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Research and experimental development is formal work undertaken systematically to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of humanity, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications (OECD (2002) Frascati Manual: proposed standard practice for surveys on research and experimental development, 6th edition. It is used to establish or confirm facts, reaffirm the results of previous work, solve new or existing problems, support theorems, or deve...

Interactive Are 50% of AdoTube Video Ads in Q4 2010

AdoTube released their Q4 2010 Format Index on video advertising. This information is based on the 65 to 90 million in-video ad impressions they serve per week and covers the products they offer for advertisers. So this is more of a snapshot of their service ...

YouTube Profitability Watch Update - 2011 to Top $2.25B?

Citi Analyst Mark Mahaney is again doing some prognosticating about the profitability of YouTube according to a new report he's due to put out today. Back in January when he did this I posted a reply that I think YouTube would hit $2B this year ...

The Online Video Weekly News Reel - Nothing Edition

Nothing odd or otherwise noteworthy to report. Or rather there is and I just don't feel like it. It's Sunday and I want to get to some gaming as I'm currently playing Batman Arkham Asylum which I picked up on a Steam sale for $7.50 ...

YouTube Tops Facebook, Twitter, & All Social Media In User Satisfaction

Facebook has all kinds of gaudy statistics at their disposal. They have more users than pretty much any online service (over 600 million), and their usage statistics (logins, time spent on site, posts, interactions, etc.) are through the roof. But there's one significant measurement where, ...

Video Ad Engagement Metrics Are Changing & Consumer Choice Is A Factor

There's a new report out from eMarketer called "7 Trends for Video Advertising Engagement." It's a 23-page affair examining the ins and outs of video marketing engagement---how to engage viewers, how to measure engagement levels, and much more. It's exhaustive on the topic of online ...

Enterprise Business Video Adoption Trends and Hurdles

For more than five decades, video has been established as an entertainment medium, a lean-back living room experience. Using it as a critical tool in an enterprise business environment is poorly understood, said Steve Vonder Haar, Research Director of Interactive Media Strategies as he launched ...

Online Video Bolsters Television Ad Campaign Performance Says YuMe

YuMe took a wide range of data including Nielsen TV/Internet Data Fusion, which integrates Nielsen's National People Meter Panel with the Nielsen Netview panel to obtain a clear picture of cross-platform reach, along with the following: Nielsen National Television Ratings, Nielsen Monitor-Plus, and Nielsen IMS ...

paidContent 2011: Learn From An Impressive Lineup of Digital Goods Experts

paidContent has long led the charge in covering, as they say, "the economics of digital content." This year they're hosting another conference event, called paidContent 2011, filled with round-table discussions, Q&A's, and keynote speakers from some of the web's leading content creators like Huffington Post, ...

Oscar Fever Hits the Web with Social Media Campaign

Oscar fever is here again. Just to make sure you are included, they've created online presences this year where you can check out trailers of all the nominees and check out the celebrations backstage online in real-time as the awards are accepted. That seems like ...

Auto-Optimizing Video Ad Campaigns Gets a Hero in SpotXChange's Otto

Like Otto von Bismarck, SpotXchange's Otto wants to rule the world. Well at least the world of online video ad campaigns and I don't know that Bismarck was bent ruling anything more than the German Empire. But hey, two dudes named Otto. Sure I could ...

Brightroll Earmarks $1 Million for Online Video Research

Tod Sacerdoti just recently announced that Brightroll would bankroll $1 million for industry research. Oddly and independently, Mark and I were just talking about getting into the industry research business. I smell a plan percolating in my head. Until that becomes a fresh-brewed cup of ...

Professional Web Video Consumption Up Almost 50% In 2010 Says Accustream

Accustream just recently published, Pro Online Video 1999 - 2014: Consumption and Category Share Analytics. I'm guessing that they're doing an extrapolation to the future based on trends that were ongoing so far in the industry. In their report they state "Professional video produced, published ...

Newspapers Rock Online Video, Smoke Broadcasters in Uploads

Brightcove again teamed up with TubeMogul to take a look at online video and its usage, including engagement and discovery, which they've published as the Q4 2010 Online Video & the Media Industry Quarterly Research report. As Team America might say... Quarterly Reports! F-Yeah! (Mark will love ...

Apples to Oranges: Nielsen Online Video Numbers vs. comScore's Video Metrix

Nielsen is on the boat, or just dragging behind it like an anchor it seems, when it comes to tracking online video usage and growth. comScore has been providing us with monthly glimpses into the online video viewing scene for some time now. Nielsen is ...

The State of Video for E-Commerce Retailers: Q4 2010 Report

Sunday Sky released their Q4 2010 research about video in eCommerce. I just managed to get into it and process the info so I could tell you about it. Their research looks at the top 50 online retailers and their use of video marketing in ...