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SES San Francisco 2011 Fast Approaching - Register Today

It's almost that time again. Search Engine Strategies (SES) San Francisco 2011 is almost here. It's hard to believe it's already been a year since last SES San Francisco, but it has. And now the world's brightest minds in search marketing are gearing up for ...

Why Social Video Marketing May Eclipse Video SEO

I interviewed Mark Robertson, ReelSEO publisher and featured speaker at the 2011 Video Commerce Summit August 1st-2nd in San Francisco, who will be presenting on "Why Video Marketing has Evolved Beyond SEO." Mark shared with me his belief that social video marketing has become the ...

Facebook vs. YouTube – Which Is Better For Video SEO?

We know there are thousands of online videos viewed daily, and we know there are millions of users on Facebook. As a small business owner, it's clear that both YouTube and Facebook are valuable marketing tools to build and grow a business through sharing content, ...

Mozilla Wants To Create A World Without Search Engines

You might have heard about Mozilla's new mission statement, released earlier this week. It's fairly standard stuff, full of optimism and grand goals. But nestled in the epic statement is some talk that makes it sound like Mozilla's aiming for a world where search engines ...

Dear Brands & Amateur Video Creators: Use The Freaking Captions

I wouldn't call what you're about to read a rant, really. I think you have to be angry to rant. And I'm not angry. But I'm doing some serious head-scratching at a very simple thing a lot of video creators are ignoring in their quest ...

Google Previews Video Within Search Results - Free Screening: Take II

Google has been giving users "instant previews" in the search engine results pages (SERPS) for some time allowing users to click a little blue magnifying glass symbol next to each result to see a cool little overlay that shows a preview of the resulting website ...

Is Video Curation The Key to Building Visibility, Authority, And Value?

What exactly is "curation" and how does it relate to web video marketing? To find out, I spoke to several curation experts. They explain why they consider it the best way to blend work relationships between machines and human beings to deliver rich and relevant ...

Video Has Changed The Search Results Forever: Bruce Clay

We had the privilege of speaking with Bruce Clay at SMX, and he spoke at length about how video has impacted the search results in dramatic and permanent ways. Bruce is one of the most-trusted voices in the search engine marketing space--he founded his SEO ...

Google Goes Prime Time With Lady Gaga Chrome Commercial Ad

For reasons I have not yet put my finger on, I still occasionally tune into Saturday Night Live. It hasn't been the truly great show it once was in over a decade, but out of some kind of routine (or self-punishment) I still check it ...

PlaceVine Crowdsourced Video Contest Offers Pay for YouTube Views

I recently got an email that talked about Alphabird picking up PlaceVine for some undisclosed amount. But what I found more interesting in the release was this contest that PlaceVine is running. Essentially, they give you assets, ask you to submit a video based on ...

48% of Smartphone Users Watch Video on Them, 82% Notice Mobile Ads

Smartphones are spreading like wildfire and users are beginning to rely more and more on them according to a recent study, The Mobile Movement: Understanding Smartphone Users, done by Google and Ipsos OTX, an independent market research firm. They pinged 5,013 US adult smartphone owners ...

E-Commerce Product Videos Convert Visitors Into Buyers: A Case Study

Direct Marketing News has a great write up about Paintball-Online.com. Paintball-Online.com is, as you might suspect, an e-commerce website selling paintball and paintball-related products. And in case you've never run across a paintballer or played yourself, allow me to tell you that these are some ...

Relax, People, Bing Isn't Overtaking Google Anytime Soon

New data this week from Hitwise shows Bing on a pretty impressive upswing in the search engine market share race. And while that's definitely something worth pointing out and taking notice of, it's not really earth-shattering. It's definitely not a sign that Bing is about ...

Pharma and Retail Top Video Advertising Completion Rates Says PointRoll

PointRoll delivers interactive video, rich media, social and mobile advertising. Their report on 2010 Rich Media Benchmarks is mostly about display ads. However, there is some small portion of it about video which I found interesting. For example, Pharma video ads (for whatever reason) reach ...

How To Get Your Videos Ranking In Universal Search Results: A Video SEO Study

Many of us here at ReelSEO are still settling back into our routines following the awesome SMX West convention in San Jose earlier this month. We shared some of our opinions and knowledge, made some new friends, and picked up a lot of great insight. ...