet—in almost a year of doing this—with nearly 20 videos that are deserving of mention and further study. Needless to say, I had a ...
What The Hamas "Online Video Threat" Can Teach Us About Freedom of Speech
ReelSEO’s Grant Crowell talks with attorney Mark Rosenberg about the recent international media attention and public outcry over an animated cartoon posted online by the military wing of the political group Hamas, and why even “psychological warfare” with online video is and should be protected free speech in this country under the First Amendment.
Improving Online Video Creative Use and Monetization
ReelSEO's Grant Crowell asks Harvard Law Professor and political activist Lawrence Lessig, what technical and legal platforms best balance the protection of online video copyrights versus creative expression by others?
Mass Appeal, Personality, and Outtakes - Viral Video Round Up
For the second straight week, there are far too many viral success stories to feature in this column than I have the time or the room for. That's why the Honorable Mention section keeps growing every week. Anyway, some really great stuff this time, so let's get to it.
Will John McCain's Surge Into Online Video Result In Victory?
ReelSEO's Grant Crowell reviews Senator John McCain’s new user-generated video strategy on his website – the “video supporter wall” – being touted by his campaign as a key feature to winning re-election in the contested and heated Arizona Senate race. What lessons have been learned since their 2008 online video trouncing from team Obama?
Obama Administration's YouTube Contest Stumbles Out The Gate
Saying that you’re hip doesn’t necessarily make it true. The federal government’s web directory, USA.gov, is hoping kids and teens are the key to growth and success. So they’re doing what any brand hoping to leverage that demographic would do: they’re holding a YouTube contest.
How Sorenson Media Supports McCain’s New Video Campaign
ReelSEO's Grant Crowell interview the company behind Senator John McCain’s new online video program – Sorenson Media’s CEO and CTO Peter Csathy and Mike Flanders.
John McCain's New Website Video Campaign Strategy for 2010
ReelSEO's Grant Crowell interviews Corey Vale, Internet Marketing Director for the John McCain 2010 senate campaign, about their new user-generated video content feature – the “Video Supporter Wall.” Could 2010 be the year that political campaigns on the federal and state level finally kick it into high gear with online video?
The Impact of 2010's Live Streaming State of The Union Address
As if you were not already aware, tonight’s State of the Union is bound to make history—perhaps more for its presentation and interactivity than for the contents of its message. A few weeks back, I breathlessly raved about how YouTube was going to live stream the landmark court case on California’s Proposition 8—and I was ...
YouTube Direct Connects Users and Media Organizations
We all have video cameras or video-capable mobile phones and that means new ways to see what's happening in the world. Not only for you but for others as well. We get a eyewitness views of the events as they unfold and now, we can do it through YouTube.
“Fair Use” Legal Update – What Online Video Professionals Should Know
ReelSEO's Grant Crowell interviews intellectual property and new media attorney David Adler about recent developments with the popular case today involving the battle between fair use and copyright protection, and what it can teach online video marketing professionals about detecting and preventing clear-cut copyright violations in web video.
