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Twitter
is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows
users to send “updates” (text-based posts, up to 140 characters long)
via SMS, instant messaging, email, to the Twitter website, or an
application such as Twitterrific. Twitter was founded in March 2006 by
San Francisco start-up company Obvious Corp. In April 2007, Obvious, LLC spun off the service as a separate entity under the name Twitter, Inc. with Jack Dorsey as CEO.

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Crowdsourced Video Is On The Rise: Interview With Stroome

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I only found out about Stroome last week--and promptly wrote up an article about their approach to collaborative video editing and creation. Imagine my surprise when co-founder, Tom Grasty, reached out to let me know they were launching a new-and-improved version of the service this ...

Mortal Combat Viral Hit Demonstrates Bright Future for Web TV Series

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Web series have been around for a while now, but for the most part, they've yet to reach the same level of esteem among audiences as their television counterparts. But as Internet-connected televisions and other devices continue to rise in popularity, the worlds of the ...

The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons

lightsberbadminton

This technically marks the second viral video round up article of the week, since I also wrote a Monday Morning Grindhouse post as well. And if you enjoyed that... the good news is that it looks like I'll be continuing that as a regular series ...

3 Golden Rules for Long Term Social Media Marketing Success

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Social media is a powerful marketing tool, but most posts fade quickly - 92% of twitter retweets happen in the first hour, and Facebook posts receive the most comments in the first few hours, says social media expert Steve Rubel. But long-term social success is ...

Can I Do That On YouTube? Copyright Law & Posting Video

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Websites all over the Internet are inviting you to link and embed your YouTube video on blog sites, "share" it with Facebook friends, or "tweet" it to your Twitter followers. But what are the legal limitations on what you can share and where you can ...

How Effective Are Your Video Marketing & Video SEO Efforts? Measure Your Online Video Grade

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Video has quickly become the most in-demand content variety on the web, which has businesses, individuals, marketers, and consultants scrambling embracing video in a major way. They're starting YouTube channels, embedding clips on blogs and corporate websites, and even sharing video links on Twitter and ...

Google Might Value Brand Over Keyword-Rich Domain Names

mattcutts

Google is always changing the various signals they look at to determine a site's relevance. This is typically done in reaction to the world of SEO (particularly the black-hat variety) attempting to game one or more signals. For instance, the meta-description and meta-keyword tags don't ...

Leanin Sees Interest Rise With Awesome In-Video Facebook Social Integration

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LeanIn, which I have mentioned a few times in recent weeks, is seeing a rise in adoption of its service. What is LeanIn you ask? LeanIn is a revolutionary new way for viewers of TV and online video to interact with and discover content that ...

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

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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, ...

Web Video + Social Media Together Drive The Most Brand Engagement

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We've been talking about the expansive eMarketer report, "7 Trends For Online Video Advertising Engagement," for most of this week, breaking down the first four trends they've outlined over two articles (part 1 & part 2). This is our third and final look, focusing on ...

Social Video Optimization Vs. Video Search Optimization: Which is Better?

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With the heavy convergence of video in both search results and social media, do we now need to distinguish business strategies for optimizing video for search engines versus social media channels? Is social video optimizing just about placing videos for YouTube and social networking sites ...

SEO Ranking Factors, Trends & Search Predictions for 2011

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Bruce Clay is a name that should mean at least a little something to you if you're in the search engine optimization business. They are one of the oldest, largest, and most trusted search firms in the world. And they're using their considerable experience and ...

Oscar Fever Hits the Web with Social Media Campaign

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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 ...

Newspapers Rock Online Video, Smoke Broadcasters in Uploads

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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 ...

TwitPic Adds Support for Video Uploads, Confuses Me

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TwitPic is moving beyond photos by rolling out support for video. In a blog post yesterday, the company states their intention to be your one-stop shop for sharing media of all varieties via Twitter. Users can now upload video from the TwitPic website, from their ...

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