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Succesful Content Syndication and Aggregation Strategies

smwest logo 200x52 Succesful Content Syndication and Aggregation StrategiesI’m at the Streaming Media West conference today in San Jose, CA and thought I would attempt some live blogging from this morning’s session titled, “Successful Content Syndication and Aggregation Strategies.” 

Watch Streaming Media West & Online Video Platform Summit Keynotes Live

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We’re just about to head over to the Streaming Media West conference in San Jose, CA. For the first time in the history of this important conference, everyone will be able to watch parts of the conference live, both here on ReelSEO (below) as well as on Streamingmedia.com, courtesy of livestream.  Coverage will start today with the opening keynote from Bill Stone, president of FLO TV at 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST.

Streaming Media West & Online Video Platform Summit Podcast Coverage!

Listen to a sneak-preview of our upcoming coverage of the 2009 Streaming Media West ConferenceThe Business & Technology of Online Video, and the Online Video Platform Summit, happening Tuesday November 17 – Thursday November 19, at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in California.

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Streaming Media West 2009 – Discount for ReelSEO Readers

Streaming Media WestJust a quick note to all readers… Streaming Media West – the leading online video industry conference & expo – is offering a $100 discount until FRIDAY, November 6 to attend Streaming Media sessions.

New Media Myth Busters: Urban Legends of User Experience

Prabakar Sundarrajan New Media Myth Busters: Urban Legends of User Experience  Prabakar Sundarrajan, CTO and co-founder of Ankeena Networks talks about the online video delivery experience, myths, and expectations.

The new media user experience, specifically video, leaves a lot to be desired.  With the huge growth of online media, end-users are able to view their media content on several different formats, through several different outlets and whatever time they want to.  The population has become so regularly wired that often, online video viewers are bombarded with staggering delays and annoying pauses on their videos.

Reel Video Discovery and Video SEO Webinar

video seo webinar the reel story on getting your online video discovered smwebinarLast week, I had the privledge of speaking along with Marcien Jenckes, Co-President of Grab Networks, in a free webinar produced by StreamingMedia.com around the topic of Video SEO.  Dan Rayburn moderated the event which was titled, “The ‘Reel’ Story on Getting your Online Video Discovered.”

My focus was to provide a high-level overview of video search, video discovery along with a few definitions and tips for Video SEO.  Marcien, from Grab Networks, then went into a bit more depth with regard to tactics that can be utilized to garner greater search engine visibility, in particular with regard to automated tactics for those with large video libraries.  If you did not have the opportunity to view the webinar, there are a few options available to you.

On Video Cloud 9 – Video & Cloud-based Computing

Video CloudVideo can sometimes require a large amount of resources. So it’s no wonder that with the ever-increasing popularity of cloud-based computing that someone realized it might be a good way to go with online video. This past week, FierceOnlineVideo published a good post that looks at how “cloud computing,” can be applied to support online video destination sites.

If you’re not familiar with cloud computing then read on and find out how it’s helping some online video businesses keep things flowing freely in streaming media.

Announcing the First Ever Online Video Platform Summit

online video platform summitI’m pleased to announce to the ReelSEO community the Online Video Platform Summit, a new two-day single track event held in conjuction with the annual Streaming Media West Conference and Exhibition on November 18-19th in San Jose, Calif. The Online Video Platform Summit was born from the success of this year’s Streaming Media East conference in New York City that had a record attendance of 3,733 attendees, up 5% from the 2008 total and the largest number in the Streaming Media conferences 11 year history.

Video SEO Webinar – The “Reel” Story on Getting your Online Video Discovered

streaming media webinarsI’m pleased to announce that I will be participating in an upcoming FREE Video SEO webinar produced by Streaming Media magazine and StreamingMedia.com.  Dan Rayburn, EVP of Streaming Media, will be moderating the event and I’ll be presenting along with Marcien Jenckes, Co-President of Grab Networks. The webinar is titled, “The “Reel” Story on Getting your Online Video Discovered,” and will take place on Thursday July 30, 2009, at 11:00 am Pacific (2:00 PM Eastern).

Online Video Industry News Resources I Follow

video rssWith the online video industry in what seems to be a continual rapid growth mode, it is difficult to keep up with all that is going on with regard to news and information about online video platforms, online video marketing, video advertising, mobile video and everything else (see my recent tweet). Who knows what will happen tomorrow.  It seems that everyday there is more and more news about the space.

I sincerely hope that you rely in part on ReelSEO to get our in-depth news, tips, and observations about the happenings within the industry.  We try our best to provide objective news, research, tips, and do our best to assist in evangelizing and covering this exciting, and rapidly growing space. That being said, there are many other great sources out there that I suggest you take a look at. 

In Search of Video SEO that Works – Beyond the Hype

video search engine optimizationEarlier this year, I was contacted by Nico McLane for an interview on the subject of Video SEO.  Nico was looking for specific guidance with regard to the topic of Video SEO.  To give you a bit more background, Nico wrote the following in an early email correspondence;

“The subject of VIDEO SEO frustrates me because everyone is telling us we need it, but for who and for what benefit?”

Streaming Media Market to Grow 135% Over 5 Years

It is estimated that the streaming media business segment will generate more than $78 billion in revenue in the United States over the next six years. That’s a fat stack of cash!