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Vimeo
is a video-sharing site (owned by Connected Ventures) which launched in
November 2004. The site supports embedding and video downloads, and
allows user-commenting on each video page.

Internet Marketing Company's YouTube Account Suspended Without Warning

Hubze is an Internet marketing company with a suite of Facebook tools that help individuals and businesses customize their fan pages. The company has posted over 250 videos to their YouTube channel--instructional, educational, training, etc. And now all 250 have effectively disappeared from public view, ...

Rising Trend: Personal Social Video Cause Marketing From Amateurs

Social video is essentially the spread of any video via social media. Brands are realizing there is more power in customers who share videos with their friends than in simple video views, which can be manipulated more easily and don't demonstrate the same level of ...

When Online Videos Become The News - Droid 3, Tattoos, & Soldiers

Every week there are videos that go viral, only to then be picked up by hundreds of news outlets and turned into an actual news story. I'm not talking about a news site simply sharing a video that they've noticed is getting popular—everyone does that. ...

Best Branded Viral Video Campaign – Beer Brands Show Video's Versatility

I am always on the lookout for brands that are creating original, engaging online video content. I think brands, with their resources and big pockets, are able to push online video as a medium toward greater heights—at least, as long as they're eschewing traditional commercials ...

The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons: Near-Misses & Romance

This week's videos are sure to please, and we have content for everyone. We've got cat videos for the animal lovers, we've got time-lapse videos for the artistic audience, and even a few clips for the romantics among you. Just sit back, relax, click the ...

The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons: Camera Techniques & Musical Performances

Well, good morning. I hope you're off to a great start on this fine Friday morning. And if you're not... well, then let this column help turn things around and get you pointed in a positive direction. We've collected some of the best videos of ...

The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons: Short Films & Fakes

It's that time once again--Friday morning, to be exact--when I provide you with a list of some of the best viral videos I found and read about throughout the week. Some are branded advertisements, some are artistic projects in nature, and of course some are ...

The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons - Parodies & Heartwarmers

Another week is in the books (well, almost), so it's time to sit back, enjoy that morning coffee, and watch some of the most popular viral videos of the week. As usual, we have entries from savvy brands as well as clueless amateurs, which is ...

Best Viral Video Marketing Ads: Dirt Devil & Landrover Score Big Laughs

Some brands are better than others at viral video. Coca-Cola, for instance, has had numerous branded viral hits, as has Old Spice. But every once in a while, a brand comes along and displays a level of comedic execution that is completely unexpected. How many ...

The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons - Musical Multitasking

What makes a video go viral? What triggers the act of sharing a clip on Facebook or Twitter? Generally, it's emotion: laughter, tears, surprise, shock, etc. It's not enough to create pretty images or great special effects if the audience doesn't feel anything when your ...

Tornado Outbreak Shows The Speed & Power Of Social Video

I spent the better part of my Wednesday evening following media coverage of the tornado outbreak in Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, & Georgia. So far, 127 tornadoes have been confirmed, the death toll is at 54-and-climbing, and the devastation is immense and widespread. Online video was ...

TED 2012 Soliciting Video Auditions For Innovative Conference Speakers

TED is all about big ideas. Conference talks cover a wide spectrum of topics and styles, and have historically been given by some of the world's most well-known personalities and brightest thinkers like Bill Gates or Al Gore. If there's a negative blip on TED's ...

Online Video Weekly News Reel 17 April 2011

We're here to reel in the hits in the online video industry once again my friends. It's Sunday morning, you're sitting on your patio looking at the ocean, or lounging about in a big fluffy bathrobe with equally fluffy slippers, sipping your morning cup o' ...

Google Video To Close, All Videos To Be Removed By Mid-May

In a move that should surprise no one, Google Video hosting is sailing off into the sunset. In a way, it was inevitable. Ever since Google purchased YouTube back in 2006, they haven't really had much need or reason to give attention to Google Video--and ...

Are You Flipped Out About the Flip?

Sometimes products come along that just simply hit the mark. Whether it's based on filling a business or consumer need, or for its ease of use, innovative simplicity or aesthetic quality, these products have helped shape that industry. They've also spawned competition within its market ...