Online Video Topic - " tips "
Youtube Doubles Upload File Size Limit – More HD
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July 1, 2009 |
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Damn it is hard to keep up with all the changes that Youtube has been launching. This is one that Im certain you will all be thrilled to hear about, because it means more HD.
Open Source Video Projects – Participatory Culture Foundation
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July 1, 2009 |
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The Participatory Culture Foundation has been hard at work building up several services that make great use of online video. As such we at ReelSEO thought it was time that we took a look at them to see how they’re doing. The PCF is a non-profit organization that wants to build a new open mass medium platform that’s simple and easy to use.
Two projects – Miro and Make Internet TV are already up and running so I’ve decided to take a look into each and let you know what they’re all about and how they’re going along.
In Search of Video SEO that Works – Beyond the Hype
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June 30, 2009 |
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Earlier 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?”
Web Video & Project Management Tools – Which Ones to Use
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June 25, 2009 |
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I review some of the most popular (and upcoming) Web-based Project management and collaboration services are providing for video content – and which features are best suited for business projects where online video is crucial to a campaign’s success. Listen to our podcast episode by clicking the “play” icon.
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7 Tips for Successful Viral Video Production & Distribution
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June 17, 2009 |
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Today at ReelSEO, we offer the following guest post authored by Sarah Wood of Unruly Media. Unruly Media is a viral video seeding specialist that works with huge global brands and agencies (Nike, Pepsi, MTV, Sony Pictures, and many others) to harness and engage the social web; so trust us, this is good stuff.
The focus below is specifically on tips for *viral* success of videos – how to produce and distribute a video that will get people talking about and sharing the content. In other words, these are suggestions for how to get your video *shared* in the viral sence. For this reason, the focus is split pretty evenly between content creation and distribution. Ok, here we go, direct from Sarah;
Video + SEO = Best Practices for Video & E-Commerce
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June 16, 2009 |
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Last week, I had the honor of speaking at the first annual Liveclicker Video Commerce Summit in Seattle, WA. I was asked to discuss and present video search engine optimization and to help educate the audience on best practices for publishing online video in a search engine friendly manner. The title, was Video + SEO – Not Smoke and Mirrors, Just Best Practices for E-commerce Video Publishing. With that in mind, there are slides that are specifically geared towards e-commerce but the concepts and tactics apply across the board for publishing online video.
How to Fix Aspect Ratio on Youtube Videos
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June 15, 2009 |
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Long, long ago, YouTube was 4:3 only. Then the age of widescreen came and so they changed everything to 16:9. This left many videos in a square peg oblong hole situation (as in the video just doesn’t fit the player window properly). So here are a few ways that you can change the aspect ratio on your YouTube videos and NOT have to re-upload.
Creating Persuasive Interactive Video for E-Commerce
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June 10, 2009 |
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There’s been a lot of buzz recently in the blogosphere surrounding the use of interactive elements to drive up the performance of video, so it begs the question – how should video interactivity be applied to e-commerce video? The answer, I believe, is that interactive techniques should be applied to video when shoppers are both highly motivated to engage in a behavior we as marketers are trying to drive (usually, but not always, this is a purchase), and when those same shoppers simultaneously have a high ability to complete the behavior.
SEO For Video – Collection of Tips & Techniques
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June 1, 2009 |
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It occurred to me that perhaps it may be useful to post links to some of our popular video search engine optimization tips and tutorials from the past year since we have been so prolific on the topic of SEO for video content.
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Vimeo is Better Than YouTube For Sharing Video?
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May 25, 2009 |
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Someone recently dropped me a line to tell me that Vimeo was better than YouTube. Me, being the easy-going guy I am, said “OK.” Of course this might have been a clever plot on their part to get me to check it out for one reason or another. Again, I’m easy-going, so I did.
